Emergency Care Chapter Two – Cardiac Emergencies and CPR - 1 -

Heart Disease

Cardiovascular Disease - ______

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Coronary Heart Disease - ______

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Atherosclerosis - ______

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Plaque - ______

Common Causes of Heart Disease

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Controlling Risk Factors

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Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

Heart Attack - ______

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Signs & Symptoms of a Heart Attack

Chest Pain

Difficulty Breathing

Skin Appearance

Signs in Women

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Calling 9-1-1

Victims often deny signals are serious

Do not let this influence your decision to call 9-1-1

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Care for a Heart Attack

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Giving Aspirin to Lessen Heart Attack Damage

  1. If the person is able to take medicine by mouth ask –

Are you allergic to aspirin?

Do you have a stomach ulcer or stomach disease?

Are you taking any blood thinners, such as Warfarin?

Have you ever been told by a dotor to avoid taking aspirin?

  1. If the person answers NO to all of these questions, you may offer him or her two chewable baby aspirins or one adult aspirin with a small amount of water.
  2. You may offer these doses of aspirin if the person regains consciousness while you are giving care and is able to the the aspirin by mouth.

Cardiac Arrest ______

Arrhythmias ______

Ventricular fibrillation______

Cardiac Chain of Survival

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPR is a method that combines chest compressions and rescue breathing for a victim who:

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This technique provides ______to vital organs until advanced care arrives.

Given together, rescue breaths and compressions help to take over for ______

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CPR / Adult / Child / Infant
Hand Position
Where and how do you place your hands on the victim’s body?
Compression Depth
How far down do you press the chest?
Breathe
How many breathes do you give and how long should those breathes last?
Cycle
How many compressions and how many breathes?
Rate
How long should it take to complete one cycle?

If the Chest Does Not Rise with Rescue Breaths

You give 1 rescue breath and notice that the chest does not clearly rise, you should
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If the second breath does not go in, you assume the person may be choking.

Give 30 more chest compressions, ______
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Continue CPR

Special Considerations – Two Person CPR

If the 1st responder is tired and needs help, the 1st responder should tell the 2nd responder to take over immediately.

The 2nd responder should immediately resume CPR, starting with chest compressions.

When to stop CPR -

Continuous Chest Compressions (Hands Only CPR)

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Chapter notes can be found on Mrs. Kathleen Kelley’s Emergency Care Website