Chain of Survival + The Heart and When It Breaks

Question 1

List and describe the links in the chain of survival.

1. Early Health Choices
2. Early Recognition
3. Early Access
4. Early CPR
5. Early Defibrillation
6. Early Advanced Care
7. Early Rehabilitation

Answer 1

1. Making healthy lifestyle decisions about smoking,diet, and exercise.
2. Recognizing a life threatening emergency.
3. Call 911. Response time is 6-8 minuets in Calgary.
4. Maintaining breathing and circulation.
5. Shocking to reset the heart. Portable AED in all public establishments.
6. Paramedics.
7. Return to normal life.

Question 2

Without oxygen, serious damage to the brain starts in_______ minutes.

Answer 2

4-6.

Question 3

When one of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart gets blocked chest pains occurs. If the blockages opens up after a short time, this pain is known as _____.

Answer 3

angina

Question 4

If the artery stays blocked and the pain remains, the affected heart muscle starts to die. This is what is commonly known as a _____ _____ or an _______.

Answer 4

A heart attack or an infarction.

Question 5

Define Cardiac arrest.

Answer 5

When the heart stops beating.

Question 6

When the heart loses rhythmical pumping action it may start to ______.

Answer 6

fibrillate.

Question 7

A small computerized device that sends a shock to the heart in an attempt to reset the heart to a normal smooth pumping actions is called an ___.

Answer 7

AED(Automated External Defibrillator)

Question 8

CPR stands for ____ ______ ________.

Answer 8

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Question 9

Performing CPR on a person whose heart has stopped beating means doing these two things.

a) ________.
b) ________.

Answer 9

a) Pushing on a persons chest to force blood flow.

b) Mouth to mouth to force airflow.

Question 10

What is a stroke?

Answer 10

An area of the brain without oxygen