Before Giving Care
EMS stands for
What is Emergency Medical Services.
When the injured or ill person is a child you must first
What is obtain consent from guardian.
Heart Attack
What is occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
The 2 main choking hazards
What is food or household objects.
Acute Illness
What is an illness that strikes suddenly and only lasts for a short period of time.
The 4 signs of an emergency
What is unusual sounds, odors, sights, or behaviors.
A toddler is likely to become what if you are anxious
What is anxious.
Heart Pain must last this long to be worried about a heart attack
What is lasting longer than 3 to 5 minutes.
The 2 main ways of care in regards to choking
What are back blows and abominable thrusts.
Chronic Illness
What is an illness that a person lives with on an ongoing basis and that often requires continuous treatment.
Good Samaritan Laws protect
Who is responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act if that person were in the same situation.
Children 5-12 are more what than infants or toddlers
What is willing and comfortable with speaking to adults.
If someone is having a heart attack
What is Call 9-1-1.
What to do if a person becomes unresponsive during choking
What is begin CPR, and in between sets, look for the object in the persons mouth and throat.
Respiratory Distress is also known as
What is difficulty breathing.
When to activate the EMS System
When are emergency situations or emergency conditions.
Adolescents tend to feel when needing care
What is embarrassment.
Cardiac Arrest
What is when the heart stops beating or beats too inefficiently to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs.
What should you do if you are choking and are alone
What is Call 9-1-1.
Hyperventilation
What is breathing that is faster and shallower than normal, or breathing that is uncomfortable or painful.
A minor does not have a parent or guardian present you can assume
What is implied consent.
You must speak what when talking to an elderly person so they can hear you
What is loudly.
Aspirin
What is a blood thinner.
When caring for an infant who is choking
What is give a combination of 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts.
Respiratory distress can lead to
What is respiratory arrest.