The Basics
A network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all emergencies
What is the Emergency Medical Services(EMS)?
What is SAM?
Signs and Symptoms
Allergies
Medications
When someone's heart stops beating, they stop breathing or their heart is going too fast or slow
What is cardiac arrest
How many chest compression and rescue breaths are given when administering CPR to a child, infant, and adult?
All have 30 chest compression and 2 rescue breaths
Someone is panicked, confused, struggling to breathe or coughing heavily
What are the signs of choking.
What is implied consent?
Consent that is implied when the person is a minor in need of medical assistance and there is no parent or guardian around
What is PPE?
personal protective equipment used to prevent pathogens from contaminating the skin
What are the signs of a heart attack
persistent chest pain lasting longer than 3-5 min or going away and then coming back
How deep do you push down when doing chest compressions on a child compared to an infant?
Child: about 2 inches
Infant: about 1 1/2 inches
How many backblows and abdominal thrusts do you give to someone who is choking?
5 of both
What is a consent?
permission from the person to give care
What are the 3 steps when taking action in an emergency?
Check, Call, Care
What is a heart attack?
Something that occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
What is different between the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival and the Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival?
The first step in the Pediatric one is prevention while the Adult's first is recognition of the situation
If a person is too large for you to wrap your arms around or the person is pregnant, where do you put your arms instead?
Around the chest to give chest thrusts
What helps protect you from being sued if you act to help someone in a prudent and reasonable way?
Good Samaritan Laws
If you and a friend notice someone is not breathing, what are the steps you follow before starting CPR?
Check if the scene is safe, check the person for responsiveness and ask someone to call 911 and to get an AED
What happens if a person's heart stops beating for 4-6 min; 8-10 min?
4-6 min: possible brain damage can start
8-10 min: brain damage is irreversible and higher chance of dying
When giving CPR, what is different between an adult and a child in terms of chest compressions?
Adult is at least 2 inches deep and you will use two hands; the child is about 2 inches deep and there is a chance you use only one hand
What are some choking hazards?
Foods such as nuts or hot dogs; small toys such as legos or marbles
What are the signs of an emergency?
Unusual sounds, odors, sights, and behaviors
Where should your hands be positioned when giving CPR and what position should you be in?
Hands on the center of the chest; your shoulders should be directly over your hands with your elbows locked
What is the cardiac chain of survival?
5 actions that when acted upon can increase a person's likelihood of surviving
What is different when giving CPR to an infant compared to a child or adult?
The head is tilted to a neutral position and when giving breaths your mouth covers both the nose and infant's mouth
What do you do if an infant is choking?
Put the infant on your forearm and use your other hand to support the infant's jaw, flip them over face down on your leg, then give 5 backblows, flip them back over on your arm and give 5 chest compressions with 2 fingers