11 North Carolina Emt Chapter 11

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Artificial ventilation

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opening the airway and establishing breathing resuscitation by mouth to mouth vent and by the use of mechanical devices

Front 2

abdominal thrust

Back 2

method of dislodging food or other material from the throat of a conscious choking victim

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basic life support

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noninvasive emergency lifesaving care used to treat airway obstructions, respitory arrest, and cardiac arrest

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advanced life support

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procedures such as cardiac monitoring, intravenous medications, and advanced airway adjuncts

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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steps used to establish artificial vent and circulation in a patient who is not breathing and has no pulse

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automated external defibrillation

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devise that is programmed to recognize and treat certain cardiac arrhythmias in cardiac arrest

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impedance threshold device

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valve device that helps to draw more blood back to the heart during chest compressions

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head tilt chin lift maneuver

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opening the airway in a patient who has not experienced trauma

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jaw thrust maneuver

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opening the airway without moving the cervical spine

Front 10

recovery position

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used to maintain the airway in a breathing patient with a decreased LOC

Front 11

opening the airway and establishing breathing resuscitation by mouth to mouth vent and by the use of mechanical devices

Back 11

artificial ventilation

Front 12

method of dislodging food or other material from the throat of a conscious choking victim

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abdominal thrusts

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noninvasive emergency lifesaving care used to treat airway obstructions, respitory arrest, and cardiac arrest

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BLS

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procedures such as cardiac monitoring, intravenous medications, and advanced airway adjuncts

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ALS

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steps used to establish artificial vent and circulation in a patient who is not breathing and has no pulse

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CPR

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devise that is programmed to recognize and treat certain cardiac arrhythmias in cardiac arrest

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AED

Front 17

valve device that helps to draw more blood back to the heart during chest compressions

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impedance threshold device ITD

Front 18

opening the airway in a patient who has not experienced trauma

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head tilt chin lift

Front 19

opening the airway without moving the cervical spine

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jaw thrust maneuver

Front 20

used to maintain the airway in a breathing patient with a decreased LOC

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recovery position

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BLS is noninvasive emergency lifesaving care that is used to treat

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airway obstruction
respiratory arrest
cardiac arrest

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after __ mins after oxygen, brain damage is likely

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6

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what are ALS procedures

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cardiac monitoring
IVs
advanced airway adjunts

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in a conscious infant who is choking, you would first give five back slaps followed by

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5 chest thrusts

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in additional to checking level of consciousness, it is also important to protect the _____ from further injury while assessing the patient and performing CPR

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spinal cord

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in most cases, cardiac arrest in children younger than 9 years results from

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respitory arrest

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causes of respiratory arrest in infants and children include

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aspiration of foreign bodies
airway infections
sudden infant death syndrome SIDS

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signs of irreversable or biologic death include clinical death along with

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rigor mortis
dependent lividity
decapitation

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once you begin CPR in the field you must continue until

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a person of equal or higher training relieves you

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once the patient is properly positioned, you can easily assess the

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the airway
consciousness
diability

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to perform a ___ place your fingers behind the angles of the patients lower jaw and then move the jaw forward

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jaw thrust

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providing fast, aggressive ventilation could result in

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gastric distention

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a ___ is an opening that connect the trachea directly to the skin

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stoma

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____ position helps maintain the airway in a patient with a decreased level of consciousness who has not had traumatic injuries and is breathing on his own

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recovery

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cardiac arrest is determined by the absence of the pulse at the _____ artery

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carotid

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the proper hand placement for chest compressions is accomplished by placing the heel of one hand on the sternum

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between the nipples

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complications from chest compressions can include

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fractured ribs
lacerated liver
fractured sternum

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when checking for a pulse in an infant palpate the ______ artery

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brachial

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the rate of compressions for an infant is at least

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100/min

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the ratio of compression to vent for infants and children is ____ for two rescuer CPR

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15:2

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sudden airway obstruction is usually easy to recognize in someone who is eating because they suddenly

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are unable to speak or cough
turn cyanotic
make exaggerated efforts to breath

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you should suspect an airway in the unresponsive patient if

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you feel resistance when blowing into the patients lungs

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you should use _____ for women in advanced stages of pregnancy, patients who are very obese and children younger than 1 years old

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chest thrusts

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for a patient with a mild airway obstruction you should

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not interfere with the patients attempt to expel the foreign body

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TF during the primary assessment, you need to quickly evaluate the patients ABCs and LOC

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True

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TF all unconscious patients need all elements of BLS

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False

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TF a person who is unresponsive may or may not need CPR

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True

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TF the recovery position should be used to maintain an open airway in a patients with a head or spinal injury

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False

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TF a barrier devise should be used in performing vent because it will prevent aspiration of foreign objects

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False

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TF you should not start CPR is the patient has obvious signs of irreversible death

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True

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TF after you apply pressure to depress the sternum, you must follow with an equal period of relaxation so that the chest returns to normal position

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True

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TF the ratio of compressions to vents for one person CPR on an adult are 2:1

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False

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TF short, jabbing compressions are more effective than rhythmic compressions

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false

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TF for infants, the preferred technique of artificial vent is mouth to nose and mouth vents with a mask or other barrier devise

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true

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TF you need to less ventilatory pressure to inflate a childs lungs because the airway is smaller than that of an adult

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false

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TF AEDs are approved for use in children younger than one month of age

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False

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TF in an adult, the sternum should be depressed 1 to 1.5 inches during chest compressions

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false

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TF in adults the compression to breath ratio is always 30:2 in two rescuer CPR

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True

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Permanent brain damage may occur if the brain is without oxygen for ___ to ___

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6-10 mins