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Question | Answer |
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How do you gain expreesed consent? | -Say your name -Say your trained -Ask if you can help |
Why do you tell people that are choking to keep coughing? | They may be able to cough the object up on their own. When they are coughing, they are still gettig air at that point. |
What do you do if you come arcoss someone choking? | 1. Tell them to keep coughing 2. Have someone call 9-1-1 3. Stay with them |
What is Respiratory Distress? | When someone is struggling to get air. |
What is Respiratory Arrest? | When someone is NOT getting ANY air. |
What does it mean when they stop coughing? | They are now in Respiratory Arrest. |
How do you do an upper thrust? | Find their navel and place two fingers above it, place your fist where your fingers are with your thumb against their stomach, reach around them with your other hand and hold your fist. |
Why call 9-1-1? | Even if the person is still coughing and getting air, at some point they could stop getting air. |
What is the diaphram, and where is it located? | The Diaphram is a muscle, that is below the lungs and above the stomach. |
How do you know how when to stop the 5 and 5 technique? | 1: If the object is forced out 2: If the person becomes unconscious |
What is the "5 and 5 technique?" | 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrust. |
How do you proform a back blows? | 1: Place the heel of one hand between their shoulder blades 2:You should hear a hollow sound when you are hitting the right spot 3:Stand the person back up straight |