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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Six reasons causing people to hesitate when providing emergency care to a patient

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  1. Anxiety
  2. Guilt
  3. Fear of imperfect performance
  4. Fear if making a person worse
  5. Fear of infection
  6. Responsibility concerns
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Chain of survivals 4 links

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  1. Early recognition and call for help
  2. Early CPR
  3. Early Defibrillation
  4. Early professional care and follow-up
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3
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Say the introductory statement

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Hello? My name is X, I’m an Emergency Responder. May I help you?

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4
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How frequent should you take a EFR refresher

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12-24 months

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5
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What does defibrillation do?

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Disrupts the abnormal twitching of a heart, restoring a normal heartbeat.

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6
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Arterial Bleeding description

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Bright red blood that spurts from a wound in rhythm with the heartbeat.

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Venous Bleeding description

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Dark red blood, steadily flowing from a wound without rhythmic spurts.

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Capillary Bleeding is

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Blood slowly oozing from the wound

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9
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In what circumstances should you always suspected spinal injury

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  • Lightning strike
  • A penetration wound, such is gunshot
  • Falling from height greater than the victims own height
  • Traffic or car accident
  • Being thrown from a motorised vehicle
  • Swimming pool headfirst dive incident
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10
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Explain AB CABS

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Airway Open?
Breathing Normally?
Chest compressions
Airway Open
Breathing for Patient 
Serious Bleeding, Shock, Spinal Injury
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11
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What are the three types of bleeding

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Arterial Bleeding
Venous Bleeding
Capillary Bleeding

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12
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AED long form

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Automated External Defibrillator

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13
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Long form of CPR

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Cardio
Pulmonary
Resuscitation

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14
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A stroke occurs when a blood vessel is _____ or _____ in the patient’s brain

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Blocked , Ruptured

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15
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The acronym to remember the signs of stroke

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FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time)

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16
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Heart attack occurs when

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Blood flow to part of patients heart is stopped or greatly reduced

17
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Cardiac Arrest is

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when a heart artery becomes blocked and the heart stops receiving oxygen, it may begin to quiver called ventricular fibrillation

18
Q

What shall you do to prevent yourself against blood-borne pathogen

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Use gloves
Use ventilation masks or face shields
Use eye to face shields
Always wash your hands on any other area with antibacterial soap and water after providing CPR and first-aid

19
Q

Six ways you should at to be protected by Good Samaritan Law

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  1. Only provide care that is within the scope of your training as an Emergency Responder
  2. Ask for permission to help
  3. Act in good faith
  4. Do not be reckless or negligent
  5. Act as a prudent person would
  6. Do not abandon the patient once you begin care.
20
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Two ways to recognise the cardiac arrest

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  • The patient does not respond when you speak to or touch him (he/she is unresponsive)
  • The patient does not appear to have any signs of circulation it’s not breathing normally coughing and is not moving
21
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What is ventricular fibrillation

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When the natural electrical impulses malfunction the heart begins to beat erratically

22
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What are some indication of shock

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Pale blueish tissue colour 
Alteref consciousness 
lacklustre eyes dazed look 
thirst 
Rapid weak pulse 
mental confusion anxiety restlessness, irritability 
moist clammy skin perhaps with shivering
Shallow but rapid and laboured breathing
23
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What are the four skills of emergency first response secondary care

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Injury assessment
Illness assessment
bandaging
splinting for dislocations and fractures

24
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An injury is defined as

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Physical harm to the body

25
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An illness is

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An unhealthy condition of the body

26
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Ratio of CPR

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30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths

27
Q

Effective chest compressions you should ___ and ___, depressing the breastbone -approximately ___ of the patients chest

A

Push hard
Push fast
1/3rd

28
Q

The AED connects to the patient via __ chest pads. It analyses the patient’s _______ .

A

2

Heart rhythm

29
Q

Always remember to S___ T___ & A___.

A

Stop Think Act

30
Q

Inward and Upward thrusts are needed on the stomach for ____

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Helping someone who’s choking

31
Q

The average breathing rate for adults / infants / children

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12-20 breaths/min , 30-60 breaths/min, 18-40 breaths/min

32
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Average pulse rate for Adults, Infants, Children

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60-80, 100-160, 60-110 bpm

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