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Unit 268 - Emergency First Aid Skills Flashcards

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Organ system made up of the heart, blood, blood vessels and lymphatics. Transports blood around the organs.

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Circulatory system

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The ten main organ systems

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Circulatory, digestive, endocrine, integumentary, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal and urinary

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Organ system made up of mouth, stomach and intestines. Converts food into energy.

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Digestive system

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Organ system made up of pituitary and thyroid glands, ovaries and testes. Responsible for transferring chemicals into the bloodstream. Controls mood, growth, development and metabolism.

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Endocrine system

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Organ system made up of skin, hair, nails and sweat glands. Protects the body from diseases etc. from the outside, retains fluids, controls body temperature and eliminated waste.

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Integumentary system

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Organ system made up of cells and fibres, tightens and relaxes

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Muscular system

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Organ system made up of brain, spinal cord and nerves. Recieves stimuli and transmits impulses to organs.

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Nervous system

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Organ system made up of uterus, penis, ovaries and testes

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Reproductive system

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Organ system made up of bones, cartiledge and joints. Controls movement, produces blood cells and stores minerals.

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Skeletal system

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Organ system made up of nose, diaphragm, bronchi, lungs, larynx and trachea. Transfers oxygen into the bloodstream and supplies the organs.

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Respiratory system

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Organ system made up of kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra. Filters excess fluid from blood stream and excretes urine.

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Urinary system

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The four basic types of cell

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Muscle cell, nerve cell, epithelial cell and connective tissue cell

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These cells generate forces and produce motion, they may be attached to bones to allow limb movement

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Muscle cell

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These cells initiate and carry electrical impulses to distant areas of the body along their length (eg. Spinal cord and the brain)

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Nerve cell

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These cells are found on the surface of the body or organs and act to compartmentalise areas of the body to prevent uncontrolled movements of micro-organisms (eg. Skin and mucous membranes)

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Epithelial cell

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These cells connect parts of the body together by anchorage and support

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Connective tissue cell

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Thorax is also known as

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The chest cavity

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Number of chambers in the heart

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Four

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Upper quadrants of the heart

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Atria

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Lower quadrants of the heart

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Ventricles

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The two chambers on either side of the heart are separated by

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Valves

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The inner surface of the heart is called

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Endocardium

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rate of breaths to compressions when performing CPR

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2:30

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how many seconds to check breathing in unresponsive casualty

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10 seconds

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compression depth for adult when performing CPR

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5-6cm

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when approaching an unresponsive child casualty alone you should

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perform 1 minute of CPR, first giving 5 rescue breaths, before going to get help

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chest cpmpression depth when performing CPR (on child)

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1/3 of the casualty’s chest depth

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use one finger only for CPR in children under the age of

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1 year old

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resting heart rate for adults

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60-100BPM

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resting breathing rate for adults

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12-16 breaths per minute

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number of back blows/abdominal thrusts given to a choking casualty

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five

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the heart is connected to muscles in the body by

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blood vessels

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_____ blood is pumped from the lungs to the tissue cells

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oxygenated blood

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_____ blood is collected from the body and sent to the lungs for excretion

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de-oxygenated

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the right side of the heart holds

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de-oxygenated blood

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the left side of the heart holds

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oxygenated blood

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the pulmonary artery is located

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on the right side of the heart

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the vena cava is located

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on the right side of the heart

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the pulmonary vein is located

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on the left side of the heart

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the _____ vein is the only vein in the heart that carries oxygenated blood

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pulmonary vein

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_____branches off of the main artery

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arterioles

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_____ branches off of the arterioles

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capillaries

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the name of the process whereby oxygen is released into the organs and tissues and carbon dioxide is collected from them

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internal respiration

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blood pressure measures

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the rate at which blood is driven around the system (contracting and relaxing)

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the three main types of blood cells are

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erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets

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erythrocytes are

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red blood cells carrying oxygen around the body

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leukocytes are

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white blood cells which fight infection

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platelets are responsible for

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forming clots at wound sites

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the exchange process (between oxygen and carbon dioxide) takes place in

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the alveoli

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the cilia are

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hair-like projections that gently flick particles stuck in the mucus back towards the throat (located in the lining of the respiratory system, before the lungs)

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how much air is expelled with each breath?

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half a litre

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the object of BLS is

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to keep oxygenated blood circulating in the main organs

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3-4 minutes without oxygen will cause

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irreversible damage to the brain cells

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hypoxia is

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lack of oxygenation in the body

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DRABC stands for

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Danger, response, airway, breathing, circulation

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when putting a pregnant woman in the recovery position she must be positioned

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on her left side

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BLS should be stopped when

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the casualty recovers, emergency services arrive, the rescuer is exhausted or the casualty dies

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AVPU stands for

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Alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive

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child’s heart rate

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90-110 bpm

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child’s breathing rate

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20-30

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baby’s heart rate

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110-140bpm

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baby’s breathing rate

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20-40

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when giving rescue breaths what percentage of oxygen is given out

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21%

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what percentage of oxygen is given out when using silicone resuscitation mask

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90%

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emergency drug used in case of anaphylacsis

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adrenaline (epinephrine)

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emergency drug used in case of hypoglycemia

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glucose

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emergency drug used in case of asthma attack

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salbutamol

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emergency drug used in case of cardiac chest pain

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glyceril trinitrate

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emergency drug used in case of epileptic fit

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midazolam

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condition whereby the main organs cannot function due to blood and fluid loss

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hypovolemic shock

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inflammation of bronchi is called

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bronchitis

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hypersensitivity to inhaled particles is called

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bronchial asthma

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inflammation of the lungs is called

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emphysemia

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coagulation (blood clotting) factors are produced by which organ

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liver

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salbutamol is used to treat which medical condition

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asthma

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the hole in the cranium which the spinal cord passes through

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foramen magnum

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foramen magnum is

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the hole in the cranium which the spinal cord passes through

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