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19 Cards in this Set
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What is respiratrory distress?
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An abnormal condition where breathing is labored, noisy, irregular or unusually fast or slow
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Respiratory arrest?
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Total cessation of breathing or respiratory effort
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What is a face shield?
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A barrier device that covers a victim's mouth
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What is a face mask?
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A barrier device that covers a victim's mouth and nose
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What is a stoma?
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A surgical opening in the neck
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What is gastric distention?
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Inflation of the stomach with air (if you overinflate or blow too fast)
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What is aspiration?
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Breathing foreign matter into the lungs
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How soon after being deprived of oxygen is brain damage possible?
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4-6 minutes
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How soon after being deprived of oxygen is brian damage certain?
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10 minutes
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What are the 4 steps of victim assessment?
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1. determining unresponsiveness
2. activating EMS system 3. positioning victim and opening airway 4. determining breathlessness |
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How soon should you activate EMS for an adult and for a child/infant?
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Immediately for adults, 1 minute of care for child/infant
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What is the head tilt/chin lift maneuver?
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1. place tips of fingers of one hand under jaw; other hand on victim's forehead and apply pressure
2. bring chin forward, supporting jaw and tilting head backward 3. lift chin so teeth are nearly brought together; use your thumb to keep the mouth slightly open |
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What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
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1. place elbows on surface even with victim's head
2. grasp jaw on both sides. move jaw forward and upward 3. retract lover lip with thumb if lips close |
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where do you check an infants pulse?
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brachial
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how many rescue breaths for an adult?
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1 every 5 sec
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how many rescue breaths for a child?
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1 every 3
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how many rescue breaths for an infant?
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1 every 3
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Advantages of bag valve mask?
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higher level of oxygen
limits disease transmission very effective w/ 2 rescuers |
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Disadvantages of bag valve mask?
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Difficult for one person
may take longer to assemble requires practice not readily available |
