Chapter 1
What does EMS stand for
What is emergency medical services
How to check for responsiveness in an adult.
What is Personal Safety.
When blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
What to do when caring for someone that is choking.
What is sets of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts?
A person is having a life-threatening allergic reaction after coming into contact with the allergen. They usually have trouble breathing and swelling/hives.
What is anaphylaxis?
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
When the person is responsive, but not fully awake, put them in this position if they have no obvious signs of injury.
What is recovery position?
What should your CPR to rescue breaths ratio look like when performing on an adult.
What is 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.
What is the universal sign for choking.
What is clutching the throat with one/both hands?
What FAST stands for when checking for a stroke.
What is F=face, A=arms, S=speech, T=time?
Someone who is unresponsive, confused, or mentally impaired who may not be able to grant consent. These assume the person would give consent if able or when a minor's parent is not present.
What is implied consent?
How long you should check for responsiveness and breathing.
What is 5-10 seconds?
The head position of a child when giving rescue breaths.
What is slightly past-neutral?
What should you do when a person who is choking becomes unresponsive.
A chronic illness where certain things trigger inflammation and narrowing of the airways.
What is asthma?
Harmful microorganisms that can cause disease in a person's body fluids (Bloodborne or airborne).
What are pathogens?
What is cardiac arrest?
Where the AED pads should go when using them on an adult.
What is one AED pad on the upper right side of the chest and the other on the lower left side of the chest.
How do abdominal thrusts differ for infants when choking.
What is give 5 chest thrusts by placing two fingers in the center of the infant's chest?
What is the difference between respiratory distress and respiratory arrest.
Things used to prevent pathogens from contaminating you. (Ex. latex-free disposable gloves or CPR breathing barriers)
What is personal protective equipment?
What "A" stands for in the "SAMPLE" acronym
What is allergies?
State the 3 steps you should take if you think a person is in cardiac arrest.
What is 1. call 911 2. begin CPR 3. use an AED if possible
What should you do when the person choking can speak or cough forcefully.
What is encourage the person to keep coughing, but be prepared to give first aid?
The name of the drug that slows/stops anaphylaxis.