health exam

What does EMS stand for?

emergency medical services

4 things to help recoginize an emergency

1. unusual sights

2. unusual sounds

3. unusual smells

4. unusual appearences/behaviors

5 life threatening conditions

sever bleeding

no breathing

unable to move

heart attack/cardiac arrest

seizure

to obtain consent:

1. State your name

2. What you are certified in/your level of first aid

3. Ask the person if you have consent to help them

3 ays to protect yourself from disease transmission during emergency

1. wear PPE

2. wash hands thouroughly afterwards

3. Stay away from bodily fluids

what does PPE stand for

personal protective equipment

what are the 3 CS

1. check

2. call

3. care

when dealing with a victim who is a child, get what from guardian?

consent

what is SAM

S -signs and symptoms

A - allergies

M - medications/medical conditions

how to check for consciousness in an unresponsive eprson

SHOUT TAP SHOUT

if someone is unresponsive but breathing, what do you do

call 911, put them in RECVERY POSITION

if someone is unresponsive and not breathing what do you do?

begin performing CPR

For each minute that CPR and AED use are delayed, the survival chance is reduced by

10 percent

effective chest compressions are delivered at what (bpm)

100-120 bpm

effect compressions allow the chest to..

return back to it’s normal position

effect compressions are given..

smooth, regular, and straight up and down

how long should breaths be

1 second

cycle/ratio of chest compressions and breaths during CPR

30:2

when giving breaths, minimize chest compressions to shortest time possible, but definetly less than..

10 seconds

when giving breaths to an adult, open the airway by tilting the head to what position

past neutral

breaths should do what to the chest

make it begin to rise

when using anAED, where should the pads be placed

upper right, lower left

what is the first step to using an AED

turn on the AED

what is the benefit of early CPR and early defibrillation when a person is in cardiac arrest

gives them the best possible chance of surving it

what are the six links in the CARDIAC CHAIN OF SURVIVAL

1. RECOGNITION of EMERGENCY and activation of EMS

2. EARLY high quality CPR

3. EARLY DEFIBRILLATION

4. ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ems)

5. INTEGRATED POST CARDIAC CARE

6. RECOVERY

hpw many cycles of cpr should be completed in a 2minute period

5

steps of using an AED (7)

1. Turn it on

2. Remove all clothing and things covering chest

3. Place pads correctly

4. plug the connector into AED

5. prepare AED to analyze and follow voice prompts

6. Deliver shock if AED determines necessary

7. If no shock advised, begin 5 cycles of CPR

List the steps in order for CPR (5)

1. Assess the scene for saftey

2. Check for consciounsess - STS, and check for breathing

3. Place person on their back on flat surcae and open their airway

4. Send someone to get an AED and call 911

5. Begin CPR, 30 chest compressions - 2 breaths

What are 5 reasons why you should stop CPR

1. Person shows obvious signs of life

2. scene becomes unsafe

3. EMS personell arrive

4. AED becomes available

5. You become too tired to continue

T/F - you can use pediatric AED pads on an adult

FALSE

T/F - it is safe to use AED around flammable or combustable materials

FALSE

T/F - it is safe to use an AED on a metal surface

TRUE

T/F - do NOT use an AED on a pregnant

FALSE

T/F - it is safe to use an AED in all weather conditons

TRUE

T/F - do NOT use an AED on someone with a pacemaker or ICD

FALSE

T/F - remove all jewlery or body piercings before using an AED

FALSE

T/F - shave a man’s chest hair before using an AED

FALSE