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ER Lesson 2
Question | Answer |
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Respitory Emergancy is | conscious choking |
What is respiratory distess | When someone is struggling to get air |
What is respiratory arrest | When someone isnt getting any air |
What is the sign for choking | when your hands are at your neck |
What do yuo do when someone is choking | Tell them to keep coughing Have someone call 9-1-1 Stay with them |
Why would you tell them to keep coughing | They may be able to cough the object up on there own.And when there coughing it means there still getting air at tbhat point |
Why would you call 9-1-1 | Even when they are coughing they could stop getting air at some point they may also have damaged there airway from what they were choking on |
If they stop coughing what do you do | you begin the life saving techniwques |
How do you give back blows | You place your arm across them toching the other shoulder bend them over your hand and hit them on the back with the heel of your hand if your doing it right you will hear a hollow sound |
Gow do you perform upper thrust | you find there belly button and place 2 fingers 2 inches above the belly button you place your fist where your 2 fingers are then you bring your other hand around and put it over your fist |
How many back blows and upper thrust do you do | you do 5 each |
What do you do when they become unconscious | you lock your arms under there shoulders and oull them twords your body you should always protect there head at all times |