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what does abc stand for? - ✔✔airway breathing circulation
where do you check pulse on an adult/child? - ✔✔carotid artery (neck)
where do you check pulse on an infant? - ✔✔brachial artery (arm)
why do you perform cpr? - ✔✔to maintain oxygenated blood flow through the body
why do heart attacks occur? - ✔✔blood flow is blocked from a portion of the heart
what are symptoms of a heart attack? - ✔✔chest pain, difficulty breathing, change in
pulse, skin appears blue/grey/white, excessive sweating, nausea, dizziness,
back/jaw/arm pain
how do you care for a heart attack? - ✔✔recognize symptoms, call 911, have victim stop
and rest, loosen tight clothing, place in comfortable position, monitor for changes in
appearance or behavior, comfort victim, provide aspirin if necessary, provide cpr, use
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, what is a stroke? - ✔✔blockage of blood and oxygen to the brain
what are symptoms of a stroke? - ✔✔sudden weakness or numbness of face/arms/or
leg, difficulty talking, blurred vision, headache, dizziness
F in FAST - ✔✔face: ask victim to smile
A in FAST - ✔✔arms: raise both arms above head
S in FAST - ✔✔speech: repeat a simple sentence
T in FAST - ✔✔time: call 911 immediately
what do you do if an adult is choking? - ✔✔ask if they are choking and identify
yourself, encourage victim to cough or talk (if they can't call 911), stand next to victim
with arm across the chest and lean them forward, perform 5 back blows with heel of
hand, stand behind victim and wrap arms around abdomen, perform 5 abdomen
thrusts
what do you do differently for a choking child? - ✔✔may need to kneel
what do you do to a choking infant? - ✔✔perform 5 back blows with baby braced
against the thigh, perform chest trusts using two fingers
bruise (broken blood vessels) - ✔✔contusion
scrape (cause by friction) - ✔✔abrasion
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