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Definition
1 Bleeding control w/ spurting blood
2. bleeding control with minimul bleeding
3. emergency childbirth
5. oral/nasal suctioning (manually clearing airway)
6. Handling and cleaning contaminated equpment and clothing |
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| General Procedures for injury or sudden illness on land |
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Definition
1. sizing up the scene
2. perform an initial assessment
3. summon emergency medical services (EMS)personell
4. Perform a secondary assessment |
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| 5 Steps of Sizing up the Scene |
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Definition
1. Determine if the scene is safe
2. Put on the appropriate protective equipment
3. Determine what happened
4. the Number of victims
5. What additional help may be needed |
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Definition
1.Check the victim for conciousness and obtain consent
2. Summon EMS
3. Check for signs of life (movement and breathing)
4. GIVE 2 RESCUE BREATHS
5. if breaths go in CHECK FOR PULSE (no more than 10 seconds)
IF there is a pulse but no breathing begin rescue breathing
if there is no pulse begin CPR
if there is a pulse and breathing put victim in HAINES position |
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Term
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Definition
-unconcious or disoriented
-breathing problems
-chest discomfort
-no pulse
-severe bleeding
-persistant abdominal pain/pressure
-head/neck/back injuries
-allergic reactions
-stroke
-seizers in water or more than 5 minutes
-vomiting blood/passing blood
-severe burns
-broken bones
-poisioning
-sudden severe headaches |
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Term
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Definition
only perform if the victim has no life threatening conditions.
To gather information. SAMPLE method |
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Definition
if they have a head/neck/back injury
stand behind the victims head and gather the victims clothes behind neck
pull the victim, cradling the head with their clothes and your hands |
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Definition
concious victim that can't walk
has NO suspected neck/back/head injury |
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Definition
Needs assistance walking to safety
put victims arm across your shoulder, hold forearm of victim
support their waist |
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Definition
Concious or unconcious victim
uncouncious requires 2 lifeguards
no head/neck/back injuries
keep back straight and keens bent so your shoulders fit in the victims armpits
pull victim on back, cross their arms in front of you |
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Term
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Definition
| with limited equipment, can drag victim quickly- drag at head |
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Definition
TO MOVE A VICTIM TOO LARGE
grab ankles
pull victim in straight line |
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Term
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Definition
insufficient oxygen reaches cells
symptoms: increased breathing and heart rates |
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Term
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Definition
a condition that develops when tissues do not get enough oxygen
lips and nailbeds turn blue |
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Term
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Definition
| a severe allergic reaction. Air passages swell and restrict breating. life threatening. |
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Term
| cairing for respiratory distress |
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Definition
summon ems
put the victim in a comfortable position
reassure and comfort victim
assit with medication if necessary
keep the victim from getting chilled or overheated
administer oxygen (if trained) |
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Term
| Epinephrine Administration |
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Definition
EPI PEN
used for victims of anaphylaxis |
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Term
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Definition
| airway breathing circulation |
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Term
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Definition
Adults: 1 breath every 5 seconds
Children: 1 Breath every 3 seconds
Infant: 1 breath every 3 seconds |
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Term
| Continue resue breathing untill |
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Definition
1. victim breahes on his own
2. trained rescuer takes over
3. too exhausted to continue
4. no pulse (begin CPR)
5. the scene becomes unsafe |
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Term
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Definition
1. conduct initial assessment
2. give 1 breath ever 5 seconds
3. do for 2 minutes, check for pulse
4. IF pulse, continue rescue breathing
NO pulse, start cpr |
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Term
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Definition
1. initial assesment
2. 1 breath every 3 seconds
chin slightly past neutral
3. do for 2 minutes, check for pulse |
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Term
| Bag-Valve mask resuscitators |
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Definition
rescuer one: positions mask and opens airway
rescuer 2: gives one squeeze every 5 seconds (adult) or 1 every 3 (child)
rescuer one: checks for pulse after 2 mins |
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Term
| rescue breaths for victim with head/neck/back injury |
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Definition
| try to open airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver |
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Term
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Definition
a foreign object blocks the airway
(food vomit toys blood)
tounge etc is anatomical |
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Term
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Definition
Adults and Children
5 back blows, 5 abdominal thrusts
infant:
5 back blows, 5 chests thrusts |
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Term
| unconcious choking adult and child |
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Definition
rescue breaths don't work, tilt head farther back and try again
give 5 chest thrusts
adult: 1.5-2 inches
child: 1-1.5 inches
look in victims mouth and try to grab the object
give rescue breaths once object is removed |
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Term
| unconcious choking infant |
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Definition
reposition airway
5 chest thrusts
check for pulse |
