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RECIT Flashcards

1
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First Aid

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Initial emergency care given immediately upon arrival at the scene to an ill or injured person

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3Ps (Treatment Guide)

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Prevent further injury
Preserve life
Promote recovery

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5 aims when conducting emergency care

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  1. Protection against further injury
  2. Preservation of life
  3. Promotion of recovery
  4. Prevention of injuries to people at any age
  5. Promotion of healthy lifestyle
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4
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Protection against further injury

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No injured person should be moved if their life isn’t in danger

What to do:

Call for professional help
Establish what dangers may be present before providing first aid

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Preservation of life

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A person needs an open airway, which could help avoid common cause of death in unconscious patients ( regurgitated stomach contents)

What to do:

Place in recovery position by leaning patient over on their side

What to do (choking):

Back Slaps
Abdominal thrusts

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6
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Promoting recovery

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First aiders are likely to be trained in dealing w/ injuries (cuts, graze, bone fracture) until next stage of definitive care arrives

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7
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Prevention of injuries to people at any age — order:

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Infant
Child
Adult

• Needs parental permission for infant and child unless unresponsive or not present

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Promoting healthy lifestyle

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There are many different ways but you would want to adhere to general guidelines:

Be a role model
Encourage healthy eating
Encourage physical activity

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9
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What is BLS?

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Performed to support patient’s circulation and respiration through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation until advanced life support arrives

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10
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6 key elements of BLS

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  1. Prompt recognition of cardiac arrest
  2. Call for urgent medical assistance
  3. Early effective CPR with an emphasis on minimal disruptions to compressions
  4. Early defibrillation
  5. Early advanced life support
  6. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
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11
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Steps in CPR (DRSABCD)

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Danger
Response
Send for help
Airway
Breathing
CPRA
Defibrillator

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12
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2 types of CPR

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Hands-only CPR
Traditional CPR with breaths

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Hands-only CPR

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Involves calling for help and pushing on the chest in a rapid motion (i.e. chest compression), which can prevent delay in getting blood flow through the body

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Traditional CPR with breaths

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Also called as CPR with breaths, which alternates chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth breaths, which can give the body more oxygen in critical moments before help arrives.

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15
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Compressions only CPR

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Commenced when a victim/patient is unconscious or not breathing normally

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16
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Rules for compression (4)

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  1. 100-120 compressions per minute (all ages
  2. Push down firmly on the sternum to 1/3 of the depth of chest
  3. Push in a regular rhythm
  4. Compression/relaxation ratio should be 50:50 with complete recoil of chest each compression
17
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Why is taking notes important?

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For the notes to provide assistance when recalling the incident and to also serve as a document when used in court

18
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Frequent personnel rotation should be taken after _________ or ___________.

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200 compressions or approximately 2 minutes

19
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Avoid compression below lower limits of sternum as may cause _______ or __________.

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Regurgitation or damage to liver/spleen/stomach

20
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Avoid compressions to high as ___________ is achieved.

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Ineffective depth

21
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After each _____________ there is an interruption for ________.

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30 compressions
2 breaths

22
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Popular songs to keep compression rhythm

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• Staying alive by the Bee Gees
• Row row row your boat
• Baby shark

23
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4 steps of CPR with breaths

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P - erform chest compressions
O - Open the airway
G - ive rescue breaths
A - lternate rescue breaths with chest compressions

24
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4 steps of CPR w/ breaths:

How to perform chest compressions? (3)

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• Check scene for safety
• Lay patient in a firm, flat surface
• Perform 30 chest compressions

25
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4 steps of CPR w/ breaths:

How to open the airway?

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•Put your palm on patient’s forehead and tilt head back
• Gently lift their chin forward with your other hand

26
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4 steps of CPR w/ breaths:

How to give rescue breaths? (3)

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• With an open airway, pinch nostrils shut, and cover patient’s nose and mouth with CPR mask to make a seal

• For infants, cover both nose and mouth with mask

• If no mask: use mouth, 2 rescue breaths ( 1 sec each), and if no rising of chest then reposition

27
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4 steps of CPR w/ breaths:

How to alternate rescue breathing with chest compressions?

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• Alternate 30 chest pumps with 2 rescue breaths until patient breathes again or medical help arrives

• If patient starts breathing again, lay them on their side quietly until medical assistance arrives

28
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What is CPR?

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A life-saving technique which consists of chest compressions and artificial ventilation to maintain circulatory flow and oxygenation during cardiac arrest

29
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Delivery of chest compressions (5)

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• Overlapping hands placed on the center of sternum, arms extended
• Elbows should be locked
• 100-120 compressions per minute
• Push as hard to attain 2 inches depth and should allow recoil between each compression
• Minimize interruptions in compressions

30
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Delivery of mouth-to-mouth ventilations (2)

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• Avoid excessive ventilation
• If no advanced airway, 30:2 compression-ventilation ratio

31
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5 most common non-performing arrhythmia

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Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (PVT)
Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
Asystole
Pulseless Bradycardia (PB)

32
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What is cardiac defibrillator?

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Provides electrical shock to hard via 2 electrodes placed on patient’s torso, which may restore heart into a normal perfusing rhythm

33
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3 steps in CPR technique

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C - ompression
A - Airway
B - reathing

BLS (2024-2025) (7 decks)

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