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Heatlh quiz 3 (8 pt)
CPR and cardiac arrest
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What are the steps to care for conscious choking? | check the scene+person, (if coughing encourage them), call 911, get consent, give 5 backblows, give 5 abdominal thrusts, continue until object comes out, they can breathe or they become unconscious |
What are the ABC's? | Airway, Breathing, Circulation |
Airway | check to see if they have an open airway and are breathing |
Breathing | check for sings of breathing, lookl isten and feel |
Circluation | check for a pulse for no more than ten seconds |
What are the signs of a heart attack? | discomfort, pressure or pain, pain that comes and goes, trouble breathing, sweat, persistent chest discomfort, radiating pain, dizziness, nausea, pale |
What are the risk factors of a heart attack? | junk food, generally men are younger when they get them , african americans, native americans, a history of heart disease |
What is the cardiac chain of survival? | Early recognition, and access(9110, Early CPR, Early AED, Early advanced medical care |
Cardiac arrest | heart stops |
Heart attack | arteries are blocked, heart doesn't stop, but beats irregularly-flutters |
What do you do to treat a heart attack? | give them asprin, call 911, tell them to rest |