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Term
| Cardiac chain of survival |
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Definition
early recognition of emergency/contact with ems
early cpr
early defibrillation
early advanced medical care |
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Term
| Common causes of a heart attack |
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Definition
Cardiovascular disease (eventuall atheroscierosis)
respiratory distress
electrocution
traumatic injury |
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Term
| Recognizing a heart attack |
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Definition
1. discomfort pressure or pain
2. pain that comes and goes
3. trouble breathing
4. other signs and symptoms: pale ashy skin
damp sweaty face |
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Term
| Caring for a victim of a heart attack |
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Definition
1. summon ems
2. have victim rest
3. loosen tight clothing
4. monitor victim untill ems arrives
5. comfort victim
6. give asprin (if permitted)
7. assist with perscribed meds
8. be prepared for CPR or AED |
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Term
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Definition
| heart stops beating or is beating too irregularly or weakly to circulate blood effectively |
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Term
| symptoms of cardiac arrest |
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Definition
unconsciousness
no movement or breathing
no pulse |
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Term
| CPR chest compressions per minute |
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Definition
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Term
| Chest compressions (inches) for adult, child infant |
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Definition
ADULT: 1.5- 2 inches
CHILD: 1- 1.5
INFANT .5-1 |
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Term
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Definition
1. AED available
2. too exhausted
3. scene is unsafe
4. obvious sign of life is detected |
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Term
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Definition
1. Conduct initial assesment
2. Find correct hand position to give compressions
heel of hand at center of chest, plade the other hand on top
3. give 30 chest compressions
4. 2 rescue breaths
5. continue cycle of 30 compressions and 2 breaths |
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Term
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Definition
2 or 3 fingers on the center of the chest just below the nipple line
keep one hand on infants forehead to keep airway open |
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Term
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Definition
1: conduct initial assessment
2: find correct hand position
2: give chest compressions if ordered by 1
30 for adult
15 for child
1: gives 2 rescue breaths
1+2: continue cycles for 2 minutes (30:2 breaths adult 15:2 breath child)
RESCUERS change positions |
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Term
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Definition
Put towel under child to support neck
1 does initial assessment
2 finds hand position
2 15 compressions- use both thumbs
1 gives rescue breaths
2 calls for position change |
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Term
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Definition
An automated decive that recognizes a heart rhythm that requires a shock.
AEDs provide electrial shock to the heard called DEFIBRILLATION |
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Term
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Definition
| an electrial shock to the heart |
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Term
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Definition
| Upper chambers of the heart |
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Term
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Definition
| Lower chambers of the heart |
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Term
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Definition
| point of origin of electrial impulses above the atria |
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Term
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Definition
| point midway between atria and ventricles |
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Term
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Definition
| spread electrical impulses across the heart |
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Term
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Definition
| result of contraction of the left ventricle |
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Term
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Definition
| picks up electrial impulses and trasmits them to a monitor, peaks and valleys appear. |
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Term
| Venntricular Fibrillation (V- FIB) |
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Definition
totally disorganized electrial activity in the heart.
quivering of the ventricles, cant pump blood, no movement of breathing and no pulse in victim. |
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Term
| Ventricular Tachycardia (V- Tach) |
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Definition
a rapid contraction of the ventricles.
heart rate is so fast that the heart cant pump blood, no movement breathing or pulse |
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Term
| AED shock to VFib and V tach |
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Definition
| disrupts the electrial activity long enough to allow the heart to spontaneously develop an effective rhythm on its own. |
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Term
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Definition
| All electrial activity in heart dies |
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Term
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Definition
1. initial assessment
2. turn on AED
3. Wipe the victims chest dry
4. attach the pads
ONE PAD ON VICTIMS UPPER RIGHT CHEST
ONE PAD ON VICTIMS LOWER LEFT SIDE
3. plug connector into AED
5. make sure no one is touching the victim- tell everyone to STAND CLEAR
6. push the analyze button
7. push shock button
8. if no shock is indicated...
Perform 5 cycles of CPR (2 mins) before anylyzing heart rhythm again |
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Term
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Definition
1. initial assessment
2. turn on aed
3. wipe chest dry
4. attach pads
one on upper right chest
one on lower left side
make sure they are not touching
if they are put one on back and one in center of chest
plug the connector into AED
Make sure no one is touching the child- "STAND CLEAR
Analyze button
start button
after shock..
5 cycles of cpr |
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