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As a responder what information should you prepare to give the dispatcher when you call 911?
Age, sex, what is wrong, is the person conscious, where you are
What do you do first is you witness a person pass out?
Check if they are conscious. If the person is not conscious, call (better yet have someone else call) 911 or the local emergency number.
A person experiencing a diabetic emergency is conscious but I cannot swallow you should what?
If a person is diabetic and is consious but can not swallow you should call 911 immeditly and stay with the person until help arrives.
What do you call a person who recycles?
Environmentally Conscious; Recycler
What do you call a person who love to embarass other?
self conscious,
What do you do if someone is consciously choking?
If you encounter a conscious, choking individual that is coughing, encourage continued coughing. If the victim is unable to cough, speak, or breathe, complete the following:Send someone to call 9-1-1Lean person forward and give 5 back blows with heel of your hand.Give 5 quick abdominal thrusts by placing the thumbside of your fist against the middle of the victim's abdomen, just above the navel. Grab your fist with the other hand.Repeat until the object the person is choking on is forced out and person breathes or coughs on his or her own.
Could you explain the use of back slaps and abdominal thrusts in a choking scenario?
If a person is choking and has a serious obstruction in the airway call for an ambulance immediately. If a person is choking but still conscious: * Support the persons chest and lean them forwards (to allow gravity to help) and give five back slaps. * This should be done with the heel of your hand, between the shoulder blades and they should be sharp slaps in order to dislodge the piece of food/object they are choking on. * If the obstruction is not cleared after 5 back slaps, then give 5 abdominal thrusts. * This should be done by standing behind the person and placing a fist in the upper part of the abdomen (between the breastbone and the navel). Then hold your fist with the other hand. * Lean the choking person forward * Then pull sharply inwards and upwards * Repeat this five times * If the obstruction is still not cleared give 5 more back slaps and continue to alternate between backslaps and abdominal thrusts until obstruction is cleared or they become unconscious. If the person becomes unconscious at any time, gently lower them to the ground and commence CPR.
What if your baby is choking by the stomach cord?
Call 911! It doesn't matter what the baby is choking on, just that it's choking.
When helping a choking child you should give?
When helping a choking child, you should give back blows and abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver) if the child is conscious and unable to breathe. For infants under one year, use a combination of back slaps and chest thrusts. Always call for emergency help if the child is not able to breathe or loses consciousness. If the child becomes unconscious, begin CPR and continue until help arrives.
What do you call it when a person can't recognize colors?
Color conscious, that means that she or he might have to go to the eye doctor.
How do you get food dislarged from windpipe?
To dislodge food from the windpipe, you can perform the Heimlich maneuver if the person is conscious and choking. Stand behind them, wrap your arms around their waist, and thrust inward and upward just above the navel. If the person is unconscious or unable to breathe, call emergency services and start CPR. Always seek medical attention if the obstruction is not cleared quickly.
If you know a person is poisoned and if the person is conscious you should?
immediately call emergency services or poison control for immediate medical assistance. It is important not to induce vomiting or give any food or medication unless directed by a medical professional. Stay with the person and provide comfort and reassurance until help arrives.
