CPR Flashcards
(20 cards)
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What are the 4 R’s? What do they mean?
Risk: factors in your life for developing heart disease or having a stroke
Recognize: how to recognize a developing emergency
React: what to do when you see a developing emergency
Resuscitate: : how to do CPR, how to use an AED and, how to help someone who is choking
Difference between Heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke and angina?
Heart attack: An artery in the heart is blocked by plaque, no circulation=no oxygen
Cardiac arrest: When the heart stops beating, not pumping blood, heart starts to fibrillate
Stroke: An artery in the brain is blocked
Angina: An artery is blocked but then reopens after a little bit
What medicine is taken for people diagnosed with Angina?
Nitroglycerin
What does AED stand for?
Automated external defibrillator
Risk factors?
- Smoking
- High blood cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Lack of exercise
- Excessive stress
4 things to Recognize?
- Signs of a heart attack
- Signs of a stroke
- Signs of cardiac arrest
- Denial and fear
Signs of a heart attack? 5 P’s?
- Pain
- Pale
- Puffing
- Pooped
- Puking
Signs of a stroke? FAST?
F: face is drooping
A: arms, can you raise both
S: speech is slurred, jumbled
T: time to call 9-1-1
Signs of cardiac arrest?
Unconscious, unresponsive, and not breathing
React for heart attack or stroke?
HEART ATTACK:
Check for hazards: no fire, wire, glass or gas
Get someone or yourself to call 9-1-1, get an AED
Conscious: Explain you have CPR training, ask if you can help
Ask if they take nitroglycerin, if not take 2 normal aspirin tablets
STROKE:
no aspirin
position sitting or lying down on numb side of body
loosen tight clothing
talk to the person, keep them conscious
React for cardiac arrest?
Ask someone to call 9-1-1 and get an AED
start CPR
Steps to resuscitate an adult?
- Check for hazards: no fire, wire, glass or gas
- Slowly approach, clap hands, yell hello try to speak to them, wake them up
- Check for breathing, ear above nose, cheek above mouth, head towards stomach
- Tell someone to call 9-1-1, describe the situation, tell someone to get an AED, tell both to come back
- Landmark the exact spot to start CPR
- Start chest compressions, 30, then 2 breaths
- Place AED, follow instructions
Steps to resuscitate an adult when choking?
- Ask the person if they are choking
- Explain what you are going to do, call 9-1-1
- Give abdominal thrusts
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How do you give an abdominal thrust? to another and when alone?
To another person:
1. stand behind the person
2. Make fist with one hand, place slightly above belly button, grasp fist with other hand, press inward and upward
3. Repeat
Alone:
1. Call 9-1-1
2. Use chair and jump on it
What are Opioids?
Drugs prescribed to treat pain
What is Fentanyl?
Powerful opioids prescribed to treat severe pain. Taking the right amount is safe. When other drugs are laced with it, not safe.
What happens in an Opioid Overdose?
A person may become sleepy, dopey, fall unconscious, and may stop breathing. Can die
What is Naloxone?
Fast-acting medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an
opioid overdose. Can restore normal breathing within minutes.
Steps to responding to a Opioid overdose? If not responsive and not breathing? If not responsive and is breathing?
- Check for hazards: no fire, wire, glass or gas
- Are they conscious?
- Call for help
- Call 9-1-1, send someone for naloxone and an AED
If not responsive and not breathing: - start CPR
- Give nasal naloxone spray
- Use AED
If not responsive and is breathing:
1. recovery position on their side
2. Watch their responsiveness
