Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 5 - Cardiovascular, CPR & AED .......131 • Risk factors and Prevention ............................132 • Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart ...........133 • Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) ..................136 • Angina ................................................................136 • Heart Attack/AMI .............................................137 • Signs, Symptoms and First Aid .......................141 • CHF and Pulmonary Edema ...........................142 • Cardiac Arrest....................................................145 • Chain of Survival...............................................146 • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) ......147 • C.P.R. (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).......147 • Compression-only CPR....................................148 • Adult CPR ......................................................... 150 • Cardiac Arrest – Infants and Children...........152 • Child & Infant CPR...........................................153 • Health Care Provider (HCP) and BLS........... 156 • Using an AED ....................................................159 • AED Troubleshooting and Maintenance .......164 • Vital Vocabulary................................................169

CHAPTER 6 - Medical Emergencies ................. 171 • Stroke ............................................................... 172 • Transient ischemic attack (TIA).................... 174 • Types of Strokes............................................... 177 • Signs and Symptoms ...................................... 178 • F.A.S.T. Mnemonic for Stroke........................ 178 • Seizures ............................................................. 180 • Seizures – Infants and Children .................... 183 • Febrile seizures. .............................................. 183 • Causes of Altered Mental Status.................... 184 • Hypoglycemia and Diabetes .......................... 185 • Diabetic Emergencies ..................................... 185 • Headache .......................................................... 187 • Fainting............................................................. 188 • Vital Vocabulary.............................................. 190

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