CPR
Vocab
Choking
Introduction
Facts
100

What do you do first when you see someone going into cardiac arrest?

Call 911

100
back blows

Used for caring with someone who is choking. Strike the person between their shoulder blades with heel of your hand.

100

How do you check if someone is choking

You can see they are.

100

How do you prepare for emergencies?

Get a first aid emergency kit

100

When the injured person has a disability

Finding the parent or caregiver is a major help

200

Are cardiac arrest and heart attacks the same?

No, cardiac arrest is when the heart stops or beats improperly. Heart attacks are a blockage of blood flow to the heart.
200

Unresponsive

Someone who wont move or answer if you call their name or tap their shoulders.
200

What do you start with while caring for a choking person?

Call 911

200

Emergency exists

A cry for help

200

Recovery Positions

When the person is responsive put them on their side.

300

What medication helps heart attacks?

Aspirin

300

EMS System

Emergency medical system. Network of professionals linked together to provide the best care for people in all emergencies.

300

What position do you do first in choking

Back blows

300

Good Samaritan Laws

protect the responder from finacial liability 

300

Signs and Symptons of a heart attack

Chest pain, pain in arms, discomfort, dizziness, trouble breathing, nausea

400

How many chest compressions do you do every set?

30

400

Consent

Must obtain consent of person or child your caring for before you start.

400

What is the position above their belly button?

Abdominal thrusts

400

What equipment can you use to care for someone

CPR breather barriers, latex gloves

400

Agonal Breaths

infrequent gasping, not breathing, sign of cardiac arrest

500

How many rescue breaths do you do?

2 each set

500

Pediatric

Child care

500
What position do you go in for a child?

Knees

500

Ages

Infant (birth to 1)

Toddlers (1-3)

Preschoolers (3-5)

School age children (5-12)

Adolescents (12 to 20)



500

What do you use to give support when caring for a infant choking

Your knee