YMCA BLS study guide

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YMCA BLS study guide What is the immediate treatment for suspected cardiac arrest - ✔✔CPR The most effective way to end fibrillation is______ - ✔✔Defibrillation (using a defibrillator) For ... each minute in cardiac arrest, the chance of surviving goes down by about ______ - ✔✔10%, after as few as 10 minutes, survival is unlikely What do you do with an AED - ✔✔Press power button, listen to voice instructions, shock if needed Chain of survival (outside hospital) - ✔✔Early recognition of cardiac and prompt EAP, immediate CPR with high-quality chest compressions, Rapid defibrillation, effective basic and advanced EMS care and transport, effective post-cardiac arrest care at hospital Chain of survival (inside hospital) - ✔✔Monitoring-prevention-and treatment of prearrest conditions, early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt activation of EAP, immediate CPR with high-quality chest compressions, rapid defibrillation, effective post-cardiac arrest care Sudden cardiac arrest occurs _____ - ✔✔Primarily due to heart problem Secondary cardiac arrest occurs due to - ✔✔Blocked airway or loss of breathing Causes of secondary cardiac arrest - ✔✔Breathing conditions, drowning, and drug overdoses Are children or adults more likely to experience secondary cardiac arrest - ✔✔Children Age groups for CPR: infant is ______, child is ______, adult is ________ - ✔✔Younger than 1, from 1 until puberty, after puberty occurs Chain of survival for children/infants - ✔✔Prevention of airway and breathing emergency, early CPR with an emphasis on effective rescue breaths (if needed defibrillation with AED, prompt activation of the EAP, effective basic and advanced EMS care and transport, effective postcardiac arrest care at hospital Opioids takes in excess can depress and stop ______ - ✔✔Breathing Opioid overdoes is a common cause of ______ - ✔✔Secondary cardiac arrest What is Naloxone and what does it do - ✔✔A medication that can temporarily reverse the life threatening effects of opioids 2 key elements of effective CPR - ✔✔High-quality CPR skills and an efficient team approach to resuscitation High-quality CPR includes - ✔✔Beginning CPR compressions within 10 seconds of determining cardiac arrest, compressing fast at a rate of 100-120 times per min, compressing at least 2 inches on adults and at least 1/3 the depth of the chest for children and infants, allowing for complete chest recoil, minimizing interruptions to compressions, effective rescue breaths that create visible chest rise, avoiding excessive air on rescue breaths An effective team approach: - ✔✔Has clearly defined roles, uses clear and effective communication, allows multiple treatments to occur at the same time, maintains high-quality CPR by allowing team members to switch places when tired, minimizing interruptions How fast can CPR skills deteriorate - ✔✔In as few as 3 months For your safety, before approaching a situation always_______ - ✔✔Look for obvious hazards, consider possibility of hidden dangers, do not enter if scene is not safe What are the most common infectious blood borne diseases - ✔✔Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS What are standard precautions? - ✔✔Protective practices used when providing care whether or not an infection is suspected What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ✔✔Protective barriers such as disposable gloves and CPR masks worn to prevent exposure to infectious diseases The basic CPR skills used to provide the most effective approach to cardiac arrest include: - ✔✔High-quality chest compressions, High-quality rescue breaths using a CPR mask or bagmask device, use of an automate external defibrillator(AED), checking for life-threatening emergencies using a BLS assessment [Show More]

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