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| # of chest compressions per cycle when giving an adult CPR? | 30 |
| EMERGENCY Phone Number | 911 |
| Breathing Barriers & Latex or Vinyl Gloves | 2 items used to reduce disease transmission |
| CPR is used for what 2 types of emergencies | Breathing and Cardiac |
| What is AED? | Automated External Defibrillator |
| After 30 compressions, how many breaths when giving an adult CPR? | 2 |
| Possible clues that there might be an emergency | Blood, Broken Items, Smoke or Fire, People Milling Around |
| The steps to follow in an emergency are | Check-Call-Care |
| How can you protect yourself from disease? | Avoid contact with blood and body fluids & use protective equipment |
| Why do you check the scene before approaching the victim? | To find out what happened, how many victims, is it safe, are there bystanders |
| How do you first check an unconscious victim | Gently tap and shout, "Are You OK?" |
| The scene is safe, and unconscious victim is not responding, what do you do next? | Call, or have someone else call, 911 |
| Which victim needs care first? Bleeding lightly, abdominal cramps, burn on arm, unconscious | The unconscious victim needs care first |
| Your victim is restless, irritable, cool/moist/pale/ashen skin and is vomiting. What's wrong? | Victim is probably in shock |
| Your victim is in shock, what shouldn't you do? | Give the victim water |
| Why should you interview conscious victims? | Find out what happened and if they are taking medications or have allergies |
| Your victim is conscious, you should check for life threatening conditions and.. | conditions that could become life threatening |
| Your choking victim nods yes, they are choking and would like help what do you do next? | Stand behind choking victim and give abdominal thrusts |
| Adult victim is not breathing but has a pulse what do you do | Give rescue breaths and chest compressions |
| Unconsciousness, chest pain, not breathing, severe bleeding,no signs of circulation | All are considered life threatening conditions |
| Life threatening Seizures | lasting longer than 5 minutes, resulting from an injury or ocurring in people who are pregnant or diabetic |
| Before caring for a conscious choking victim you must get this | consent |
| You are finished providing care, you remove your gloves, what do you do next? | Immediately wash your hands with soap and warm water |
| When removing disposable gloves it is important to.. | Not let your skin come into contact with the outside of the glove |
| Adult victim has a pulse but is not breathing needs.. | Rescue breaths and chest compressions |
| You must continue CPR until the scene becomes unsafe, you can see or feel signs of circulation or | An AED is available and ready, you are too exhausted, someone else takes over |
| How do you know if an unconscious choking victim gives his or her consent for treatment? | If a victim is unconscious it is implied that they give their consent for treatment |
| If you have repositioned the airway and the rescue breaths still won't go in what should you assume? | The airway is blocked and give 15 chest compressions then check the mouth for foreign object |
