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Chapter 1 Before Giving Care Flashcards

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What is the number 1 cause of death in the u.s??

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Heart diease

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What does EMS stand for and what do they do???

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EMS stands for Emergency Medical Services,

EMS system is a network of community resources including police fire and medical personnel-and you

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When does the EMS system go into action????

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When someone recognizes that emergency exist and decides to action.

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What is your EMS role’s 4 basic steps????

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  1. Recognize that an emergency exist
  2. Decide to act
  3. Activate EMS
  4. Give care until help takes over
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Step 1: recognize that an emergency exist

What do you have to be aware of to recognize that an emergency exist????

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Unusual nosies, unusual sight, unusual odors, unusual appearance and behavior

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List Examples of unusual nosies.

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  1. Screaming, moaning, yelling, or calls for help.
    Breaking of glass, crashing metal, or screeching tires
  2. A change in sound made by machinery or equipment
  3. Sudden nosies such as the sound of collapsing building of fallen ladder
    Unusual silence.
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List example of unusual sights

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  1. A stopped vehicle on the roadside Or car that has run off of the road
  2. Downed electrical wires
  3. A Person laying motionless
  4. Spilled medication or empty container
  5. An overturned pot in the kitchen
  6. Sparks, smoke, or fire
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List examples of unusual odors

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  1. Odors stronger than usual
  2. Unrecognized odors
  3. Inappropriate odors
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List examples of unusual appearance or behavior

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  1. Unconscious
  2. Confusion, drowsiness, unusual behavior
  3. Trouble breathing
  4. Sudden collapse, slip or fall
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Step 2: deciding to act.

What are the most common factors that keep people away from responding to an emergency????

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  1. Panic of doing something wrong
  2. Being unsure of the persons condition and what to do
  3. Assuming another person will take action
  4. Type of injury or illness
  5. Fear of catching diseases
  6. Fear of being sued
  7. Being unsure when to call 911
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What do you do if you are not sure what to do????

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Call 911, the worst thing to do is to do nothing

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What type of injuries you might see in an emergency??

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Blood, vomit, bad odor, deformed body parts or torned or burned skin. But you have to get in control of your self and give care

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What is the Good Samaritan law???

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Law that protects people against claim of negligence when they give emergency care in good faith without expecting anything in return.

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To be covered by the Good Samaritan law you should.?

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  1. Move a person only if the person’s life is in danger
  2. Ask a conscious person for permission, also called consent, before giving care
  3. Call 911 immediately
  4. Check for life threatening conditions before giving care
  5. Continue to give care until more highly trained EMS takes over.
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How do you activated the EMS system and what should you have ready when your call is answered????

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Call 911!!!!!!

  1. Your phone number
  2. Address
  3. Location of your emergency example gym, Walmart, school etc.
  4. what do you need, police? Fire? Medical??
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You should give the appropriate care to a person in an ill or injured person until?

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  1. You see an obvious sign of life such as breathing
  2. Another trained EMS personnel takes over
  3. You are to exhausted to continue
  4. The scene becomes unsafe
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What is express consent????

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When a conscious person who understands your question and what you plan to do gives permission to give care

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What is implied consent

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People who are unconscious or unable to respond such as a unconscious, confused, mentally impaired, seriously injured or seriously ill person.

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What do you do to get a permission from a injured or ill person???

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  1. Tell them your name
  2. How much training you have
  3. What you think is wrong
  4. What you plan to do
  5. Ask permission to give care
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What is the difference between bacteria and virus???

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Bacteria can live outside the body and do not depend on other organism to live and they can be treated with medication like antibiotics

A virus depends on other organism to live, once it’s in the body it’s hard to stop there progression, FEW medication can fight viruses

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What are the standards precaution to prevent disease transmission???

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  1. Avoid contact with blood and other bodily fluids or objects that might be soiled with blood or bodily fluids
  2. Use protective CPR berating barriers
  3. Use barriers such as gloves
  4. Cover any of your cuts or sores with bandages before putting on gloves
  5. Do not eat, drink, touch your mouth, nose, eyes, before washing your hands after giving care
  6. Wash your hands with warm hot soapy water
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How to you clean up blood spills????

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  1. Clean up spill immediately
  2. Use disposable gloves
  3. Wipe up spill with paper towel
  4. If spill is mixed up with broken glass or needles use a tong, a broom, and dustpan or two pieces of cardboard
  5. After area had been cleaned flood the area with an appropriate disinfectant such as approximately 1 / 1 half Cups of liquid chlorine
  6. Dispose contaminated material in an bio hazard container
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What are the emergency action steps? Not the basic steps the action steps!!!!!

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  1. CHECK
  2. CALL
  3. CARE
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What are the 2 non emergency moves???

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Walking assist

Two person seat carry

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List 4 emergency moves

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Pack strap carry
Clothes drag
Blanket drag
Ankle drag

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What should you CHECK???

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The scene and person

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Who should you CALL?

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911

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Who should you CARE

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For the person

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CHECK that the scene is safe for you and the bystander before giving care?? True or false

What question should you ask your self while checking the scene

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True. 
 Is it's safe?
 Is immediate danger involved? 
What happened?? 
How many people are involved? 
Is anyone else available to help?? 
What is wrong???
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Decide to call or care first????

If you are alone:

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Do not do further harm monitor person breathing

Call 911 before giving care for:
any adult or child about 12 years of age who is unconscious
A child or infant who witnessed sudden collapsed
An unconscious child or infant know to have heart problems

Give care first for 2 minutes then call 911 for:
an unconscious child younger than 12 who you do not see collapse
An drowning victim.

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How do you give care for conscious person?

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  1. No farther harm
  2. Monitor breathing and consciousness
  3. Help person rest in comfortable position
  4. Keep person chilled or overheated
  5. Reassure Person
  6. Give specific care needed
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You should transport a ill injured person. True or false?

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False!!!!

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What are the 3 assists for water rescue??

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  1. Reaching assist
  2. Throwing assist
  3. Wading assist
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List the interview question when checking a conscious person

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  1. What happened??
  2. Do you feel pain or discomfort anywhere?
  3. Do you have any allergies??
  4. Do you have any medical condition or are you taking any medication???
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What are the 3 condition needed to keep the blood flowing???

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  1. The heart is working well and normal
  2. An adequate amount of oxygenated rich blood must be circulating body
  3. The blood vessels must be intact and able to adjust blood flow
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What is shock???

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Shock is a condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough oxygen rich blood to the body’s tissues and vital organ

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What are the signals of shock??

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  1. Restlessness or irritably
  2. Alterd level of consciousness
  3. Nausea or vomiting
  4. Pale, ashen, or grayish cool moist skin
  5. Rapid breathing and pulse
  6. Excessive thirst.
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What to do until help arrives for shock

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Have person lie down 
Control external bleeding 
Help maintain  body temp 
Don't give victim anything to eat or drink 
Reassure  person 
 Monitor breathing
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How do you open a person’s airway when they are unconcious

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Do head tilt chin lift

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What is H.A.N.E.S

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It’s a recovery positions

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