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Assess, Recognize and Care a systematic, continuous approach for responding
Concept to emergency situations
Rapid Assessment Perform a visual survey, checking responsiveness,
opening the airway while simultaneously checking
for breathing and pulse
visual survey assess for safety, formulate initial impression of the
patient, determine need for additional resources
Scene size up safety, number of patients, and the NOI or MOI
When a patient is unresponsive activate EMS and get AED
remember to
Open Airway Make sure patient is in supine position
use head/tilt - chin/lift or modified jaw thrust
maneuver
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Checking Patient's Pulse/Breathing check for at least 5 seconds, no more than 10 sec
Agonal breaths or isolated or infrequent gasps are
not normal breathing
Do not reach across when checking carotid pulse
(could obstruct airway)
Emergencies Requiring BLS Injury/Illness, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest,
obstructed airway, and opiod overdoes
Injury or Illness (responsive) If Responsive, obtain consent to provide care,
reassure them, and take steps to find out what
occurred
Injury or Illness (unresponsive) activate EMS, call for AED, if no suspected
head/neck/spine or pelvic injury place in side
laying recover position - if injury is suspected,
refrain from moving unless necessary - Monitor
patient until help arrives
ROSC Return of spontaneous circulation
Respiratory Arrest patient is unresponsive, is not breathing normally
(or only gasping) but has a pulse.
How should you deliver ventilation deliver 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds, each
during respiratory arrest ventilation should last 1 second and make chest
begin to rise
Cardiac Arrest Patient is unresponsive, not breathing normally and
does not have a pulse *start CPR within 10 seconds
of recognizing cardiac arrest and use AED when it's
available
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Terms in this set (83)
Assess, Recognize and Care a systematic, continuous approach for responding
Concept to emergency situations
Rapid Assessment Perform a visual survey, checking responsiveness,
opening the airway while simultaneously checking
for breathing and pulse
visual survey assess for safety, formulate initial impression of the
patient, determine need for additional resources
Scene size up safety, number of patients, and the NOI or MOI
When a patient is unresponsive activate EMS and get AED
remember to
Open Airway Make sure patient is in supine position
use head/tilt - chin/lift or modified jaw thrust
maneuver
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Checking Patient's Pulse/Breathing check for at least 5 seconds, no more than 10 sec
Agonal breaths or isolated or infrequent gasps are
not normal breathing
Do not reach across when checking carotid pulse
(could obstruct airway)
Emergencies Requiring BLS Injury/Illness, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest,
obstructed airway, and opiod overdoes
Injury or Illness (responsive) If Responsive, obtain consent to provide care,
reassure them, and take steps to find out what
occurred
Injury or Illness (unresponsive) activate EMS, call for AED, if no suspected
head/neck/spine or pelvic injury place in side
laying recover position - if injury is suspected,
refrain from moving unless necessary - Monitor
patient until help arrives
ROSC Return of spontaneous circulation
Respiratory Arrest patient is unresponsive, is not breathing normally
(or only gasping) but has a pulse.
How should you deliver ventilation deliver 1 ventilation every 5 to 6 seconds, each
during respiratory arrest ventilation should last 1 second and make chest
begin to rise
Cardiac Arrest Patient is unresponsive, not breathing normally and
does not have a pulse *start CPR within 10 seconds
of recognizing cardiac arrest and use AED when it's
available
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