Foundations
CPR
Choking
Vocabulary
Grab Bag
100

1. Recognize an emergency exists

2. Deciding to take action

3. Activating the EMS system

4. Give care until EMS personnel take over

What are the 4 Basic Steps in the EMS system?

100

recognition, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced life support, integrated post-cardiac arrest care

What are the steps in the cardiac chain of survival?

100

foods, household objects and toys

What are choking hazards?

100

a network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all types of emergencies

What is the emergency medical system (EMS)?

100

helps to lower the person’s risk for choking and aspiration

What is the recovery position?

200

unusual sounds, sights, odors, and/or behaviors

What are signs of an emergency?

200

prevention, early CPR, activation of the EMS system, early advanced life support, integrated post-cardiac arrest care

What are the steps to the pediatric cardiac chain of survival?

200

has a panicked, confused or surprised facial expression, may place one or both hands on their throat, may cough (either forcefully or weakly), or he or she may not be able to cough at all

What are signs and symptoms of choking?

200

occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked

What is a heart attack?

200

5-10 seconds

What is how long to check for responsiveness?

300

protect responders who act the way a "reasonable and prudent person" would act if they were in the same situation

What are the Good Samaritan Laws?

300

a skill that is used when a person is in cardiac arrest to keep oxygenated blood moving to the brain and other vital organs until advanced medical help arrives

What is CPR?

300

combination of 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts

What is how to care for an adult or child choking?

300

occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood

What is cardiac arrest?

300

when someone is unable to give consent, the law assumes they would

What is implied consent?

400

personal protective equipment

What are ways to limit exposure to pathogens?
400

Tilt head to past-neutral position, pinch nose shut and form seal over mouth

What is the correct way to give rescue breaths to an adult?

400

5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts (instead of abdominal thrusts)

What is the difference in helping an infant while choking?

400

signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent medical history, last food or drink, events leading up to the accident

What is S.A.M.P.L.E?

400

harmful microorganisms that can cause disease

What are pathogens?

500

check, call, care

What are the emergency action steps?

500

30 compressions and 2 rescue breaths

What is a set?

500

give chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts

What to do if the person is pregnant?

500

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

What does CPR stand for?

500

talking/laughing while chewing, medical conditions, children under the age of 5

What is at risk for choking?