when you activate EMS system, what information should give to the operator - correct answer
location, phone number calling from, what seems to have happened, how many people need help,
conditions of victims, obvious injuries and life-threatening situations, what aid is being given
three major signs of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) - correct answer no response, no
breathing or no normal breathing, no pulse
what is when breathing stops but heart action continues for several minutes, if breathing is not restored,
cardiac arrest occurs - correct answer respiratory arrest
three basic parts of CPR - correct answer giving chest compressions, opening the airway
and giving breaths, defibrillation
what opens the airway - correct answer head tilt-chin method
a poison is - correct answer any substance harmful to the body when swallowed,
inhaled, injected, or absorbed
the goals of first aid are to - correct answer prevent death, prevent injuries from
becoming worse
before starting chest compression, use what artery on the side near you to check circulation - correct
answer carotid
the purpose of chest compressions is to - correct answer force blood through the
circulatory system
do what as soon as possible after the onset of ventricular fibrillation increases the person's chance of
survival - correct answer defibrillation