Acronyms
CPR
Choking
Spinal
Rescue Breathing
100

FAST

Face, Arm, Speech, Time

100

When do you perform CPR

when there is no pulse and no rise and fall of the chest 

100

How do you know someone's choking?

not making any noise

crying without noise

hands around neck 

scared and red/blue face 

100

When do you perform spinal?

When it's a head, neck or back injury

100

How many breaths do you initially give when saving an unresponsive drowner?

5

200

RICE

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

200

What is the compression ratio for an adult when it's a single rescuer? a multi guard rescuer?

30:2

200

What is the first thing you do when you see someone choking?

are you choking? i'm a lifeguard can I help you?
200

What are the types of spinal? explain

Active - when they cannot exit the pool by themselves and you have to manually stabilize them in the pool

Passive - when they can exit the pool and get to a position of comfort where they are not moving their head/neck/back

200

what is the ratio of seconds to breaths for an adult?

1 breath every 6 seconds


300

DOTS

Deformities, Open wounds, Tenderness, Swelling

300

What is the compression ratio for a child when it's a single rescuer? a multi guard rescuer?

single = 30:2

multi = 15:2

300

How do you perform responsive choking?

abdominal thrusts with leg between theirs and hip in their back 

300

What are the two grips you use for active spinal? when do you use them?

Vice grip if they can put their hands above their head

Head-chin clamp if they cannot raise their arms

300

what is the ratio of seconds to breaths for a child?

1 breath every 3 seconds

400

SAMPLE

Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past medical history, Last known intake, Events leading up

400

When do you stop CPR?

EMS arrives

scene becomes unsafe 

too physically tired 

person wakes up/is dead 


400
When doing modified CPR what do you do if the first breath doesn't go through?

asume user malfunction, so readjust and try again

400

Which grip can only be used when putting someone on the backboard?

vice grip

400

How many rescue breaths do you give an adult in 2 minutes?

20

500

INDIAN

Intoxication, Numbness, Distracting Injuries, Altered mental status, Nausea 

500

Do you check pulse after you have started CPR?

no!!!

500

When an adult passes out from choking what do you do? multi? explain

When a child passes out from choking what do you do? multi? explain

Modified CPR

adult: 30 compressions then check airway then 2 breaths

child: 

single - 30 compressions then check airway then 2 breaths

multi - 15 compressions then check airway then 2 breaths

500

When can you let go of spinal?

never but can when EMS takes over

500

How many rescue breaths do you give a child in 2 minutes?

40