CPR
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What does CPR stand for? | Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| What does the 3 C's stand for when coming on an accident? | Check, Call, Care |
| What are 3 things you give a dispatcher? | Your phone number, location, the situation |
| What law protects you from being sued? | Good Samaritan Law |
| What law requires you to stay at the scene until help arrives? | Law of Abandonment |
| What does flashing lights on a vehicle allow you to do? | Proceed with caution |
| What are the symptoms of heart attack? (4) | Pain in chest, shortness of breath, nausea/indigestion, sweating |
| When do you activate the EMS system? | When the victim is unresponsive |
| 5 risk factors that you can control | smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, use of drugs/alcohol, high cholesterol |
| 3 risk factors that you cant control | Age, hereditary, national origin |
| What are the 2 things you check in the first C? | Check the scene and the victim |
| What do you do when you can't get breaths into a person? | Re-tilt head and try again |
| What are 3 parts inside of the mouth that control breathing? | Epiglottis, trachea, esophagus |
| How far do you do compressions on an adult, child, and baby? | 1 1/2-2'', 1-1 1/2'', 1/2'' |
| What are the ratios of compressions to breaths on an adult, child, and baby? | 30:2 |
| What are 3 characteristics of a SIDS affected child? | Mother did drugs/alcohol, poor prenatal care, premature child |
| What are 3 times you may stop CPR? | When revived, trained help arrives, there is immediate danger |
| What are 2 agencies that teach CPR and which one am I taking? | American Red Cross, American Heart Association. American Red Cross |
| What are 3 things you can do for a person having a heart attack? | Tell them to stop what they're doing, give them aspirin, lay them on their right side, call 911 |
| When applying an AED, what do you check on a person? | Metal, water, pulse, no one touching victim |
| What pulse do you check on a baby? | Brachial |
| What is the middle of the chest called? What is it made out of? What is the lower tip of the sternum called? | Sternum, cartilage and bone, xiphoid process |
| What is the international symbol for choking? | 2 hands covering throat |
| What do you do after removing an obstruction from a choking person? | Advise them to go to the ER |
| What position is effective for CPR? | On their back, on a hard, flat surface |
| When do you do a finger sweep? | If an object is seen |
| What is the top reading of blood pressure called? Bottom? What is normal blood pressure? High? | Systolic, diastolic, 120/80, 140/90 |
| You should be concerned with your cholesterol if it's over what number? | 200 |
| When blood flows to the vena cavity, where is it stored? | Right atrium |
| What are 2 functions of the tricuspid valve? | Holds blood, allows blood to flow in one direction only |
| Where does blood flow to and from the pulmonary vesicles? | The lungs |
| What part of the heart pumps blood to all parts of the body? | Aorta |
| What are 2 functions of the lungs? | Takes in O2 and puts out CO2, carries on transformation of exchange of gases |
| What blood vessels carry on the transformation of CO2? | Capillaries |
| What is the leading killer of babies under the age of 1? | SIDS |
| What is the leading killer of people aged 2-25? | Accidents |
| What is the leading killer of people aged 26-56? | Heart attack |
| What is the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest? | Heart attack is when blood vessels that supply blood to the heart are blocked, preventing enough oxygen from getting to the heart, Cardiac arrest is when you stop breathing |
| What 3 things do you check after 2 breaths? | ABC- Airway, Bleeding, Circulation |
| How many pints of blood are in the human body? | 12-16 pints |
| How many hands do you use for compressions on an adult, child, and baby? | 2, 1, 2 fingers |
| What blood vessels carry CO2? O2? | Veins, arteries |
| How many thrusts and back blows do you do to a conscious choking person? | 5 and 5 |
| What solution of bleach do you use? | 10% 1 part bleach 9 parts water |
| Which of the blood borne pathogens can you get a vaccine for if you're exposed to it? | Hepatitis B |
| What does implied consent mean? | If a person is unconscious or a small child is in trouble, you can help them |
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