Key Facts
How to contact EMS
What is calling 911?
How long chest pain can last in a heart attack
How long is 3-5 minutes?
The ages most at risk for choking
How many steps in the adult cardiac chain of recovery?
The "silent killer"
What is carbon monoxide?
What EMS stands for
What is Emergency Medical Services?
Describe why a heart attack happens?
What is "when blood flow to the heart is blocked?"
The number of back blows and abdominal thrusts you do for a choking victim.
What is 5 of each?
The first step of pediatric cardiac chain of survival.
What is Prevention?
The best way to care for someone with hypothermia
What is warming them up gradually?
Briefly explain good Samaritan laws
What cardiac arrest is
What is when the heart stops beating / ineffective beating?
The body part you have facing down on an infant when treating them for choking.
What is their head?
What CPR stands for
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
Main response for an allergic reaction
What is an EpiPen?
Explain implied consent
What is "an Ill person is assumed to give consent if they were able to do so"?
When brain damage and irreversible brain damage begins
Brain damage: 4-6 minutes
Irreversible: 8-10 minutes
Begin CPR with chest compressions if you are trained to do so.
Proper CPR rate and set (number of compressions and rescue breaths)
What is 100-120 compressions per minute, 30 chest compressions /2 rescue breaths?
The most dangerous heat-related injury
What is heat stroke?
What PPE stands for
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
Does tylenol or Advil work for a heart attack? Why or why not?
What is "No, they contain medication to do more than asprin does"?
Abnormal heart rhythms that lead to sudden cardiac arrest, that an AED can correct
What is ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) or ventricular tachycardia (V-tach)?
The number you call for poison control
What is 1-800-222-1222?