Download CPR Lesson2 Circulatory Emergencies

LESSON 02 – Circulatory Emergencies
What is Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)?
 The build up of fat deposits in the arteries that supply blood to the
heart muscle.
Minor
Major
What are Some Risk Factors for CHD?
Uncontrollable Risk Factors
Controllable Risk Factors
(Factors you can’t change)
(Factors you can change)
 Heredity
 Cigarettes
 Gender
 High blood cholesterol
 Race
 High blood pressure
 Age
 diabetes
 Obesity
 Activity level
 Stress
What Is a Heart Attack?
 Death of the heart muscle, due to a lack of blood to the heart.
 Causes chest pain and electrical instability of the heart muscle,
which may lead to cardiac arrest.
What is Cardiac Arrest?
 The heart has stopped beating or is in Ventricular Fibrillation (heart
is jiggling like a bowl of jello)
What are the Signs & Signals of a Heart Attack? (5 P’s)
 Pain: Severe to mild pain in the chest (angina), spreading up
neck, jaw, shoulders and arms
 Pale skin: often sweaty
 Puffing: trouble breathing & Panting
 Pooped: feeling tired
 Puking: sick to stomach &/or vomiting
What is a Stroke?
 The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of blood flow to
the brain caused by a blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain.
What are the Five Signs of a Stroke?
 Weakness
 Headache
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 Trouble Speaking
 Dizziness
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 Vision Problems
What Should I Do if Someone is Having a Heart Attack or Stroke?
 Call 911
 Talk
 to the person
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 Position them comfortably
 Medications?
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 Loosen tight clothing
 CPR?
What is C.P.R.? (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation)
 Breathing and circulating blood through a person’s body to keep
them alive until medical help takes over.
 30 Compressions – 2 Breaths
 “Rock ‘em ‘till someone can shock’em!”
What are the ABCD’s of CPR?
 Airway – Can they breath? Is air going in?
 Breathing – Are they breathing on their own?
 Circulation – Is their heart pumping?
 Defibrillation – Shock their heart?
What is an A.E.D.? (Automated External Defibrillator)
 A device that analyzes heart rhythms.
 If necessary, it will give an electric shock to STOP and RESET the
person’s heart.
 The heart will hopefully return to a normal rhythm on its own.