Basic Life Support Flashcards
What does SAFE stand for??
S- Save approach
A- Assess for danger
F- Find and free the casualty
E- Evaluate
What is the Chain of Survival?
- Early recognition and call for help.
- Early CPR
- Early Defib
- Post Resus Care
How much percentage is in oxygen without a BVM?
21 %
what are the 2 shockable heart rhythms?
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia
State a non-shockable heart rhythm?
- Asystole
PEA - Pulseless Electrical Activity
State the 8 Potentially Reservable Causes?
Hypoxia Hypovolemia Hypothermica Hypo / Hyperkalemia Tension Pneumothorax Tamponade Toxic & Therapeutic OD Thromboembolic / mechanical Obstruction
State three types of Defib?
- Manual Defib
- Semi-automatic Defib
- Automated External Defib
State some defib safety rules?
- Direct / Indirect Contact
- Water / Sweat removal
- Jewellery / metal surfaces
- GTN patches
- Excessive body hair
- O2 1 metre away
- Pad contact
- Pacemakers
What are the factors affecting successful defib?
- Serviceable Equipment
- Early Defib
- Battery Strength
- Pad Application
- Enviroment
Paediatric Life support can be split into two groups?
Infants - below 1 year
Child - 1 to 15 years
What is the three risks to the airway?
- Immediate - Blockage
- Delayed - mins/hrs after (burns/swelling)
- Insidious - slow deterioration easily over looked
Name two Airway adjuncts??
OPA
NPA
What are the Cylinder sizes for O2??
Size D - 340 lters
Size E - 680lters
Size F - 1360lters
What does PULHHEEMS stand for?
Physical Capacity Upper Limbs Locomotion/Lower Limbs Hearing Right Hearing Left Eyes Right Eyes Left Mental Capacity s- Emotional Stability
What does PAP 10 mean?
Pulheems
Administration
Pamphlet
(standard of medical grading)
