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Circulatory Emergencies
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Assessments
Randoms
100

Chest pain, lower back and arm pain, flushed and clammy skin

What is a Heart Attack?

100

True or false: it matters what colour an asthmatics puffer is as a first aider in order to treat them properly

What is false

100

FAST

What is Fast, Arms, Speech and Time
100

What are the four dangers you look for during a scene assessment

Fire, wire, gas, glass

100

What are the four different types of poisons?

Injection, ingestion, absorption, inhalation

200

Facial droop, slurred speech

What is a Stroke?

200

What is the method used to calm a victim who is hyperventilating and can also be used for asthmatics?

What is pursed lip breathing

200

WARTS

Warmth, ABCs, Rest and reassure, treatment, semi-prone

200

What is included in a secondary assessment?

Head to toe, victim history

200

When dealing with hypothermia, what is one thing you should never do to help them warm up?

Rub their extremities

300

This type of medication can be used to expand blood vessels to help with a heart attack

What is Aspirin

300

What is the ratio for compressions to breaths?

30:2

300

REDS

Rest and reassure, elevate, direct pressure, shock

300

What should you be watching for during a secondary assessment?

Flinching, facial expressions, cap refills, blood or fluids, bruises

300

What are the 3 P's

Preserve, prevent, promote

400

When a Stroke is identified, what is one of the most important things to start with?

What is record the time to know the duration of the stroke when the ambulance gets there

400

When assisting a choking victim, how should you proceed?

Introduce yourself as someone who knows first aid, once they are no longer coughing, commence 5 back blows and then 5 j thrusts

400

ABC

Airway, breathing, circulation

400
What should you never do during a head to toe exam?

Step over the victim

500

What is a stroke?

What is A blockage in the brain arteries

500

When doing CPR on a pregnant woman, one side should be elevated in order to allow better circulation to the heart. Which side should be elevated?

The right side

500

ASAMPLE

Are you here with anyone, signs and symptoms, allergies, medication, past history, last meal, events prior

500

What is the order of a head to toe examination?

Head, neck, chest, torso (back), hips, legs, arms