CPR Flashcards

1
Q

meaning of CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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2
Q

is used when someone has collapsed and is not breathing

A

CPR

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3
Q

it can help people stay alive until emergency services arrive

A

CPR

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4
Q

meaning of DRASBCD

A
  • DANGER
  • RESPONSE
  • SHOUT FOR HELP
  • AIRWAY
  • BREATHING
  • CIRCULATION
  • DEFIBRILLATION
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5
Q

look around and make sure first if the area is safe for yourself and others before approaching

A

DANGER

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6
Q

shake them gently by the shoulders and ask them loudly “Are you alright?”

A

RESPONSE

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7
Q

if there is no response

A

SHOUT FOR HELP

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8
Q

gently tilt the head back to open up the airway

A

AIRWAY

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9
Q

look, listen, and feel for signs of normal

A

BREATHING

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10
Q

—– for normal chest movements

A

look

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11
Q

—– for normal breathing sounds

A

listen

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12
Q

—– try to feel their breath against your face

A

feel

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13
Q

do this for no more than 10 seconds

A

feel

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14
Q

there is no sign of breathing or they are breathing in an unusually noisy way you MUST?

A

DO CPR

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15
Q

it means the flow of blood around the body and when the heart stops pumping we need to take over this role by pushing down hard and fast on the chest

A

CIRCULATION

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16
Q

start by placing the heel of one hand at the center of a person’s chest and interlock your fingers

A

CIRCULATION

17
Q

with arms straightened, press hard and fast letting the chest to ——- each time

A

come back up fully

18
Q

when doing cpr, fast means how many times in every second?

A

two times

19
Q

hard means chest must go down by about

A

5 cm

20
Q

this two procedures is crucial for cpr to be effective

A

pushing hard and fast

21
Q

give how many rescue breaths every 30 compressions?

A

2

22
Q

give 2 rescue breaths every how many compressions?

A

30

23
Q

it means delivering a shock to restart the heartbeat

A

DEFIBRILLATION

24
Q

some public areas and workplaces have an easy-to-use defibrillator on site called

A

AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR or AED

25
Q

what does AED mean?

A

AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR

26
Q

means it’s the machine that decides what do to and talks you through the steps

A

automatic

27
Q

if there is no AED available what must one do?

A

do CPR