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What is first aid? - ✔✔process of observing & responding to a medical emergency
p.350
Examples of emergency situation - ✔✔injury, poisoning, burns, heart attack, stroke
p.350
why is timing so crucial in an emergency situation? - ✔✔to save and/or avoid further
harm
p.350
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,Guidelines to follow when speaking to a 9-1-1 dispatcher in an emergency situation -
✔✔1. provide factual info
2. provide the person's name, gender, age
3. Describe symptoms (what seen/told)
4. Describe exact location & how it can be accessed
5. Answer questions to best of ability
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Why is the use of gloves & masks important when providing first aid? - ✔✔to ensure
that infection control is maintained as best as can be
p.350
When should a injured person only be moved? - ✔✔for safety reasons (ex. fire)
CPR stands for - ✔✔cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac arrest means - ✔✔sudden stopping of the heart without warning
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, Why is it important to start CPR as soon as possible when the situations calls for it? -
✔✔prevent death; chance of survival decreases 7-10% for every minute normal heart
beat isn't restored
respiratory arrest means - ✔✔person stops breathing; often occurs with cardiac arrest
hands-only CPR means - ✔✔performing uninterrupted chest compressions at 100
compressions per minute
CAB means - ✔✔Chest Compressions,
Clearing the Airway,
Rescue Breathing
Where & how should hands be placed to perform chest compressions? - ✔✔Use heels of
hand, placing one hand one hand on another (dominant 1st) with fingers interlocked on
the sternum/breastbone of chest
p.353
When performing conventional CPR, how many consecutive uninterrupted chest
compressions should be performed? - ✔✔30
p.353
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