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First Aid Test 1
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Undergraduate 2
07/15/2011

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Term
What do you need before you can perform CPR?
Definition
Consent
Term
What is the first thing you do when you arrive at a scene?
Definition
Scene survey - not part of primary
Term
Whats the first step of the primary survey?
Definition
Arousal & Announcement
Term
What do you do if you find someone unresponsive on ground?
Definition
1. Activate EMS
2. CPR
3. AED
Term
What does an AED do?
Definition
Shocks the heart, stops the heart so it can begin beating on its own
Term
What does CPR do?
Definition
Keeps blood circulating so paramedics can save person
Term
Primary Survey
Definition
1. Arousal
2. Announcement
Head, tilt, chin lift - look, listen, feel
Then go into secondary survey or CPR
Term
Secondary Survey
Definition
1. Head to toe exam
2. History
3. Vital Signs
Term
Acronym for history
Definition
SAMPLE
S: Signs/symptoms
A: Allergies
M: Medication (did they take or need)
P: Previous or preexiting condition
L: Last Meal Eaten
E: Event (what occured)
Term
PAIN
Definition
P: Period of Pain
A: Area
I: Intensity
N: Nulify (anything that alters or changes pain)
Term
Vital Signs for a baby
Definition
birth-1 year
HR: 100+ bpm
30+ Breaths p/min
Term
Vital signs for a child
Definition
1-8 years
HR: 80-100 BPM
20-30 Breaths per/min
Term
Vital Signs for an adult
Definition
9 & up
HR: 60-90 BPM
Breathing: 12-20 p/min
Term
AVPU
Definition
A: Alert
V: Verbal Stimuli
P: Painful stimuli
U: Unresponsive

(Primary Survey)
Term
ABC's
Definition
Airway
Breathing
Circulatory
Term
When does CPR begin?
Definition
W/first compressions not first 2 breaths
Term
Heart contracting
Definition
Sytolly
Term
Heart relaxing
Definition
Distolly
Term
What is good Blood pressure
Definition
Systolly under 120
Dystolic under 80
Term
What should the difference systolic and dystolic pressure be?
Definition
About 40
Term
Alveoli Sacs
Definition
hold oxygen than to red blood cells and exhanges oxgyn
Term
How many cells in body? Red blood cells?
Definition
100 trillion
25 trillion RBC's
Term
What is respiration?
Definition
Inspiration and Expiration
Term
CVA
Definition
Cerebralvascular Attack: Stroke
Term
Name for a Heart Attack?
Definition
Myocardial Infarction
Term
2 things the brain needs
Definition
Sugar and Oxygen
Term
Break Neck
Break Back
Stroke Paralysis
Definition
Neck: Quadriplegic
Back: Paraplegic
Stoke: Hemiplegic
Term
2 parts of Autonomic nervous system
Definition
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Term
Sympathetic System
Definition
Flight or fight system
-releases adreniline from adrenal glands (tops of kidneys)
Term
Integumentary system
Definition
Skin, nails, hair
Term
How much of body fat is under the skin?
Definition
50%
Term
Best time to rescue someone
Definition
Before 4 minutes
Term
After 10 minutes w/o oxygen what happens?
Definition
Irreversible brain damage
10% chance of survival
Term
How many drownings each year and what ages?
Definition
3000 a year
15-64 highest w/o life jackets & alcohol
1-14 lack of supervision (90% said they were supervising)
Term
How much of oxygen you inahle do you use?
Definition
About 25%
Term
4 ways to give rescue breaths w/o a barrier?
Definition
Mouth to stoma
Mouth to Mouth
Mouth to nose and mouth
Mouth to nose
Term
How much less effective are compressions then your heart?
Definition
About 1/3 or 1/4 as effective
Term
CPR 30/30 rule
Definition
Give for 30 min
Person has been dead for 30 before you arrive
Term
PAD
Definition
Peripherial Artery Disease
Term
Where do you plane fingers when doing CPR on an infant
Definition
below the nipple line on the sternum
Term
Where are shoulders when doing compressions?
Definition
Directly above the heel of the hand
Term
How far do you push the sternum down in CPR
Definition
Adult 1 1/2 - 2 inches
Child 1- 1 1/2 inches
Infant 1/2 - 1 inch
Term
What is the position called that infants head should be in for breaths?
Definition
Sniffing position (forehead and chin are level)
Term
How many compressions should you average per min w/o breaths
Definition
100
Term
What is the most important question if you think someone is chocking?
Definition
Are you chocking?
Term
NSAID
Definition
Non sterodial antiinflammatory drug
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