Heart attacks and stokes

Question 1

Atherosclerosis

Answer 1

a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries

Question 2

Plaque

Answer 2

made of fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substances found in the blood. Over time the plaque hardens and narrows your arteries. This limits the flow of oxygen rich blood to your organs and other parts of your body

Question 3

Heart attack (myocardial infarction)

Answer 3

the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by a loss of blood supply. The blood is usually cut off when an artery supplying the hearts (coronary) muscle is blocked

Question 4

Stroke

Answer 4

Occurs when blood stops flowing to any part of your brain, damaging brain cells

Question 5

Ischemic (most common)

Answer 5

Caused by a blockage or clot in a blood vessel in your brain. The blockage can be caused when plaque builds up on the inside wall of an artery

Question 6

Hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 6

Caused when an artery in the brain breaks open/ The interrupted blood flow causes damage to your brain. High blood pressure weakens arteries over time and is a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke

Question 7

Cerebral Angiogram

Answer 7

(x-ray) an image that can help your doctor find blockages or other abnormalities in the blood vessels of your head and neck

Question 8

Asprin and stroke patient?

Answer 8

NEVER give aspirin to a stroke patient, only to patients with symptoms of heart attack (If its a hemorrhagic stroke, aspirin will increase bleeding)

Question 9

Angina

Answer 9

Discomfort caused by a temporary disruption in the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart.

Question 10

Meds for angina

Answer 10

nitroglycerin, widens the coronary arteries to allow more oxygen rich blood to flow to the heart

Question 11

Cardiac Catheterization

Answer 11

procedure that examines inside of heart blood vessels with angiograms (uses dye)

Question 12

Conscious choking

Answer 12

if coughing encourage them to keep coughing

Question 13

heimlich maneuver

Answer 13

5 black blows with heel of hand in between shoulder blades, 5 abdominal thrusts behind the choking victim, with one foot in between the victims feet

Question 14

choking victim goes unconcious

Answer 14

1.CALL 911
2.Begin CPR - starting with compressions first
3.Every time you open the airway to give them breaths, check in the mouth to see if you see the obstructing object. Remove is possible

Question 15

Choking for pregnant

Answer 15

abdominal thrust become chest thrusts

Question 16

Choking: Someone in a wheelchair

Answer 16

lock wheels and crouch behind

Question 17

Choking: alone

Answer 17

throw yourself against a chair, table or counter

Question 18

Choking: child

Answer 18

may have to get down on knees for correct angle of abdominal thrusts

Question 19

A choking infant goes unconscious

Answer 19

Place baby on lap facing down, heading lower than the body, give 5 back blows, flip baby on the other side and give 5 chest compressions

If unconscious, begin CPR starting with compressions and checking for object in mouth before giving puffs

Question 20

Dogs CPR

Answer 20

Pull tongue out, give chest compressions, for breaths put mouth over nose/snout