Test over ch 5-6.4 Flashcards
If the first 2 slow breaths do not cause a victim’s chest to rise, what should you do?
A) begin CPR B) Breathe more forcefully
C) do a finger sweep D) retilt the head and reattempt breaths
A) begin CPR
If an adult choking victim is coughing forcefully, what should you do?
A) administer abdominal thrusts
B) encourage him to keep coughing
C) give back blows
D) do a finger sweep
B) encourage him to keep coughing
If an infant is choking, what should you do?
A) give abdominal thrusts
B) chest compressions
C) give back blows
D) back blows and chest compressions
D) back blows and chest compressions
what three life-threatening conditions should you check a victim for?
bleeding, responsiveness, airway
What are the first emergency procedures when arriving at the scene of an accident?
check for your own safety, call for help, administer as much help as you can give
who can provide emergency advanced life support for sick or injured victims?
EMT
technique that combines artificial respiration with artificial circulation
CPR
if you must leave an unconscious victim, you should place the body in the_____________
recovery position
what is the condition when a person’s blood pressure drops below normal?
hemorrhage
what is it called when a bone is forced out of the normal position at the joint?
dislocation
while caring for a third-degree burn victim, what condition should you also treat a victim for?
shock
what is an involuntary muscle contraction?
convulsion
what is the stopping of the heart?
cardiac arrest
what does hema/hemo mean?
blood
doctor that treats eye diseases and disorders is called an ___________________
ophthalmologist
if applying direct pressure does not stop the bleeding of a victim, what should you use next?
tourniquet
the most important components of the immune system are the______
white blood cells
disease-causing organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi are?
pathogens
Y-shaped protein molecules that fight pathogens are __________
antibodies
the body’s largest lymph organ?
spleen
the organ the serves as a shield to protect the body from invading pathogens is?
skin
special accumulations of lymphatic tissue in the throat which helps defend against infection are the tonsils and the _____________
adnoids
what pathogens cause the most cases of infectious diseases?
viruses
the widespread, single-celled organisms that cause many infectious diseases are?
bacteria
