Life threatening situations

Question 1

what does ABC stand for?

Answer 1

A- airways
B- breathing
C- circulation

Question 2

what is the time period where brain cell start to die from the lack of O2

Answer 2

3-5 minutes

Question 3

what conditions can affect breathing?

Answer 3

• A heart attack
• An inury to chest or head
• Drowning
• A severe allergy
• poisoning by drugs or toxic gases

Question 4

What is Shock?

Answer 4

life -threatening condition which occurs when the body’s circulatory system fails for some reason. Enough O2 can’t be pumped around the body.

This can lead to death.

Question 5

Signs of shock?

Answer 5

-cold sweaty skin
-weak, unable to stand
-skin much paler than usual

Question 6

what are some causes of shock?

Answer 6

• excessive bleeding, internally or externally
• failure of the heart pumping properly (HEART ATTACK)
• hypoglycaemia
• heavy fluid loss (VOMITING, DIARRHOEA, SEVERE BURNS)

Question 7

What is Basic life support (BLS)

Answer 7

• LOOK FOR DANGER
  -CPR (chest compressions
• Rescue breaths
  (30:2 in terms of chest compressions and rescue breaths).

Question 8

Agonal breathing

Answer 8

• Abnormal breathing pattern
• typically slow, sometimes nosiy
  -occurs every 10-15 seconds

Question 9

what are some sounds people with agonal breathing make?

Answer 9

• gasping
  -snorting
• gurgling
• making funny noises

(note patients may be collapsed and uncoscious)

Question 10

what two things potential cause of shock

Answer 10

• heavy fluid loss
• failure of the heart pumping properly

Question 11

what can cause uncosciousness might affect a person’s airways ?

Answer 11

• the tongue may flop back and block the airway

Question 12

is one sided weakness a sign of shock

Answer 12

-no
- usually sign of a stroke.