[PKIN 0750] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (28 pages long)
30 Mar 2017
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Pkin 0750: emergency care instructor: tamara wood. First aid certification is valid until april 2020. Clinical death: can be reversible by cpr, shocks, iv drugs, absence of breathing by pulse. Biological death: brain death can happen as early as 4-6 minutes. The good samaritan act protects volunteer first aiders from liability for damages allegedly caused by their first and assistance. Identify yourself as a first aider and obtain consent. Use reasonable skill and care up to your level of training. Do not abandon a person once first aid is started. Community wide system to respond to emergencies. Dial 911 (this number is not universal worldwide) How to put on & remove gloves. Gauze pad can be bought from lifesaving society, red cross. Grab the glove by wrist, so that its inside out when you remove it. The heart muscle is in the center of the chest. You can survive 4-6 minutes; brain damage is possible.
