01:377:346 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Cyanosis, Cardiac Arrest
12 Oct 2018
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MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Disease Transmission
Injured person must be infected
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Rescuer must be exposed and come in contact with infected substance
through breaks in the skin or mucous membrane
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Sufficient amount of pathogen present
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BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Pathogens --> Cause disease
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CDC: Centers for Disease Control
Monitors outbreaks/infection & figuring out a plan of action,
controls disease
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OSHA: Occupation Safety Health Administration
Determine within employment who may be at risk on the job to
blood or bodily fluids
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Set up practices and places to protect you
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Work on hazards, disposing things appropriately
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How to handle a spill, report it, etc.
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BSI (body substance isolation): All blood and other body substances
should be treated as infectious
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HOW CAN DISEASES BE TRANSMITTED
DIRECT CONTACT: Blood gets on you
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INDIRECT CONTACT: Touching something that has blood
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AIRBORNE (DROPLET): Sneeze, cough
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VECTOR BORNE: Bitten by animal with rabies
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VEHICLE TRANSMISSION: Water or food
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*WHAT ARE BODY’S NATURAL DEFENSES TO PROTECT AGAINST DISEASE?
White blood cells
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Skins
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Immune system
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Immunizations
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HEART ATTACK VS. CARDIAC ARREST
*Myocardial infarction [MI] is another word for heart attack
SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST: Occurs when the heart develops an
abnormal rhythm and can't pump blood to brain, lungs and other organs
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abnormal rhythm and can't pump blood to brain, lungs and other organs
Within seconds, person becomes unresponsive and is not
breathing or is only gasping
Chances of survival decrease as time goes by
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Death occurs within minutes if the victim does not receive
immediate life saving treatment
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RHYTHM PROBLEMS: Respiratory system may stop as well
Agonal respirations: Gasps like every once in a while
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Leading cause of death with nearly 360,000 out of hospital cardiac
arrests occurring annually in the U.S.
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HEART ATTACK: Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked
Clot problem in a vessel carrying oxygenated blood to the heart
Coronary artery supply heart with O2
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Sometimes its blocks and part of heart that arty supplies
dies
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If blood vessel is not reopened quickly, the muscle supplies by
that blood supply will begin to die
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During a heart attack, heart continues to pump blood
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Occasionally the damaged heart muscle triggers an abnormal
rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest
Most don’t lead to sudden cardiac arrest, though a small
percentage of people with a heart attack will develop
sudden cardiac arrest
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CPR MAIN COMPONENTS
Compression
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Airway
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Breathing
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ASSESSMENT
Check the scene
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Document Summary
Rescuer must be exposed and come in contact with infected substance through breaks in the skin or mucous membrane. Monitors outbreaks/infection & figuring out a plan of action, controls disease. Determine within employment who may be at risk on the job to blood or bodily fluids. Set up practices and places to protect you. How to handle a spill, report it, etc. Bsi (body substance isolation): all blood and other body substances should be treated as infectious. *myocardial infarction [mi] is another word for heart attack. Sudden cardiac arrest: occurs when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can"t pump blood to brain, lungs and other organs abnormal rhythm and can"t pump blood to brain, lungs and other organs. Within seconds, person becomes unresponsive and is not breathing or is only gasping. Chances of survival decrease as time goes by. Death occurs within minutes if the victim does not receive immediate life saving treatment.
