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| Emergency Action Steps (3) |
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| Ways to move an injured or ill person (6) |
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Definition
1. Walking Assist
2. Two-Person Seat Carry
3. Pack-Strap Carry
4. Clothes Drag
5. Blanket Drag
6. Ankle Drag |
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Definition
1. Restlessness
2. Nausea
3. Pale, cold, and moist skin
4. Rapid breathing and pulse
5. Excessive thirst |
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| How do you check for breathing? |
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Definition
Head-tilt-chin-lift technique
Look, listen, and feel for 10 seconds
Look for the chest rising
Do this for 10 seconds |
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| What are CPR Breathing Barriers for? |
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Definition
| To protect the rescuer from disease |
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Term
| If you are unable to breathe into the victim's mouth, what should you do? |
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Definition
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Term
| Giving breaths that are too hard can cause air in the stomach... What happens from this? |
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Definition
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| Placing an unconscious person in a Recovery Position |
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Definition
| HAINES Position - for when you have to leave the person or breathing is restored |
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Term
| How to remove gloves properly |
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Definition
1. Pinch first glove near the wrist - pull off inside out
2. Slip two fingers under second glove
3. Pull glove off so it ends up inside the first glove |
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Term
| Checking an injured or ill adult that appears to be unconscious (5) |
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Definition
1. Check for responsiveness
2. Call 911
3. Open the airway
4. Check for breathing (occasional gasps are not breathing)
5. Scan for severe bleeding
6. CPR if no breathing |
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Term
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Definition
1. Chest pain, discomfort, pressure
2. Discomfort in upper body
3. Trouble breathing
4. Pale skin, sweat, nausea |
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Term
| Differences in heart attack signals between men and women |
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Definition
| Both have chest pain. Women more likely to have shortness of breath and nausea. Women have atypical chest pain - sudden pain outside the breastbone |
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| Key signal for a heart attack |
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Definition
| Persistent chest pain lasting more than 3-5 minutes, or goes away and comes back |
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| What should you do if you suspect a victim is having a heart attack? |
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Definition
1. Call 911
2. Comfortable position / rest
3. Loosen tight clothing
4. Watch person for changes in condition
5. Ask if person has heart disease
6. Offer aspirin if appropriate |
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Term
| Cardiac Arrest chain of survival |
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Definition
1. Early recognition and 911 call
2. Early CPR
3. Early defibrillation
4. Early advanced medical care |
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Term
| For each minute that CPR and defibrillation are delayed, chance of survival goes down ____ |
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Definition
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Term
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| Unconsciousness and no breathing |
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Term
| Rate of compressions/minute for CPR |
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Definition
100 compressions per minute
30 compressions in 18 seconds |
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Term
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Definition
| Give 2 after 30 compressions, each lasting about 1 second |
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| Hand placement during compressions |
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Definition
| Center of chest (lower half of sternum) |
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Term
| When can you stop CPR? (5) |
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Definition
1. You find signs of life
2. An AED arrives
3. Another trained responder arrives
4. Too exhausted to continue
5. Scene becomes unsafe |
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Term
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Definition
1. Turn on AED
2. Wipe chest dry
3. Attach pads
4. Plug in connectors
5. Stand clear
6. Analyze
7. Deliver shock if advised
8. Perform CPR until AED prompt |
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Term
AED in...
1. The rain
2. Pacemakers
3. Hypothermia
4. Trauma
5. Chest hair
6. Metal Surfaces
7. Jewelry |
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Definition
1. Safe in the rain, but make the person as dry as possible
2. Do not place AED directly over pacemaker
3. Dry chest and use AED
4. Can use AED still
5. Apply pads on chest hair
6. Safe to use AED still
7. Don't remove jewelry, but dont place pads on jewelry |
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Term
| How long before brain damage from no breathing? |
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Definition
| 4-6 minutes possible, 6-10 minutes likely, over 10 minutes is a certainty |
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Term
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Definition
1. Coughing
2. Clutching throat with hands
3. Inability to cough, breathe, or speak
4. |
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Term
| What to do if a victim is consciously choking |
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Definition
1. 5 Back blows
2. 5 Abdominal thrusts |
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Term
| Heat related illnesses (in order of severity) |
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Definition
Least severe - Heat cramps
Middle - Heat exhauston
Most severe - Heat stroke |
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Term
Symptoms of heat cramps
How to treat heat cramps |
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Definition
Muscle spasms from heat exposure
Massage area, give electrolyte/carb fluids |
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Term
Symptoms of heat exhaustion
How to treat heat exhaustion |
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Definition
Cool, moist, and ashen skin. Nausea, dizziness
Move person to cool area, remove clothing, give small amounts of fluid (4 ounces every 15 minutes) |
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Term
Symptoms of heat stroke
How to treat heat stroke |
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Definition
High body temperature, red skin, weak and rapid pulse, confusion, shallow breathing, seizure
Immerse person in cold water
Sponge person with cold water
Cover with ice |
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Term
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Definition
| Frostbite and hypothermia |
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Term
Frostbite signs
What to do for frostbite |
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Definition
Lack of feeling in area, waxy discolored skin
Call 911 if serious
Remove wet clothing, do not rub area
Soak in warm water or rapidly rewarm area if minor
Loosely bandage the area |
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Hypothermia signs
What to do for hypothermia |
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Definition
Shivering, numbness, indifference, loss of consciousness. Note: shivering that stops without rewarming is bad
Call 911 immediately
Warm body gradually with blanket, if person is not breathing, perform CPR |
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Definition
Pain, swelling, allergic reaction
Remove stinger, wash site, cover site, apply cold pack, call 911 if symptoms of anaphylaxis |
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