The treatment for an adult that is SEVERE Choking...
What is 5 Back Blow, 5 Abdominal Thrust until the object get dislodged
100
The ratio of Compression to Breaths for Adult/Children/Infants
What is 30:2
100
The 5 rights for medication include:
Right Person
Right Time
Right Type
Right Dose
Right Method
100
What are the 4 methods to being poisoned?
Injection, Ingestition, Inhaliation, Absorption
200
What are three things to indentify when doing a scene assessment?
What is Potential Hazards, Bystanders, Mechanism of Injury
200
The treatment for an adult that is SEVERE Choking who is larger or pregnant...
What is 5 back blows, 5 chest thrust until the object gets dislodged.
200
Describe the difference between a Heart Attack and Angina
Angina is a medical condition which is pain or pressure in the chest that comes and goes. A heart attack happens when the heart cant get enough oxygen because of a blockage in one of the arteries feeding the heart muscle.
The signs & symptoms of both are very similar.
200
A diabetic emergency happens when the body cannot control the levels of sugar in the blood.
What are the two levels?
Hyperglycemia= too high
Hypoglycemia= too low
200
What are the three heat related emergencies in order from least-most serious.
What is Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke
300
What are the 5 vital signs?
What is Skin Conditions, Pupils, Breathing, Circulation,LOC
300
A person having difficulty breathing is in _______________. A person who can't breath at all is in _______________.
A person having difficulty breathing is in RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. A person who can't breath at all is in RESPIRATORY ARREST.
300
This happend when the blood flow to the brain get interrupted.
What is a stroke.
NOTE: TIA Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)- is a "mini stoke" caused by temporary drop in blood flow to the brain.
300
What is a seizure?
An episode of abnormal electrical signals in the brain that result in disturbed brain function, shaking or contraction of limbs, ultered consciousness