Chapter 7: Basic Life Support
Types of life saving procedures - ANS-clearing an obstructed airway, CPR, AED
Is proper training and certification needed to prepare for a lifesaving event? - ANS-yes
Good Samaritan Laws - ANS-Passed in all states to encourage bystanders to provide the
required help in all situations
Good Samaritan Laws vary where? - ANS-state to state
People should be __ with the laws in his/her state - ANS-familiar
who has the right to refuse and medical care - ANS-everyone
CPR - ANS-A procedure for compressing the chest to restore breathing and circulation
Chest compressions __ throughout the body - ANS-circulate blood
rescue breaths ____ to the lungs - ANS-supplies oxygen
When is CPR done? - ANS-whenever the heart and lungs stop working
SCA - ANS-sudden cardiac arrest
Surviving sudden cardiac arrest is dependent on - ANS-how fast a patient is defillibrated
for each minute a patient is in arrest, the chance of survival decreases about - ANS-10 percent
how many people are resuscitates after 10 minutes - ANS-very few
Chain of survival - ANS-a sequence of actions that maximize the victim's chances of survival
Chain of survival steps - ANS-1)immediate recognition and activation of ems, 2)early CPR,
3)rapid defibrillation,4) effective advanced life-support,5) integrated post-cardiac arrest care
setup - ANS-Stop, Environment, Traffic, Unknown hazards, Protect yourself and the patient
AED - ANS-small, portable device that can be accurately identify whether defibrillation is
needed
What does an aed do? - ANS-analyze heart rhythm , advises rescuer when shock is indicated,
provides necessary shock to patient through electrodes, can dramatically improve survival rate
Types of life saving procedures - ANS-clearing an obstructed airway, CPR, AED
Is proper training and certification needed to prepare for a lifesaving event? - ANS-yes
Good Samaritan Laws - ANS-Passed in all states to encourage bystanders to provide the
required help in all situations
Good Samaritan Laws vary where? - ANS-state to state
People should be __ with the laws in his/her state - ANS-familiar
who has the right to refuse and medical care - ANS-everyone
CPR - ANS-A procedure for compressing the chest to restore breathing and circulation
Chest compressions __ throughout the body - ANS-circulate blood
rescue breaths ____ to the lungs - ANS-supplies oxygen
When is CPR done? - ANS-whenever the heart and lungs stop working
SCA - ANS-sudden cardiac arrest
Surviving sudden cardiac arrest is dependent on - ANS-how fast a patient is defillibrated
for each minute a patient is in arrest, the chance of survival decreases about - ANS-10 percent
how many people are resuscitates after 10 minutes - ANS-very few
Chain of survival - ANS-a sequence of actions that maximize the victim's chances of survival
Chain of survival steps - ANS-1)immediate recognition and activation of ems, 2)early CPR,
3)rapid defibrillation,4) effective advanced life-support,5) integrated post-cardiac arrest care
setup - ANS-Stop, Environment, Traffic, Unknown hazards, Protect yourself and the patient
AED - ANS-small, portable device that can be accurately identify whether defibrillation is
needed
What does an aed do? - ANS-analyze heart rhythm , advises rescuer when shock is indicated,
provides necessary shock to patient through electrodes, can dramatically improve survival rate
