Chapter 5 First Aid
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- What is respiratrory distress?
- An abnormal condition where breathing is labored, noisy, irregular or unusually fast or slow
- Respiratory arrest?
- Total cessation of breathing or respiratory effort
- What is a face shield?
- A barrier device that covers a victim's mouth
- What is a face mask?
- A barrier device that covers a victim's mouth and nose
- What is a stoma?
- A surgical opening in the neck
- What is gastric distention?
- Inflation of the stomach with air (if you overinflate or blow too fast)
- What is aspiration?
- Breathing foreign matter into the lungs
- How soon after being deprived of oxygen is brain damage possible?
- 4-6 minutes
- How soon after being deprived of oxygen is brian damage certain?
- 10 minutes
- What are the 4 steps of victim assessment?
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1. determining unresponsiveness
2. activating EMS system
3. positioning victim and opening airway
4. determining breathlessness - How soon should you activate EMS for an adult and for a child/infant?
- Immediately for adults, 1 minute of care for child/infant
- What is the head tilt/chin lift maneuver?
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1. place tips of fingers of one hand under jaw; other hand on victim's forehead and apply pressure
2. bring chin forward, supporting jaw and tilting head backward
3. lift chin so teeth are nearly brought together; use your thumb to keep the mouth slightly open - What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
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1. place elbows on surface even with victim's head
2. grasp jaw on both sides. move jaw forward and upward
3. retract lover lip with thumb if lips close - where do you check an infants pulse?
- brachial
- how many rescue breaths for an adult?
- 1 every 5 sec
- how many rescue breaths for a child?
- 1 every 3
- how many rescue breaths for an infant?
- 1 every 3
- Advantages of bag valve mask?
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higher level of oxygen
limits disease transmission
very effective w/ 2 rescuers - Disadvantages of bag valve mask?
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Difficult for one person
may take longer to assemble
requires practice
not readily available