Chapter 1
A federal law protecting the privacy of the patients specific health care information and providing the patient with control over how this information is used and distributed
What is HIPAA.
Depth of compression for an infant
What is, about 1 1/2 inches
Happens in the 8-10 minute mark of cardiac arrest
What is brain damage can become irreversible
A special situation when a larger or pregnant person is choking, how do you care for them?
What is chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts
The abrupt loss of the heart's ability to contract and push blood forward through the circulatory system. Mostly caused by a sudden disruption of the heart's electrical system.
What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
What is Abandonment.
For CPR, number of compression and breaths for adult, child, and infant
What is 30 compression, then 2 breaths
The artery to check on an adult for a pulse
What is carotid artery
Signs and symptoms of choking
What is, panicked expression and hands around throat
The signs and symptoms of sudden illness
What is trouble breathing, chest pain, abdominal pain or a headache. Being confused or unaware of one’s surroundings, or becoming unresponsive. Light-headedness or dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or stomach cramps, and a fever.
A law enacted to legally protect trained providers who voluntarily stop to help, act prudently, do not provide care beyond training, and are not completely careless in delivering emergency care.
What is Good Samaritan law.
pediatric cardiac chain of survival
what is, prevention, early CPR, call emergency services, early advanced life support, integrated post cardiac arrest care
Medicine to prevent a heart attack
What is aspirin
How d you position yourself behind an adult that is choking
What is standing behind and slightly to the side with knee in between legs, hand over chest and person who is choking bent over 90 degrees
First Aid Care for Respiratory Distress
what is When a person is experiencing a breathing emergency, it is important to act at once. In some breathing emergencies, the oxygen supply to the body is greatly reduced, whereas in others the oxygen supply is cut off entirely.
A finding of failure to act properly in a situation in which there was a duty to act and that harm was caused to the patient as a result.
What is Negligence.
A small, portable computerized device that allows a minimally trained bystander to provide defibrillation much faster than EMS.
What is an AED?
The Artery to check a pulse on a child or infant
What is the brachial artery
Two ways to help someone who is choking
what is back blows and abdominal thrusts
Signs and symptoms of respiratory distress
What is distress and very frightened. The person may also feel like he or she cannot get enough air and may gasp for breath.
A legal concept referring to the assumption that an unresponsive person would give permission to be helped if responsive.
What is implied consent.
Call out to a parent when you realize a child in unconscious
What is, do I have permission to help your child, call 9-1-1, get an AED and a first aid kit.
The four chambers of the heart.
What is right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle.
The ratio of back blows to abdominal thrusts
what is five to five
How to care for a sudden illness
What is do no further harm, monitor the person’s breathing and level of consciousness. Help the person rest in the most comfortable position and keep the person from getting chilled or overheated. Reassure the person that you will help and that EMS personnel have been called (if appropriate).