First Aid

The initial help and care given to a sick or injured person The first step in offering help, consisting of evaluating a clients responsiveness through his or her answers to simple questions A sequence of steps to take when helping a client who is unable to talk and is unresponsive, A= check for an open airway, B= check for breathing, and C= check circulation An examination that immediately follows the initial assessment made of a sick or injured client, includes checking the clients head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, legs, arms, and portions of the back that are reachable without moving the client Grab your fist with your other hand and provide quick inward and upward thrusts into the clients abdomen Equipment designed to return normal rhythm to the heart Self-inflating bag with a one-way valve attached to a face mask A facemask applied to a client to reduce the risk of infection being spread to a first-aid giver Sudden stopping of the heart A procedure designed to restore normal breathing after cardiac arrest, includes the clearance of air passages, mouth-to-mouth method of artificial respiration, and heart massage by exerting pressure on the chest

Initial Assement

ABCs

Focus Examination

Abdominal Thrusts

Automated external defibrillator (AED)

Bag-valve mask (BVM)

Barrier device

Cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary resurrection (CPR)

Chest thrust

One hand is balled into a fist in the center of the chest between the nipples, the other hand is placed on the fist, and then quick inward and upward thrusts are made

Defibrillator Head-tilt chin-lift

The restoration of normal heart rhythm A technique used to clear the airway. One hand on the clients forehead to tilt the head back and places the fingers of the other hand under the bony part of the chin, lifting the mandible upward and outward

Ventricular fibrillation

An abnormal heart rhythm, the most common cause of cardiac arrest. When this occurs, the hearts rhythm becomes chaotic and the heart does not pump blood. A type of shock that occurs quickly, even in minutes, with severe life-threatening consequences A condition that occurs when the heart muscle is deprived of its supply of oxygen-rich blood and nutrients Painful spasms of the back of the leg muscles or abdomen muscles A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive heat, (the body looses fluids, high temperatures, and a lack of physical conditioning)

Anaphylaxis

Heat attack

Heat cramps

Heat exhaustion

Heat stroke

A serious condition that occurs when the bodys inner temperature rises so fast that the body cannot cool itself A condition caused by an increase in blood sugar level in a diabetic client, it is characterized by symptoms such as extreme thirst, excessive hunger, blurred vision, heavy breathing, and unconsciousness The condition of having an abnormally low body temperature, typically one that is dangerously low. A condition that occurs when too little oxygen and nutrients reach the bodys cells, tissues, and organs A condition caused by the blocking of an artery that supplies blood or when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds into the brain

Hyperglycemia

Hypothermia Shock

Stroke