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✔✔What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack for a male, and for a female? -
✔✔Men usually experience the more "classic" signs and symptoms such as: chest pain,
pressure, squeezing, tightness, aching or heaviness that lasts longer than 3-5 minutes
or goes away and comes back. Relating pain to arms, neck or shoulder. Secondary
signs for men may include dizziness, loss of consciousness, sweating, nausea, or
unusual shortness of breath. Women may experience the "classic" signs but often
milder and may be accompanied by more general signs and symptoms such as:
shortness of breath, nausea or diarrhea, fatigue, dizziness, sweating, and back or jaw
pain.
✔✔What are the 2 types of cardiac chain of survival? - ✔✔Adult and Pediatric.
For an adult the chain is as follows: Recognize and call 911, Early CPR, Early
Defibrillation, Early advanced life support, and Integrated Post-cardiac arrest care.
For pediatric: Injury prevention and safety, Early CPR, Early emergency care, Pediatric
advanced life support, and Integrated Post-Cardiac arrest care.
✔✔What is an AED? - ✔✔Automated External Defibrillator
✔✔When is an AED used? - ✔✔Whenever it is available and as soon as possible when
it is available.
✔✔What is the purpose of and AED? - ✔✔Can correct the underlying problem for some
people who go into sudden cardiac arrest. Two abnormal heart rhythms in particular,
ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) and
ventricular tachycardia (V-tach).
✔✔When the AED prompts analyzing, what should you do? - ✔✔Stand clear and
deliver a shock
✔✔What is the first thing you do with and AED? - ✔✔Turn it on
✔✔Where do the pads go on the victim? - ✔✔Upper ride side of the chest and lower left
side of the chest near the armpit of the victim
✔✔Why do you say "stand clear"? - ✔✔So that the AED can get an accurate reading,
and you may get shocked.
✔✔What are overall signs for sudden illness? - ✔✔Trouble breathing, chest or
abdominal pain, headache, light-headed or dizzy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach
cramps, fever, pale or flushed skin, problems with senses, numbness, weakness,
paralysis, seizures.