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Medical emergency Flashcards

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What is respiration rate in beats per minute

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208 BPM

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What is heart rate(pulse) pm

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100bpm

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What are symptoms of altered level of consciousness

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Confusion, restlessness, unresponsive

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What does ABCDE stand for

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Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure

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Who came up with ABCDE

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The resuscitation Council

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If it’s a medical emergency and they need basic life support we need to maintain oxygenated blood around the body until when

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They recover, the specialist arrives, you suffer exhaustion, death is confirmed

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Describe the direction oxygen takes into the body during basic life support

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Nose to mouth then to trachea then the bronchi then The right or left Lung

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What organ controls respiration

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The brain

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9
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What would happen if the lungs fail

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The brain heart would fallow all linked

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What is the chest compressions to 2 oxygen intake in basic life support

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30:2

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What is the correct way to describe death

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Permanent Cessation of function of the heart and the lungs

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How do paramedics diagnose death

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Asystole meaning no heartbeat, spontaneous breathing, pulmonary response which means the pupils stay delighted to light which means brain death

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13
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If the heart stops =

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Cardiac arrest

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14
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What does noisy gasps mean

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A blockage

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15
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Lack of oxygen in the body what is this called

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Hypoxia

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The skin will go pink pale blue grey if it’s a darker skin tone check in the cheek what might be happening

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Hypoxia

17
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What does DRSABC mean

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Danger, response, shout for help, airway, breathing, circulation

18
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When checking the hour for an obstruction what must you do

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Roller head side to side to dislodge the debris this opens the airway

19
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How long should you assess someone’s breathing for

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10 seconds, lock listen feel if no response call 999

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