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What do the letters "CPR" stand for
Cardio Pushing Right
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiac Pressure Resistance
Saving someone's life in cardiac arrest depends on a combination of
Compressions & breaths
Checking for breaths and bleeding
Direct pressure & a pulse
What is the ratio of compressions to breaths
15 to 2
10 to 1
30 to 2
Your hands during compressions are placed in the middle of the chest on the sternum. How far down into the chest do you compress with an adult
50 centimeters
At least 2 inches
1 inch
Just prior to giving a breath, you tilt the head sightly back, creat a tight seal with your mouth and
Pinch the nose tightly
Check the pupils
Place ice on his/her chest
Severe bleeding that may result in the loss of an arm or leg should be controlled with a
Ace bandage
Tourniquet
4 by 4 dressing & ice
What's the VERY first thing you do when you immediately come upon a person that is standing along with being either ill or injured
Sit them down
Leave them to grab your phone
Hand the person an ice pack & check their pulse
Bleeding can be controlled by using 3 techniques
Checking pulse, checking pupils & breaths
Compressions, breaths & pinching the nose
Direct pressure, ice & elevation
Broken, fractured and dislocated joints and bones should be treated by
Having your patient do jumping jacks
Making your patient comfortable, immobilize the injured area and use ice to reduce swelling
Having your patient place weight on the injured bone or joint
Dehydration can lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion and the worst, heat stroke. How would you best treat a patient with severe heat exhaustion borderline heat stroke
Fan your patient with a wet towel & check for a pulse
Call 911, move the patient into a cooler climate, have them drink fluids with electrolytes
Call 911 & monitor breathing
What do the letters AED stand for
Automated External Defibrillator
Automatic Extreme Dehumidifier
Altered Electronic Debreather
An AED should be used on a person in cardiac arrest
After checking his/her pupils
Immediately
After performing 5 cycles of CPR
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