First Aid/Medical/CPR/DC/ORM Flashcards
What is a pressure point?
A point on the body where a main artery lies near the skin surface and over a bone
How many principle pressure points are on each side of the body?
11
What are the principle pressure points on the body?
Superficial temporal artery (Temple) Facial artery (Jaw) Common carotid artery (Neck) Subclavian artery (Collar bone) Brachial artery (Inner/Upper arm) Brachial artery (Inner Elbow) Radial/Ulnar artery (Wrist) Femoral artery (Upper Thigh) Iliac artery (Groin) Popliteal artery (Knee) Anterior/Posterior Tibial artery (Ankle)
What are the 3 classifications of burns?
First, Second, and Third Degree
First Degree?
Produces redness, warmth and mild pain
Second Degree?
Causes red, blistered skin and severe pain
Third Degree?
Destroys tissue, skin and bone in severe cases; pain may be absent due to nerve endings being destroyed
What are the 2 types of fractures?
Closed/simple or open/compound
What is electrical shock?
When a person comes into contact with an electric energy source
What is an obstructed airway?
Obstruction of the upper airway; indications are inability to talk, grasping and pointing to the throat
What are the 2 types of heat related injuries?
Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
Heat Exhaustion?
A disturbance in blood flow to the brain, heart and lungs; skin is cool, moist and clammy and the pupils are dilated
Heat Stroke?
Breakdown of the body’s sweating mechanism of the body. Hot and/or dry skin, uneven pupil dilation, and a weak, rapid pulse
What are the 3 types of cold weather injuries?
Hypothermia, superficial frostbite, deep frostbite
Hypothermia?
General cooling of the body. Pale, slow and shallow breathing, faint or unpredictable pulse, tissue feels semi-rigid, arms and legs stiff
Superficial Frostbite?
When ice crystals are forming in the upper skin layers after exposure to a temperature of 32 degrees or lower
Deep Frostbite?
Develops when ice crystals form in the deeper tissues after exposure to a temperature of 32 degrees or lower
What are the 5 different types of shock?
Anaphylactic Cardiogenic Hypovolemic Neurogenic Septic
Anaphylactic Shock?
A type of severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction
Cardiogenic Shock?
Occurs when the heart is damaged and unable to supply blood to the body
What are the 3 objectives of First Aid?
Prevent further injury
Prevent infection
Prevent loss of life
Hypovolemic Shock?
Caused by severe blood and fluid loss
Neurogenic Shock?
Caused by spinal cord injury
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What does CAB mean?
Circulation/Airway/Breathing
What are the steps of the survival chain?
- Recognition/Activation of CPR
- Chest compressions
- AED/defibrillator
- Rapid defibrillation
- Effective advance life support(EMT’s)
- Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
What is the compression to breathe ratio?
30 to 2
How deep should a compression be?
2 inches