Describe first aid for severe emergencies.

Description should include

• defining key terms
  • automated external defibrillator (AED)
  • cardiac arrest
  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • circulatory system
  • stroke
• identifying the symptoms of choking, severe bleeding, heart attack, stroke, and shock
• explaining when CPR and/or an AED should be used
• describing how to do chest-only CPR
• describing first aid for
  • heart attack
  • stroke
  • shock.

Process/Skill Questions:

• How can you respond to severe emergencies?
• What is the Heimlich maneuver?
• When should hands-only CPR be used?