Red Cross Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+

Red Cross Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+ permission from consciousness competent person - ✔✔-actual consent permission to give first aid to an unconscious person or mentally incompetent person - ✔✔-i ...

Red Cross Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+ permission from consciousness competent person - ✔✔-actual consent permission to give first aid to an unconscious person or mentally incompetent person - ✔✔-implied consent developed to encourage people to help others in emergency situations protects responder from financial responsibility like being sued - ✔✔-good samaritan laws what are the universal precautions - ✔✔-wear gloves wear face mask wash hands after gloves are removed when you ventilate too hard and the air skips the lungs and goes into the stomach - ✔✔-gastric distention what is supine position - ✔✔-on their back; flat hard firm surface what is the prone position? - ✔✔-face down what is the recovery position? - ✔✔-on the side (roll as one unit no twisting) death of cardiac arrest muscle to the heart due to a blockage - ✔✔-heart attack when the heart stops: following a heart attack/blockage - ✔✔-cardiac arrest what are the 5 things you must do as a good samaritan in order for the law to protect you? - ✔✔-move a person only if the persons life were in danger. 2. ask conscious person for permission before giving care 3. check person for life threatening conditions 4. call 911 5. continue to give care until personnel takes over what are 3 reasons you would ever move a victim? - ✔✔-when faced with immediate danger 2. if you have to get to another victim with more serious problems 3. to provide proper care list the emergency action principles - ✔✔-check call care what are the four links in the cardiac chain of survival? - ✔✔-1. early recognition and access to emergency system call 911 2. early CPR 3. early defibrillation 4. early advanced life support what are the 4 life threatening conditions? - ✔✔-Unconsciousness No breathing or difficulty breathing No pulse Severe bleeding when calling 911, why should you hang up after the dispatcher does? - ✔✔-you should only hang up after teh dispatcher does so they have all your information like location how many injured or basis of scene what phrase is used to check consciousness? - ✔✔-Hey Hey are you okay? what is the proper way to open the airway? - ✔✔-tilt head back lift chin up when checking an unconscious adult if they are breathing what should you do next? - ✔✔-call 911 how long should you look listen and feel for signs of breathing on an unconscious adult? - ✔✔-listen for no more than ten seconds how long should each rescue breath last? - ✔✔-one second unconscious choking adult should receive what type of consent - ✔✔-implied conscious choking adult should receive what type of consent - ✔✔-actual what object should you use to perform abdominal thrusts if you are alone and choking - ✔✔-use the back of a tall char and call 911 what part of the hand should you use when delivering back blows - ✔✔-the heel of your hand what spot should your fist be located on the victims abdomen when delivering abdominal thrusts? - ✔✔-Stand behind victim Find belly button Make fist with other hand Place thumb side of fist against middle of victims abdomen (just above belly button) Grab fist with other hand Quick upward thrusts what should you do when the first 2 rescue breaths don't go in for an unconscious choking adult? - ✔✔- you should reposition then give 2 more rescue breaths what two steps do you perform for unconscious choking adult that you do not perform for CPR - ✔✔-1. check for object 2. extra rescue breaths what is the rate of chest compressions per minute - ✔✔-100 what 2 spots on the victims chest should you place the connector pads - ✔✔-one above the left nipple line and on the right side of the chest what does rice stand for? - ✔✔-Rest, Immobilization, Cold apply ice up to 72 hrs 20 on and 20 off, Elevate what are the signs of a heart attack - ✔✔-chest discomfort or any pain, sweating, nausea, shortness of breath, general ill feelin