Lifeguarding-Module 5 Before Providing Care-Victim Assessment, Breathing Emergencies 2023/2024 updated

Lifeguarding-Module 5 Before Providing Care-Victim Assessment, Breathing EmergenciesTypical Standard Precautions, bsi, ppe, cleanup, gloves - correct answers -Body Substance Isolation (BSI): ASSUMPTION THAT ALL FLUIDS CAN BE INFECTIOUS -PPE -Work Practice controls--CLEAN UP!! -Don't touch bare skin after taking gloves off -To take off a glove, push two fingers underneath it WASH HANDS!!! **PRIMARY ASSESSMENT STEPS** - correct answers **PRIMARY ASSESSMENT STEPS** How to Establish Victim Recovery Position - correct answers -Unresponsive/no pulse, but BREATHING: 1. RAISE victim's CLOSEST ARM TO YOU 2. ROLL TOWARD YOU, LAY ON EXTENDED ARM 3. KNEES IN 4. Put their non-extended hand UNDER THEIR MOUTH **Whenever providing a resuscitation mask for any CPR, make sure it has a GOOD FIT to ensure adequate supply of oxygen Head Tilt/Chin Lift - correct answers This is when the rescuer is at the victim's side Jaw Thrust with Head Extension, grip head from behind - correct answers (Thumbs above head, gripping head like choking chest compressions for baby) -THIS IS WHEN THE RESCUER IS ABOVE THE VICTIM'S HEAD Jaw Thrust without Head Extension-neutral - correct answers This is if there is a HEAD, NECK, OR SPINAL INJURY **The younger the victim, the more neutral the head position** Hypoxia, lack of o2, cardiac, poisoning, shock - correct answers -Insufficient oxygen reaches the cells -This is a LIFE THREATENING BREATHING IMPAIRMENT -Leads to both fatal and nonfatal drowning -Feelings of strangulation, choking, and suffocation -CARDIAC ARREST -HEAD TRAUMA -CO POISONING, SHOCK Respiratory Distress, unpredictable breathing, wheezing, inabilities - correct answers A condition where breathing is difficult -Slow/Rapid Breathing, or deep/shallow breathing -CHANGE IN SKIN TONE -Wheezing, Gurgling, and high-pitched voice -Inability to speak in full sentences -TINGLING, APPREHENSION, AND FEAR Caring for Respiratory Distress, reassurance and assistance - correct answers -Open airway -EMS -Reassure and comfort -Assist with medications