CPR
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
An injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues as a result of prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures
What is frostbite?
The four zones of regulation
What is blue, red, green, and yellow?
The three aspects of an individual's health
What is physical, social, and mental/emotional health?
The first thing to do when you get an AED while doing CPR
What is turning the AED on?
The two actions to do when someone is choking.
What are back blows and chest thrusts?
The zone of being frustrated
The five food groups of MyPlate (the food plate)
What are fruits, grains, dairy, vegetables, and protein?
Three aspects of sizing up the scene.
What is:
scene safety
the number of ill or injured patients
how many people are around to help
nature of illness/mechanism of injury (what caused the emergency?)
initial impression -- life threatening bleeding or unresponsiveness
any possible resources that might be needed
Symptoms: vomiting, rapid pulse, changes in consciousness, no sweating, dry/hot/red skin, dizziness, headache, pinpoint pupils
What are symptoms of heat stroke?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another
What is empathy?
The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 degree Celsius
What is a calorie?
What is a bag-valve-mask?
Tissue damage caused by strong acids, drain cleaners, paint thinner, gasoline, and other substances harmful to the skin
What is a chemical burn?
The criteria for a SMART goal
What is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely?
A type of drug that increases the functioning of the central nervous system
What is a stimulant?
Placing your thumbs next to each other on the center of the chest just below the nipple line; used for compressions when performing CPR on infants
What is the encircling thumbs technique?
Infectious microorganisms in human blood that cause disease
What are bloodborne pathogens?
The six activities in the DECIDE model (for decision-making)
What is:
D: define the problem
E: explore the options
C: consider the consequences
I: identify your values
D: decide and act
E: evaluate your decision
Two drugs derived from the opium plant
What is opium/morphine/oxycotin/vicatin/codeine/heroin?