Basic Life Support - Appendix B
in hospital cardiac arrest chain of survival (primary providers) - ANS-1. prevention/ treatment of
pre existing conditions
2. activation of medical response care /immediate recognition of cardiac arrest
3. early cpr
4. rapid defibrillation
5. post cardiac arrest care
out of hospital chain of survival (lay rescuers) - ANS-1. immediate recognition of cardiac arrest
and activation of emergency response system
2. early cpr
3. rapid defibrillation with aed
4. effective advanced life support, including rapid transport to post cardiac arrest care
5. multidisciplinary post cardiac arrest care
pediatric chain of survival - ANS-1. prevention of arrest
2. early high quality bystander cpr
3. rapid activation of emergency response system
4. effective advanced life support (stabilization and transport to post cardiac care)
5. integrated post cardiac arrest care
definition of sudden cardiac arrest - ANS-when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and cant
pump blood
definition of heart attack - ANS-when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
sudden cardiac arrest is often a blank problem - ANS-rhythm problem
heart attack is a blank problem - ANS-clot problem
what does the abnormal rhythm of of the heart cause? - ANS-it causes heart to quiver so it can
no longer pump blood to the brain, lungs and other organs.
a heart attack occurs when ? - ANS-when a clot forms in the blood vessel carrying oxygenated
blood to the heart muscle
during a heart attack what happens when a blood vessel is blocked? - ANS-if the blood vessel is
not reopened quickly, the muscle normally nourished by that vessel begins to die.
signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest - ANS-unresponsive
apneic or gasping
death occurs within minutes if the victim does not receive lifesaving treatment
in hospital cardiac arrest chain of survival (primary providers) - ANS-1. prevention/ treatment of
pre existing conditions
2. activation of medical response care /immediate recognition of cardiac arrest
3. early cpr
4. rapid defibrillation
5. post cardiac arrest care
out of hospital chain of survival (lay rescuers) - ANS-1. immediate recognition of cardiac arrest
and activation of emergency response system
2. early cpr
3. rapid defibrillation with aed
4. effective advanced life support, including rapid transport to post cardiac arrest care
5. multidisciplinary post cardiac arrest care
pediatric chain of survival - ANS-1. prevention of arrest
2. early high quality bystander cpr
3. rapid activation of emergency response system
4. effective advanced life support (stabilization and transport to post cardiac care)
5. integrated post cardiac arrest care
definition of sudden cardiac arrest - ANS-when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and cant
pump blood
definition of heart attack - ANS-when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked
sudden cardiac arrest is often a blank problem - ANS-rhythm problem
heart attack is a blank problem - ANS-clot problem
what does the abnormal rhythm of of the heart cause? - ANS-it causes heart to quiver so it can
no longer pump blood to the brain, lungs and other organs.
a heart attack occurs when ? - ANS-when a clot forms in the blood vessel carrying oxygenated
blood to the heart muscle
during a heart attack what happens when a blood vessel is blocked? - ANS-if the blood vessel is
not reopened quickly, the muscle normally nourished by that vessel begins to die.
signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest - ANS-unresponsive
apneic or gasping
death occurs within minutes if the victim does not receive lifesaving treatment
