Giving Care

CPR-Adult

CPR-Adult

First Aid

First Aid

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Helps protect people who

voluntarily give care without
accepting anything in return
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What is the Good Samaritan

law?

Check Call - Care

What are the steps to follow in

an emergency?

No more than 10 seconds

How many seconds you should

check for breathing?

Check the scene for safety

What is the first thing you do

when you arrive at the scene of
an emergency?

Have the person lie down.

Keep the person from getting
chilled or overheated.
Monitor the persons condition.
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How do you treat a person who

may be in shock?

Each breath should last 1 second

When giving a rescue breath

during CPR, each breath should
last about how long?

30 chest compressions for every

2 rescue breaths

What is the cycle of chest

compressions and rescue breaths
in CPR?

Early defibrillation.
Early CPR.
Early recognition and early
access to the EMS system.
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What is the Cardiac Chain of

Survival?

In the middle of the abdomen,

just above the navel.

Where should you position your

fist to give abdominal thrusts to
a conscious, choking adult?

5 cycles of CPR should be

completed.

How many cycles of CPR

should you perform in 2
minutes?

Helps circulate blood that

contains oxygen to the vital
organs until an AED is ready to
sue or advance medical
personnel take over.
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Why is early CPR important?

Allow the chest to return to its

normal position.
Are delivered fast, about 100
compressions per minute.
Are smooth, regular and given
straight up and down.
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What are effective chest

compressions?

Signs of a heart attack.

What is a person suffering from

pain or discomfort in the chest
that lasts more than 3-5 minutes
or that goes away and comes
back.

CardioPulmonary Resuscitaion

What does CPR stand for?

The person shows an obvious

sign of life.
Another trained responder or
EMS personnel take over.
You are too exhausted to
continue.
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When should I discontinue

giving CPR?

Open fracture

What is an injury that involves

an open wound in which the
bone has torn through the skin?

R.I.C.E

Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate

What is the general care for a

muscle, bone, or joint injury?

Remove nearby objects that

might cause injury.
Do NOT try to hold the person
still or place a spoon in the
persons teeth.
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How do you care for a person

who is having a seizure?

Stroke

What is a sudden illness usually

caused by a blockage of blood
flow to the brain?

Diabetic emergency

What sudden illness results from

too much or too little sugar in
the persons blood?

Get the person to a warm

environment and then rewarm
his or her hands using skin-toskin contact
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How should you care for

someone with minor frostbite on
the fingers?

Apply direct pressure with a

sterile or clean dressing.

What is the first step in caring

for a wound with significant
bleeding?

F.A.S.T
Face, Arm, Speech, Time

What does FAST mean in stroke

recognition?

Changes in level of
consciousness.
Loss of vision or blurred vision.
Signals of shock.
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What is a common signal of

sudden illness?

Support the head in the position

you find it.
Do NOT try to align it.

How do you care for a person

with a possible head, neck, or
spinal injury?