Breathing Emergencies

Question 1

Causes of Respiratory Distress

difficulty breathing

Answer 1

Partially obstructed airway
Illness
Chronic condition, ie asthma
Heart attack
Injury 
Allergy
Drugs
Poison

Question 2

Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress

Answer 2

Slow/rapid breathing
Deep or shallow breathing
increased heart rate

Question 3

Caring for respiratory distress

Answer 3

Maintain open airway
Summon EMS
Help victim to rest
Reassure and comfort the victim
Assist victim with meds

Question 4

Causes of respiratory arrest

Answer 4

Drowning
Obstructed airway
Injury to the head, chest, lungs
Illness, ie pneumonia
Respiratory conditions
Heart failure
coronary disease
Allergic reaction

Question 5

Drowning victims

Answer 5

victims pulled from water need immediate ventilations, objective is to keep mouth and nose out of the water, open the airway and give ventilations as quickly as possible

Question 6

Ventilations timings/ ratios

Answer 6

30 chest to 2 ventilations
adult - 5-6 sec
child - 1 every 3 sec

Question 7

giving ventilation technique

Answer 7

Maintain open airway by keeping head back
Seal mask
Give venti
Continue givin venti

Question 8

When to stop ventilations

Answer 8

Victim begins to breathe on own
Another rescuer takes over
You are too exhausted to continue
The victim has no pulse- use an AED
The scene too unsafe

Question 9

Airway obstruction procedure

Answer 9

ADULT/ CHILD
5 back blows
5 abdominal thrusts

BABY
5 back blows
5 chest thrusts

Question 10

TIMES OF THINGS WHEN NO BREATH

Answer 10

3mins- lack of oxygen can stop heart and prevent blood spreading
4-6 mins- brain cell damage/death

Answer 11

12-20 breaths per minute

Question 12

When to give CPR or just ventilations

Answer 12

No breathing, no pulse = CPR

No breathing, yes pulse = Ventilations