Response to Emergencies
If you do not see a person who is an adult pass out in a breathing situation, what do you do first: Care, Check, or Call?
Call
What is the Respiratory System?
A biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange.
What does the heimlich manoeuvre resolve?
Choking
What disease affects the performance of High School athletes. (running)
Asthma
What popular habit sometimes causes lung cancer?
Smoking
If you do not see the person under 12 years of age pass out in a breathing situation, which do you do first: Call, Check, or Care?
Care
What are the primary functions of the respiratory system?
Taking in oxygen, expelling carbon dioxide
When does the brain start to die after choking?
4-6 minutes
Nearly 1 in how many High School seniors vaped in 2017
3
1 in 13 kids has what disease?
Asthma
Which response do you do when the person is choking?
Heimlich maneuvre
Name 3 parts of the upper/lower airway
Upper airway: nose, teeth, tongue, jaw, lungs
Lower airway: bronchioles, trachea
When does death occur after choking?
As early as 10 minutes
How many colds does the average teen get?
2-4
____ is the disease where a cold or flu will irritate the lungs.
Pneumonia
Which response do you use when the person is not breathing and unconscious?
CPR
What is the trachea?
The windpipe, a tube that transports air to and from the lungs
What happens when the wind is knocked out of you?
There is a change in pressure in the diaphragm, which contracts painfully and spasms, making it hard for you to breathe, affecting your respiratory system.
How many more teens vaped (in the millions) from 2011-2016?
28 million
What is hypoxia?
Lung damage due to trauma or strong pain medicine that hold back breathing