Chapter 2: Cardiac Emergencies and CPR (pg. 29-39)
Name ________________________________ per._____
1. The heart is the size of a _________. It’s broken into _ ______________. The right side contains no
__ _________________ the blood is pumped to the lungs. The left side pumps blood to body’s
_______________organs through the __________________________.
2. Coronary artery disease is when….
3. Plaque is the buildup of _________________________ and ______________ ___________.
4. A cardiac arrest is when the heart __________________________________. The number 1 cause of
cardiac arrest in adults is _________________________________________.
5. The most common signal of a heart attack is __________________ , _______________________or
____________________________________in the chest that lasts longer than
_____________________________.
6. What other areas of the upper body could have discomfort during a heart attack? List 6
7. Trouble breathing is another sign of a heart attack, what signs should you look for? (List 2)
8. List some other signals you may see on someone who is having a heart attack. (list 3)
9. How do women’s signals of a heart attack differ from men?
10. What should you do if you suspect someone might be having a heart attack? List the 10 steps
11. What are the 4 questions you need to ask before giving an aspirin to someone who’s having a heart
attack?
12. How much aspirin should you give an adult?
13. What is the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest?
14. Brain damage occurs after __________________________and is irreversible after ______________.
15. Three signs of a cardiac arrest are …
16. List 3 causes of a cardiac arrest in adults
17. List 3 causes of a cardiac arrest in children or infants
18. Sudden cardiac arrest/death happens without ______________________ and accounts for
_________________ deaths each year. It is caused by _____________________, chaotic
_____________________ activity of the heart called ______________________________. Most
common is known as ventricular fibrillation or ________________.
19. Explain the steps in the Cardiac chain of Survival
a. Early recognition & early access to the emergency medical service system
b. Early CPR
c. Early defibrillation
d. Early Advanced Medical Care
20. For each minute CPR is delayed, the chances of survival decrease by ____________________.
CPR ADULT
21. Place the ________________ of the hand in the __________________of the sternum or
_______________________. Place your _________________________ over the hands and
___________the elbows. Place one hand on top of the other keeping the _______________off the
chest.
22. ______compressions are done at a rate of _________per minute. The compressions should push the
sternum down __________________ and then allow the chest to return to _______________ position.
23. What does pressing down (compressions) do to the heart?
24. How many breaths do you give after every 30 compressions? __________
25. How long should each breath be? ______________
26. When should you stop CPR? List 5
27. How does CPR change for an infant?