We (do /do not) diagnose
we do not diagnose
1/ (?) people receives medical attention with out serious injury
1/ 4 people
After (?) minutes the person is considered dead
4-6 minutes
First Aid:
immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly ill
Adults age range
puberty to older
Children age range
1 year to puberty
Infant age range
less than 1 year old
Consent:***
need consent before touching a person!
-Implied Consent: unconscious
-Children: need parent consent
Abandonment:
must stay till 911 arrives
Commission: ***
the act of committing
Omission: ***
absent or neglected
Confidentiality:
must report rape or abuse
Good Samaritan Laws***
they protect the rescuer during an emergency and with good intentions (staying with victim and not over doing it)
Bystander:***
link between EMS and victim
Immediate Transportation:
-chest pain for more than 2 minutes
- coughing blood
-ampute victim
Scene size up:***
10 seconds looking around for hazards
Communicable disease:
able to be spread from one person to another
Forms of protectants:
exam gloves, eye protection, and apron/gowns
Bloodborne disease:***
infected by a persons blood (HIV, HBV, HCV)
Airborne disease:***
coughing/ sneezing (tuberculosis)
Order of Grieving Stress:
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Important Organs of the human body: ***
-lungs
-heart
-spinal cord
-brain
Circulatory System:
-blood
-heart ( Atrium= above & Ventricle= below)
-blood vessels
Arteries carry blood (?) from the heart
arteries carry blood away from the heart
Red blood cells
solid & carry oxygen
White blood cells
defense against infection
Nervous System
Brain:
-cerebrum
-cerebellum
-brain stem ( controls breathing and heart rate)
(?) pairs of spinal nerves
31
(?) bones are in the adult human body
206
Xiphoid Process
lowest part of the sternum
Muscles:
-skeletal (voluntary)
-smooth (unvoluntary)
-cardiac (unvoluntary)
Skin:
-epidermus: outer layer
- dermis: inner layer
AVPU
alert, verbal stimuli, painful stimuli, unresponsive to any stimuli
RAPCAB
responsive, activate, position, CPR, airway, breathes
RAPABC
responsive, activate, position, airy, breathers, circulation
HAINES***
high arm In endangered spine
Roll victim on their (?) side
left side
DOTS***
deformity, open wounds, tenderness check, and swelling
Heart Attack***
occurs when heart muscle tissue dies because its blood supply is severely reduced or stopped
Cardiac Arrest
results when the heart stops beating
Performing CPR
- Tap victim and ask if okay
-see if victim is breathing
- have a bystander call 911 & get an AED
- if unresponsive give 30 comps
(?) compressions, (?) breathes, and call 911
30 comps & 2 breathes
Two hands
on adults and 2 inches deep
One hand
on children and 2 inches deep
Two fingers:
on infant and 1.5 inches deep
How many compressions per 18 seconds? ***
30 & 2 second rescue breathe
Head tilt chin lift
opens the airway
Heimlich Maneuver:
inward & upward at the navel
-Infant: 5 pats on the back and then flip over for 5 compressions
AED:*
Automatic external defibrillation
VFIB:
(ventricular Fib): common abnormal heart rhythm
VTECH: ***
(ventricular): hearts beating too fast
AED to do:*
pads on right peck and below left armpit
Infant: one on back and one on front
CPR stands for:***
cardiopulmonary resuscitation