Choking
The two maneuvers you should use on a choking adult.
What is back blows and abdominal thrusts.
The meaning of the acronym SAMPLE.
What is signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past medical history, last oral intake, and events leading up to the accident.
Shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and nausea are warning signs of this medical emergency.
What is a heart attack?
The delivery device that is used for people with minor breathing difficulties.
What is the nasal cannula?
The first step in any emergency.
What is assessing the scene?
A choking victim loses consciousness, your next step should be...
What is lowering the person to the ground and immediately beginning chest compressions?
This is what you do if a victim is unresponsive but breathing normally after the primary assessment.
What is put them in the recovery position?
Name two signs of a stroke.
What is drooping face, arm weakness, slurred speech, blurred eyesight, reduced balance.
The term that means low blood oxygen levels.
What is hypoxia?
This type of victim is floating on the surface, conscious, and calling for help.
What is a distressed swimmer?
The position that you should place yourself in to perform back blows on a small child.
What is kneeling?
This is how you assess the skin condition of a victim during secondary assessment.
What is color, temperature, and moisture?
The care for someone having a seizure in the water.
What is supporting their head above water until the seizure passes then extricating?
The delivery device that can be set to 6-15 lpm.
What is the simple oxygen face mask?
This is the maximum recommended time it should take to recognize and reach a drowning victim.
What is 30 seconds?
The position you should put an infant in to perform back blows.
What is face down along your form arm, with your hand gripping the infant's cheeks, and their head lower than their feet?
This is what you should suspect if a victim has unequal pupils and a history of head trauma.
What is suspect severe head trauma and immediately call EMS?
The number of grams of sugar you should give to an adult experiencing a diabetic emergency.
What is 20 grams?
The part of the regulator that regulates the flow rate of oxygen.
What is the flowmeter?
The position you would put someone in experiencing difficulty breathing.
What is the tripod position?
Name the 4 reasons to perform chests thrusts on a choking person instead of abdominal thrusts.
What is...
1. pregnancy
2. too large to fit your hands around
3. in a wheelchair
4. abdominal thrusts have been ineffective
The term for looking at a specific body part that is found to be hurting or injured in the secondary assessment.
What is a focused examination?
This life-threatening condition is more severe than heat exhaustion and involves altered mental status.
What is heat stroke?
The maximum percentage of oxygen that a nasal cannula will deliver.
What is 6 lpm?
The four possibilities according to signal detection theory.
What is hit, miss, correction rejection, and false alarm?