Title: Describe first aid for severe emergencies.
Course: Army JROTC II (09052-36) > Section: Applying First Aid Knowledge

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?