My IEC Flashcards
Adult breathing rate
16-20 bpm
Child breathing rate
20-30 bpm
Infant breathing rate
30+ bpm
Agonal gasps are a sign of?
Cardiac arrest
Adult pulse rate
60-80 beats per min
Child pulse rate
100-140 beats per min
Infant pulse rate
140+ beats per min
AVPU
Alert
Voice
Pain
Unresponsive
AVPU scale recorded where?
Casualty report form
Adult basic life support
2 people
DR Help AB 30/2
AED started when?
25th compression of 5th cycle
Adult basic life support
Alone
DR help AB 999 30/2
Adult drowning
And
Child life support
5 breaths 1 min CPR, 999
Adult compression depth
5-6cm
Adult and child compression rate
100-120 comps per min
Job if 2nd person during adult basic life support
Get BVM set up (adult/child)
Sets AED
Gets ambulance
Basic life support (child)
2 people
DR help AB 5 30/2
Lone = stay 30/2
2 people = 15/2 after shock given
Child AED when?
After 2 mins CPR
Child compression depth
1/3 of chest depth
Choking assessment severe?
Severity?
(Ineffective cough)
Unconscious? =CPR
Conscious 5 back slap 5 thrusts
Choking assessment
(Mild)
Adult , child and infants
Severity?
Effective cough
Monitor cough effectiveness
Choking
Infants
Unconscious?
CPR
Open airway
5 breaths
Sample acronym
Signs/symptoms Allergies Medication Previous medical history Last eaten? Events leading up to incident
LAS hand over
CHAT
Chief complaint
History, events, allergies, medication (heam)
Associated injuries
Treatment given
4 types of shock
Cardiogenic (poor heart function) Neurogenic (Adverse reaction on nervous system) Anaphylactic (Severe allergic reaction) Hypovalaemic (Loss of body fluids)
Shocks signs/symptoms
Pale cold clammy skin Rapid weak pulse Rapid shallow breathing Nausea vomiting thirst Restless anxious faint Unconscious
Shock treatment
Lay down Give OXY Treat cause Elevate legs Keep warm Monitor Get help Nil by mouth
Oxygen administration
Figures
200 litres
200 bar
12 LPM
16 mins duration
Hudson free flow mask
Oxygen percentage
96-98%
BVM oxygen percentage
85%
Who can get oxygen?
All except known Paraquat
Poisoning
What should I do if oxy patient breathing rate drops below 10 breaths per min?
Remove oxy
Monitor?
Above 10 = re-apply Hudson
Below 10 = BVM
Oxygen handover to LAS
Percentage given Flow rate Duration Reason for oxygen Effectiveness
AED treats what ?
VF
VT
AED power for shock?
150 joules
AED preparation
Dry chest
Shave hair
Remove medicine patches
Avoid pacemakers
When do u use child key for AED?
8 years and under
Or 55lbs/25kg or less
With key inserted what is the shock power of AED?
50 joules
No key available for AED?
Shock as per adult, inform LAS
AED pad locations for child/ infant
Anterior and posterior
Front and back middle
AED test
Daily self test
(Flashing green light)
FRx pads must be connected to AED at all times
OP airway measuring method
Corner of mouth to earlobe
2 methods of airway stabilisation
Head tilt chin lift
Jaw thrust (if spinal injuries suspected)
New AED battery lasts how long?
4 hours op time
4 years shelf life
200 shocks
Medical patch on casualties chest
Remove patch
ECG memory time in AED?
15 mins
3 basic steps to using AED?
Press green button
Follow voice commands
Press Orange shock button if required
AED advises NO shock but no signs of life
Carry on CPR
Green light flashing
Replace used / expired supplies
Check outside of defibrillator
What heck is this?
Daily
AED said shock not delivered.
What should u do?
Press pads firmly to chest
Hand placement for CPR
Lower half of sternum
Correct rate CPR (2 people)
15/2
Mild airway encourage to?
Cough
Symptoms of SCA?
Unconscious and not breathing normally
Foreign body enters child airway, encourage what?
Cough
Actions if infant choking
5 back blows
Fist placement for abdominal thrusts
Between naval and bottom of breastbone
How many CPR cylcles for unwitnessed cardiac arrest
5 cycles
Heart size
Clenched fist
Muscular parts of heart
Ventricles
Resting heart rate of a child
100-140 beats per min
Left ventricles specific function
Receive blood from left atrium
Pump around body via aorta