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29 Cards in this Set
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how long should it take to do 30 compressions?
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18 seconds
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How far do you go into the chest of an infant/adult
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2 inch
1 1/2 inches |
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how many compressions shoud you do in 1 min
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100
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when can you stop giving cpr
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AED arrives
become tired danger victim wakes up |
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Four steps in the ems system
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recognize an emergency exists
make decision to act make the call provide care untill help arrives |
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how can you recognize emergencies
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unusual apperance
unusal noise unusual smell |
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emergency action steps
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check
call care |
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When do you call first
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uncosious adult
child collapes know child has a heart problem |
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care first
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uncoinscious under 12
near drowning victim (2 min of care and then call) |
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diffenece between bacteria and virus
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bacteria can be cured by antibiotoics
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checking the adult victim
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tap and shout
call 911 head tilt, chin lit look listen and feel (10 sec) check for severe bleeding -if no bleeding start cpr |
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checking a child and infant
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tap and shout
call 911 head tilt, chin lit look listen and feel (10 sec) give two initial breath check for severe bleeding -if no bleeding start cpr |
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SAMPLE
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signs and symptoms
allergies medication permint past illness last oral intake events leading up to |
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Cycle of compressions to breaths should take how many second
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24 seconds
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CPR provides how much blood flow
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1/3 of normal blood flow
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CPR Adult
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check scene, tap and shout, call
head tilt, chin lift look listen and feel (10 seconds) start cpr 30 compressions |
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children and child cpr
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check scene, tap and shout, call
head tilt, chin lift look listen and feel (10 seconds) 2 breaths start cpr 30 compressions |
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anatomical obstruction
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own tongue
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mechanical
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foregin object
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4-6 min of no oxygen
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brain dmage possible
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6-10 of no oxygen
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likely brain damage
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over 10 min of no oxygen
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irreverseable
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmnway disease
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emphsema
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damage of the air sack in the lungs
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bronchitis
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long term/acute
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anaphylaxis
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alergic reaction, swelling of the throat
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croup
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upper airway infection
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singals of respiratory diseaseq
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wheezing
deep/swallow breath pale/most skin |
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Unconscious choking adult or child
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lower to the floor
call 911 tilt head back look for visible object 2 breaths 30 compressions look for foreign object -remove if visible 2 breaths |