AVPU four-letter acronym for checking victim's level of response.

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The A in AVPU Alert
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The V in AVPU Voice
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The P in AVPU Pain
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The U in AVPU Unresponsive
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Infant pulse location upper arm
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Adult pulse locations wrist and neck
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normal pulse rate in adults 60-100
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Is pulse faster in children? yes
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term for wrist pulse (technical) radial pulse
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term for neck pulse (technical) carotid pulse
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term for upper arm pulse (technical) brachial pulse
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Three things to check about victim's pulse rate, strength, rhythm
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Why not use thumb to check pulse? The thumb has its own pulse
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Normal adult breaths per minute 12-16
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Normal young child breaths per minute 20-30
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Normal body temperature 98.7 degrees
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Low body temperature hypothermia
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Material used to cover wound //dressing
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Material used to keep dressing on wound //bandage
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Knot for fastening a bandage square knot
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what to check after applying a bandage circulation
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CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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AVPU Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive
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percentage of oxygen in air 21
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percentage of oxygen in exhaled air 16
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how to clear the airway tilt the head back
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AED Automated External Defibrillator
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pinch this closed when giving rescue breaths to adults or children (not infants)
nose
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rate of chest compressions per minute, for adults, children and infants 100

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formula for adult CPR 15 chest compressions, 2 rescue breaths
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time limit when checking for signs of circulation 10 seconds
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the three age categories for CPR adult, young child, infant
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formula for young child and infant CPR 5 chest compressions, 1 rescue breath
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hand location for abdominal thrusts ("Heimlich Maneuver") between navel and brea
stbone
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TLA for what to check in an extremity PMS
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pulse The P in PMS
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motor The M in PMS
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sensory The S in PMS
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signs and symptoms The S in SAMPLE
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allergies The A in SAMPLE
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medications The M in SAMPLE
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pertinent history The P in SAMPLE
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last intake The L in SAMPLE
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events The E in SAMPLE
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Non Rebreather Mask NRB
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Bag-Valve Mask BVM
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syncope Fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness
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ABC airway, breathing, circulation
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asystole absence of electrical activity in the heart
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tachycardia, fibrillation Two conditions for the AED: ventricular ______ and ven
tricular ______.
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fibrillation ventricular tachycardia leads to ventricular _______.
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does not In ventricular tachycardia, the heart (does / does not) pump blood.
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does not In ventricular fibrillation, the heart (does / does not) pump blood.
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chaotic In ventricular fibrillation, the heart's rhythm is ______.
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