Vocabulary
Pain medication that can depress and even stop breathing when taken in overdose.
What is Opioid?
the order and amount of compressions in a cycle of CPR
what is 30 chest compressions and two breaths
bleeding that you can't see
what is internal bleeding
The first step in a first aid emergency
What is checking that the scene is safe
The loss of measurable signs of life as the result of a blocked airway or loss of breathing?
What is Secondary Cardiac Arrest.
A chaotic, quivering heart rhythm that prevents the normal contraction of the heart and the ability to pump blood.
What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
Rate at which chest compressions should be done
What is 150 compressions per minute
the best way to apply a tourniquet
What is high and tight
Check, Call, Care
What is the three Cs of first aid
The recommended technique to open and maintain the airway of an unresponsive person. It pulls the jaw forward and lifts the tongue away from the back of the throat?
What is Head Tilt-Chin Lift
A small, portable computerized device that allows a minimally trained bystander to provide defibrillation much faster than EMS.
What is an AED?
CPR using a single hand
What is child CPR
material used to stuff deep gashes that are bleeding
what is gauze
Emergency kit used to pass electricity through the heart found in every workplace.
What is AED
Infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
What is Bloodborne Pathogens.
A simple way to quickly identify if resuscitation is required. This is the same for all ages and performed quickly.
What is an BLS assessment.?
CPR where you wrap your hands around the person and use your thumbs
What is infant CPR
Best tool to use to stop blood loss
What is tourniquet
Blockage in the heart causing shock
What is heart attack
A basic CPR skill that creates increased pressure in the chest cavity and direct compression of the heart. This forces blood to move from the chest to the lungs, brain, and rest of the body?
What is Chest Compressions.
A medication that can temporarily reverse life threatening effects of opioids.
What is Naloxone?
CPR using 2 hands in the center of the chest
What is Adult CPR
Amount of blood an average adult man can lose before the damage is irreversable
What is 2.5 Liters
Step away from person with AED attached to them during this step
What is sensing
The most deadly spider in northern Virginia
What is brown recluse