Vital Signs
What is the normal pulse rate?
Between 60 to 100 beats per minute.
Helps pharmacists with responsibilities such as filling prescriptions and interacting with patients and insurance companies.
What is a Pharmacy Technician?
Belt used to help patients change position when the patient is cooperative and can bear some weight.
Action forcing the heart to contract and allowing blood to continue flowing.
What is a Compression?
Placement of patients in positions promoting healing and/or preventing injury
What is positioning?
What is the normal respiratory rate?
12 to 16 breathes per minute.
Health profession who performs blood draws in a variety of clinical settings.
What is a phlebotomy Technician?
Freestanding device the patient can hold for support as he or she walks with points of contact such as wheels.
What is a Walker?
Technique used to restart a person's heartbeat and breathing cycle.
What is a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation? (CPR)
Positioning of lying on the stomach.
What is prone?
Where do you watch male and female respirations?
Male: shoulders
Female: abs
Health profession who helps dentist with responsibilities such as taking x-rays and explaining dental procedures to patients.
What is a Dental Assistant?
Devices which support the patient with two points of contact, one under each arm, to distribute the load.
What are Crutches?
How many compressions should you do when doing CPR?
100 to 120 compressions a minute
Position of lying on the side.
What is lateral?
Where can you find both of the pulses?
1. Neck
2. Wrist
Health profession who helps physician in hospitals or clinics with front desk and clinical responsibilities.
What is a Medical Assistant?
What is a Transfer Board?
Type of CPR which was developed and designed for inexperienced or untrained individuals and consists of only compression.
What is Hands-On CPR?
Position of laying on back.
What is supine?
What is the purpose of vital signs?
To measure any changes of the body.
Health profession who works with police, fire departments and hospitals to provide care in emergency situations and transport these patients to the nearest healthcare facility, if needed.
What is a Basic Emergency Medical Technician?
Board used to help a patient without use of his or her legs to move ( board is used as a bridge two surfaces.
What is a Transfer Sliding Board?
Portable electrical machine used when a person exhibits symptoms of a heart attack; delivers an external shock to the heart so it will ‘reboot’ and restore its normal rhythm.
What is Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)?
Exercises to help patients build or keep strength in muscles as they recover.