ARC Review

 What are the major life-threatening conditions?
Sever breathing, No breathing, shock, broken ribs,  cardiac arrest, seizures and strokes.

2.              What is the first thing you do when you identify a life-threatening condition?
           First check for conciousness and then call EMS.

3.              What are the barriers to action for people at an accident scene?
           Unsure of what to do, Fear of being sued, fear of harming the person, fear of contacting diseases.

4.              Identify the major components of “Check/Call/Care”.
           Check the scene, check the person for conciousness/life-threatening conditions and breathing, Calling EMS, Caring until further help arrives.
 

5.              When you are checking for breathing, what should you be doing?

 

          Head tilt, chin lift and looking at victim's signs of breathing. Do this for no more than 10 seconds.

6.              How do you open a victim’s airway?

           Head tilt, chin lift.

7.              

                  Why do you give “Rescue Breathing”?
           To provide the victim's brains and other vital organs with oxygen in order to prevent permanent damage.
           

8.              What is the main signal of a heart attack?

            Crushing sensation in the chest, nausea, deep and irregular breathing, denial.

9.              What is the most common cause of heart attacks?

           Blocked arteries.

1           When is CPR needed? 

         When the victim is not breathing.

             When do you stop giving CPR/Rescue Breathing to a victim?

         When there is an obvious sign of life, emergency personnel take over, the scene becomes unsafe, you become exhausted,  an AED is available to use,

                What is the definition of “shock”

          When the body struggles to meet its oxygen and circulation requirements

               Give three signs of shock.

         Confusion, rapid breathing, sweaty but cool skin.

    

                What is normal breathing.

 Uncontrolled, regular and natural breathing with no noise or signs of struggle.

 

            List the changes / differences when checking and providing CPR for a:
        A.   child - First ask for permission from guardian. When checking for breathing, do not tilt the head as much as an adult, and in a "No Breathing" case start with 2 rescue breaths before starting CPR. Less air goes into rescue breathing and compressions are less deep: about 2 inches.

B.    infant- First ask for permission from guardian. When checking for breathing, do not tilt the head as much as an adult, and in a "No Breathing" case start with 2 rescue breaths before starting CPR. Less air goes into rescue breathing (cheekful) and compressions are less deep: about 1.5 inches.