day 5 Flashcards
AED =
automated external defibrillator
When should you not elevate a passengers legs?
if they are having a stroke
FAST =
face, arms, speech, time
SAMPLE =
Sign and symptoms, Allergies, Medication, past medical history/pregnancy, last oral intake, Events leading up to the incident
OPQRST =
Onset, Provocation(what caused the pain) quality (nature of pain) radiation (where is the pain located and is it spreading) severity, time
BAP =
brain, airways, pulse
do you take the pulse of someone who is unconscious
no
If someone is unconscious but they are breathing what do you do?
put them in the recovery position
what is the ratio in cpr between chest compression and rescue breaths
30:2
what rate should chest compressions be performed on adults?
100 to 120 bpm
what rate should chest compressions be performed on infants?
minimum 120 bpm
AVPU =
awake, (are they awake) verbal, (are they able to speak) pain (are they responsive to pain) unresponsive to stimuli
what age range is defined by infancy in relation to medicine ?
0-1
who is considered to be a child medically ?
1-puberty
What should you do before giving cpr to an infant ?
perform 5 rescue breaths