First Aid Flashcards
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What is the acronym for the steps to be taken when doing resuscitation?
DRSABCD
What does D stand for with respect to the acronym DRS ABC?
Danger – check for danger to you, the patient or bystanders and make the area safe.
What does R stand for with respect to the acronym DRS ABC?
Response – Check for response by asking a simple question and grasp / squeeze the shoulder
What does S stand for with respect to the acronym DRS ABC?
Send for Help- Call 111 for an ambulance or send someone else to call.
What does A stand for with respect to the acronym DRS ABC?
Airway - - open the airway by tilting the head back and lifting the chin.
What does B stand for with respect to the acronym DRS ABC?
Breathing – check for normal breathing
What does C stand for with respect to the acronym DRS ABC?
CPR - Perform chest compressions and breaths and APPLY AN AED (Automatic Electronic Defibrillator) if available
What does the acronym AED stand for with regards to CPR (First Aid)?
Automatic Electronic Defibrillator
What does CPR stand for with respect to First Aid?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is the acronym for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?
CPR
______ is a manual method of pumping blood around a person’s body when they have suffered a cardiac arrest.
CPR
CPR is a ___________ of pumping blood around a person’s body when they have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Manual method
CPR is a manual method of ___________ around a person’s body when they have suffered a cardiac arrest.
pumping blood
CPR is a manual method of pumping blood around a _________ when they have suffered a cardiac arrest.
Person’s body
CPR is a manual method of pumping blood around a person’s body when they have ___________ a cardiac arrest.
suffered
CPR is a manual method of pumping blood around a person’s body when they have suffered a ___________.
Cardiac arrest
What does cardiac arrest mean?
The heart has stopped pumping
What is a term meaning the heart has stopped pumping?
Cardiac arrest
_______ is not designed to restart the heart but rather to keep blood pumping so that the heart and brain cells do not die due to lack of oxygen.
CPR
CPR is ________ designed to restart the heart but rather to keep blood pumping so that the heart and brain cells do not die due to lack of oxygen
not
CPR is not designed to __________ but rather to keep blood pumping so that the heart and brain cells do not die due to lack of oxygen.
restart the heart
CPR is not designed to restart the heart but rather to keep ____________ so that the heart and brain cells do not die due to lack of oxygen.
blood pumping
CPR is not designed to restart the heart but rather to keep blood pumping so that the ___________ and brain cells do not die due to lack of oxygen.
heart
CPR is not designed to restart the heart but rather to keep blood pumping so that the heart and ____________ do not die due to lack of oxygen
Brain cells