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Respitory Emergency
lesson 2
Question | Answer |
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What is respiratory distress? | When someone is struggling to get air in. |
What do you do if someone is chocking? | Tell them to keep coughing. Get someone to call 9-1-1. Stay with them. |
Why would you tell someone to keep coughing? | They might be able to get whatever is in their throat out themselves. |
Why would you call 9-1-1? | Even though they are still coughing they might quit at some point and also they might have damaged their air ways with whatever as lodged in their throat. |
What is respiratory arrest? | When someomne is not getting any air. |
How do you gain expressed conesnt? | Say your name. Say your trained. Ask if you can help. |
What do you do when a person quits coughing and is in respiratory arrest? | You need to begin the life saving techniques used when someone's airways are completely blocked. |
What are the steps of helping someone who has something lodged in their throat and they have stopped breathing? | Put 1 foot behind and beside them. Then you bend them at the waist woth your arm across chest and them after that you make a fist and put it above the bell button nd push in and up. |
What is the muscle located below the lungs? | Diaphragm |
How many back blows and abdominal thrusts do you do? | 5 Each until the substance comes out the throat or the person goes unconciuos. |
What do you do if the person goes unconcious? | Lower them to the ground and make sure you support they head and spine. |
What are the signs of chocking? | Pointing at the throat. Coughing alot, Big eyes. |