American Red Cross First Aid Response

Flashcards covering key first aid response actions taught by the American Red Cross.

What is the time to check for a pulse in adults?

5-10 seconds.

What is the proper technique for delivering rescue breaths?

Deliver breaths at a rate of about 1 second each and ensure the chest clearly rises.

What should you do for a person who is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?

Give 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.

What is the first step in the Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival?

prevent arrest

What are signs of a heart attack

-Persistent chest pain/discomfort

-profuse sweating

-Nausea vommiting

-unresponsivness or sudden collapse

-no normal breathing / pulse