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
Inhalation:
breathing in
Exhalation:
breathing out
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
Thorax
rib cage
Femur:
upper leg
Knee
patella
Upper Arm
humerus
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