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13 Cards in this Set
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Evaluate the Situation
- always remember ___ - use ___ is available |
- safety first
- PPE |
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Basic First Aid
- list the ABC's - avoid ___ unless they are in immediate danger |
- airway, breathing, circulation
- moving the victim |
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Determine Responsiveness
- you should ___ the victim to wake them up |
- briskly rub the stermun
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Airway and Breathing
- to see if a person is breathing, look for ___, listen for ___, and feel for ___ |
- rise and fall of chest
- air movement / breathing sounds - breath on your cheek |
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Unconscious and Not Breathing
- if a person is unresponsive, carefully ___ - give ___ to attempt to fill victim's lungs - if breaths are blocked give ___ - then check ___ - pulse and no breathing: ___ - no pulse and no breathing: ___ - pulse and breathing: ___ |
- roll them on their back, and open airway
- 2 breaths - 5 abdominal thrusts (Heimleich Maneuver) - pulse - rescue breathing: 1:5 (1 breath/5 sec) (12bpm) - CPR: 30:2 (30 compressions/2 breaths), 4-5 cycles then check pulse - place in recovery position |
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Unconscious and Breathing
- carefully roll victim onto ___ - place them in the ___ position |
- their side
- recovery position |
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Circulation
- look at the victims ___ and check their ___ - start CPR if no ___ is found - after assessing that airway and breathing is normal treat the ___; such as ___, ___, ___, or ___ |
- color
- pulse - pulse - bleeding - underlying injury: control bleeding, stabilize fractures, treat snakebites, treat shock |
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Waiting For the Ambulance
- lock up ___ - turn on ___ - gather victim's ___, such as ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___ - send someone to ___ - move ___ and ___ out of the way to allow gurney access |
- dogs or pets
- porch light - personal medical info: name, DOB, medications, allergies, emergency contact info - to meet EMT's - cars and furniture |
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Pressure Points
~ to assist with controlling bleeding - 1.) ___: for wounds in the lower arm; runs along the inside of the arm b/t elbow and armpit - 2.) ___: for upper leg wounds; runs along the groin near the bikini line - 3.) ___: for lower leg wounds; found behind the knee |
- 1.) Brachial Artery
- 2.) Femoral Artery - 3.) Popliteal Artery |
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Shock Position
- give description |
- lie the victim on their back and elevate legs about a foot
- legs should be higher than the heart |
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Recovery Position
- give description - position is used for those who are ___ but ___ |
- lay the person in a side-lying position
- unconscious but breathing |
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The Choking Victim
- is used for a person who is ___ or has some type of ___ - is used for ___ and ___ over __ years of age - the universal sign for choking is ___ - a person who is truly choking will not able to ___, ask the person "___" - if the person cannot respond, you should ___ |
- choking or airway obstruction
- adults and children over 1 - both hands clutched around/over the throat - talk , "Are you choking?" - shout for help |
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The Choking Victim
- if the victim is conscious, you should ___ to preform first aid - first, administer ___ using the ___, b/t their ___ - if the back blows fail, perform ___, known as the ___ - alternate b/t ___ and ___ until the object becomes unstuck |
- communicate your intent
- 5 back blows, heel of hand, shoulder blades - 5 abdominal thrusts (Heimlich Maneuver) - 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts |
