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Flashcards by sarahadi12345, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What does CPR stand for? | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| What is CPR used for? | CPR is used when someone's heart has stopped, usually as the result of a heart attack. |
| The four R's of CPR | Risk Recognize React Resuscitate |
| Explain what Risk means. | Something that increases the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke. There are 2 kinds Uncontrollable risks factors like race,age, and gender. And controllable factors like Smoking, Cholesterol, high blood Pressure, Diabetes, Obesity, Lack of exercise, and Stress. |
| Recognize: Signs of a heart attack? Signs of a stroke | Heart attack: Pain,pale,puffing,pooped,puking, fear and denial. Stroke: Sudden paralysis, speech problems, slurred speech, weakness, numbness, dizziness, numbness and fear and denial. |
| Explain what react means | assess the situation and react with first aid which includes CPR |
| explain Resuscitation | Remember CAB-D Compressions: chest compressions to help blood flow. Airway: Takeout anything blocking air from getting in. Breathing: Do mouth to mouth Defibrillation: If you started CPR make sure help is coming especially someone with a defibrillator. |
| 2 main steps? | Pushing on a person's chest to force blood flow through the body and brain. Mouth-to-mouth breathing providing oxygen to the lungs. |
| what are Arteries? | A system of tubes that deliver oxygenated blood to the heart and all the other tissues in the body. |
| What are Veins? | Once the muscles uses the oxygen the blood that delivered it returns to the heart through a system of tubes called veins. |
| What happens if parts of the body does not receive a constant supply of blood? | If it doesn't receive a constant supply of oxygenated blood it will stop beating and the tissue will die. |
| What causes a heart attack? | If arteries are blocked by cholesterol or fat the blood will not be able to flow and cause a heart attack. |
| Define Heart attack and Stroke | Heart attack: If artery is blocked in the heart. Stroke: If artery is blocked in the brain. |
| What causes a Stroke? | Arteries that lead to the brain slowly get partially blocked by cholesterol or fat deposits that can reduce the amount of blood getting to the brain. |
| If blockage is in the LEFT part of the brain, where should the symptoms appear | If blockage is in the LEFT part of the brain, symptoms should appear on the RIGHT side of the body and vice versa. |
| What should you do if you suspect a stroke? | Ask- can you lift both arms? can you smile? Speak a simple sentence ? can you squeeze my hands? |
| Treatment of a stroke and heart attack? | Position in a comfortable position Loosen tight clothing Talk, ask questions,comfort,medication? ever happened before? |
| What role does the heart play? | The heart plays an important role in delivering blood to all bodily tissue. |
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