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AvMed Day 3 Flashcards

1
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Where is the heart located?

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The centre of the sternum slightly to the left

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2
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What happens when the heart speeds up?

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Pumps more oxygen around the body

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3
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What’s a sinus node?

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Gives off electrical charge to make it beat

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What does the heart need?

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Electricity, blood and oxygen

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What do red blood cells do?

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Carry oxygen

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What do white blood cells do?

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Fight infection

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What do platelets do?

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They form clots

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8
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What makes up 60% of the blood volume?

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Plasma

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9
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What do arteries do?

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Carry oxygenated blood around the body

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What do the veins do?

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Carry blood with less oxygen to the heart

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What are the capillaries?

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Tiny bloody vessels between the arteries and veins

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What’s Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?

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Where blood clots form in the deep veins of the legs, groin and upper parts of the arm

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13
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What causes DVT?

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Long periods of time immobile

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What’s the risk factors of DVT?

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-Immobility
-Cramped seating position
-extremes of heights
-Aged over 60
-Recent major surgery
-Personal/family history of DVT
-Heart disease
-Cancer
-Pregnancy
-Trauma or surgery of lower limbs
-Obesity
-The oral contraceptive pill

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15
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How can you prevent DVT?

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-Place hand luggage in over head locker
-Don’t sit with legs crossed
-Simple exercises
-Elevate legs where possible
-Short walk every 2-3 hours
-Avoid excess alcohol and sleep tablets
-Watch the health video

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16
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What percentage of DVT are symptom free?

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50%

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17
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What’s the treatment for DVT?

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-Raise legs on seats to level of body, do not elevate the legs
-PO
-AVPU every 10 mins
-Complete IIOR
-Give casualty reassurance and stay with them

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18
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What does PE stand for?

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Pulmonary Embolism

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19
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What’s the signs and symptoms of a PE?

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-Sudden chest pain
-Breathlessness
-Coughing up blood
-Fainting
-Signs of shock
-Abnormal pulse rate

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20
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How should treat a PE?

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The same as a heart attack

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21
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What’s Angina?

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Reduced amount of oxygen to the heart usually when heart is over worked

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How is Angina caused?

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From heart disease where there’s a build up of plaque in the arteries and blood can’t get through quick enough

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23
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What’s helps reduce the symptoms of Angina?

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GNT spray

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24
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What does GNT spray do?

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It expands all blood vessels

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25
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How do you give GTN to a passenger and why?

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2 sprays under tongue as it gets to the blood stream quicker

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26
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What’s the signs and symptoms of Angina?

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-Chest pain that may feel tight, heavy and dull which may spread to your arms, neck, jaw and back
-Breathlessness
-Weakness/Fatigue
-Feeling of anxiety
-Nausea

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27
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What’s the treatment for Angina?

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-Rest casualty in reclined seat to reduce pain
-Time angina attack
-Administer PO and call MedLink
-Loosen tight clothing and open air vents
-Encourage casualty to take GTN
-Monitor and record AVPU and pulse every 10 mins
-Complete IIOR
-Give reassurance and stay with them

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28
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What should you do if the Angina attack lasts longer than 15 minutes?

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Don’t resolve with rest and medication (or if it’s casualty’s first experience of this type of pain) treat as a heart attack

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29
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What’s the signs and symptoms of a heart attack?

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-Severe chest pain with feeling of heaviness, tightness and squeezing
-Can spread into both arms, jaw, back, tummy
-Persons body language
-Lightheaded/Dizziness
-Abnormal breathing and pulse rates
-Shortness of breath
-Pale, cold and clammy skin or sweating
-Nausea and vomiting
-Casualty may feel a sense of ‘impending doom’/over whelming anxiety
-Get med history

30
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What’s the treatment for a heart attack?

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-Rest casualty in reclined seat (don’t move unnecessarily
-Never make casualty aware of defib
-Call MedLink
-PO
-Loosen tight clothing and open air vents
-Check AVPU, pulse and breathing rates every 10 mins
-Fill out IIOR
-FSM will make a PA for a MQV

31
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When would you use an ECG?

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To help diagnose and monitor conditions affecting the heart

32
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Once you have the reading from the ECG what would you do?

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Send them to MedLink

33
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Where is the ECG kept?

A

At L1

34
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What app on your IPad to you use to get the readings?

A

CardioSecur

35
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What’s shock?

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The inability of the circulation system to supply the cells of the body with enough oxygenated blood to meet their needs

36
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What’s the causes of shock?

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-Severe bleeding
-Severe vomit to f and Diarrhoea
-Severe fractures
-Severe burns
-Heart attack
-Severe infection

37
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What’s the common causes of a cardiac arrest?

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-Heart attack
-Asthma
-Hypoxia
-Shock
-Hyperthermia
-Overdose

38
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What’s the chain of survival?

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-Early help
-Early CPR
-Early AED
-Early hospital

39
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Early help

A

-Notice signs
-Symptoms
-Call 99

40
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Early CPR

A

Perform CPR ASAP

41
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Early AED

A

Use defib

42
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Early hospital

A

Depends on day

43
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When you do a 10 second breathing test and the breathing is not there what does this indicate?

A

A cardiac arrest

44
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What would indicate not normal breathing?

A

-Gasping
-No sound

45
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Once you have done you DRAB assessment and have determined a cardiac arrest, what do you shout?

A

“Cabin crew delta foxtrot to (location)” x2

46
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When giving CPR how far should you push down?

A

Push down to a 3rd of their chest (on average 5-6cm)

47
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Where is the AED located?

A

L1

48
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What’s the minimum age of a person you can use a AED on?

A

1 years old

49
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When you use the AED who should you notify?

A

The APIC

50
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What’s in the AED prep kit?

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-Pocket mask
-Scissors
-Gloves
-Swabs

51
Q

Once the AED is on what will it look for?

A

The ventricle fibrillation (VF) rhythm

52
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What is the Ventricle Fibrillation (VF) rhythm?

A

The electrical activity in the heart

53
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What’s the minium age of a casualty to use an I-Gel?

A

8 years old

54
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Where does the I-Gel live?

A

In the EMK in the blue module

55
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What happens when you insert the I-gel?

A

CPR stops

56
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What do you do once the I-Gel is inserted?

A

Get a PO, remove bayonet and attach resuscitator mask to the I-Gel

57
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How many attempts do you have to fit an I-Gel?

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3

58
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On casualty’s aged 1-18 what should you do before starting treatment?

A

You should give them 5 initial rescue breaths

59
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What kind of chest compressions should you do on a child?

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1 handed

60
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How should you place the AED on a child?

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1 pad on the front one on the back

61
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How do you check for alertness for an infant?

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Rub belly and foot

62
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How do you do head tilt, chin lift on an infant?

A

Lift head neutrally

63
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If you think you see signs of life what should you do?

A

Stop and do 10 second breath check

64
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If after the 10 second breath check they are alive, what should you do?

A

-Put them in the recovery posistion
-Leave I-gel in and put PO mask on top
-Cover casualty with a blanket

65
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Can you still use an AED on a pregnant casualty?

A

Yes

66
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Where should you position your hands when performing CPR on a pregnant casualty?

A

Higher up to accommodate

67
Q

Who will come to assist once you’ve landed if there has been a death on board?

A

PORT Health

68
Q

What will the AED say if there is no sign of life?

A

No shock advised

69
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How long are you expected to perform CPR for?

A

30 minutes

70
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At what time should you start to prepare the family in a bad outcome?

A

25 minutes into CPR

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