Question | Answer |
an electrical shock that disrupts the electrical activit of the hart long enough to allow the heart to spontaneously develop an effective rhythm | defibrillation |
a sudden illness involving the death of heart muscle tissue when it does not receive oxygen-rich blood, also known as myocardial infarction | heart attack |
fatty substance made by the body and found in certain foods too much in the blood can cause fatty deosis on artery walls that may restrict or block blood flow | cholestrol |
has no signs of life | clinically dead |
monitor the victim closely until EMS personnel arrive. | care for the heart attack victim |
chest pain spreading to the shoulders, neck, jaw, stomach, back or arms | signals of heart attack |
do not touch the victim while the AED is analyzing, touching or moving the victim may affect analysis | precauton of the use of an AED |
respiratory distress can be caused by | drugs |
conditons or behaviors that increase the chance that a person will develop a disease | risk factors |
abnormal heart rhythm characterized by disorganized electrical activity, which results in the quivering of the ventricles | ventricular fibrillaton |
abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid contractions of the ventricles | ventricular tachycardia |
check, call, check, care | emergency action steps |
look at scene and the victim | check |
get someone to call emergency number | call |
look for signs of life | 2nd check |
begin CPR with chest compressions at a rate of 100 compressions per minute | care |
hand postion 1 1/2 to 2 inches | adult |
hand postion 1 to 1 1/2 inches | child |
2 to 3 fingers | infant |
use AED on | adult and child |
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