QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Abdominal thrusts - ✔✔Location is just above umbilicus, middle of abdomen, pulling
in and up 5 times, thumb side towards victim, clinched fist
✔✔What is cardiac arrest - ✔✔a person in non responsive, not breathing and has no
heart beat
✔✔Conscious Choking Care - ✔✔5 back blows between shoulder blades and 5
abdominal thrusts. Support victim at all times.
✔✔Burns - ✔✔1st, 2nd, 3rd degree
✔✔1st degree burn treatment - ✔✔Cool with cool water, Cover loosely with dry sterile
dressing, remove source of heat
✔✔Concussion - ✔✔Any type of traumatic brain injury
✔✔Seizure - ✔✔remove objects, protect from dangers, let seizure run course,
✔✔Stroke - ✔✔Suddent Illness caused by a blockage of blood to brain
✔✔Heart Attack - ✔✔Sudden Illness caused by a blockage to blood to the heart
✔✔Diabetic Emergencies -- Now much Sugar - ✔✔15 - 20 grams
✔✔Heat Related Emergencies - ✔✔Heat Cramp, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke
✔✔Anaphylaxis - ✔✔Allergic reaction -- trouble breathing, go into shock, epi-pen, act
quickly
✔✔Tourniquets - ✔✔Only used is you can not access pressure points to apply pressure
to get bleed stopped
✔✔Bleeding Control - ✔✔Pressure, add additional dressing if necessary without
removing original ones, elevate, pressure points, bandage
✔✔Head and Neck injury - ✔✔remain in position if victim is conscious, breathing and
has a heart beat
✔✔FAST Acronym - ✔✔FACE, ARM, SPEECH, TIME -- for stroke
✔✔Asthma Attack - ✔✔Use inhaler if available, call 9-1-1 if condition does not inprove
, ✔✔Shock is caused by .... - ✔✔any injury, cardiac condition or event that is traumatic
✔✔1st level of hyperthermia - ✔✔Heat Cramps
✔✔2nd level of hyperthermia - ✔✔Heat Exhaustion
✔✔3rd level of hyperthermia - ✔✔Heat Stroke
✔✔head tilt-chin lift - ✔✔How to open the airway of an individual who is not breathing
✔✔Proper Hand placement for CPR - ✔✔2 fingers above the xyphoid process, ring /
middle finger approximately at nipple line of victim
✔✔Hypothermia - ✔✔abnormally low body temperature
✔✔Hyperthermia - ✔✔Abnormally high body temperature
✔✔care for snake bites - ✔✔call ambulance / transport to hospital
✔✔Standard or Universal Precautions - ✔✔practices for preventing the transmission of
infection via body fluids (gloves, masks, gowns)
✔✔Treatment of shock - ✔✔a) Keep the individual lying down
b) Maintain the airway
c) Control external bleeding
d) move if necessary
e) Don't eat or drink
f) Prevent the loss of body heat
g) keep person comfortable
h) elevate legs if possible, no signs of head, neck spine injury
✔✔Troubled breathing - ✔✔a) Noisy or painful breathing
b) Unusually deep or shallow breathing
c) Changes in skin color
✔✔5 cycles - ✔✔Number of cycles of CPR in the first 2 minutes
✔✔2 minutes - ✔✔when should you check for signs of life when giving CPR
✔✔Early CPR - ✔✔Important link in the Cardiac Chain of Survival, because it helps to
circulate oxygenated blood through the body