Second Semester Warm-ups INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE
January 5th What did you do over Christmas Break?
January 6th What do you want to learn this semester?
January 7th What are the two main forms of communications and give 2 examples of each?
January 8th What are the three components of communication?
January 11 th What are the three most common physical barriers to communication?
January 12 th What are the three components of communication?
January 13 th What is the difference between a sign and a symptom (objective vs. subjective)?
January 14 th List 2 methods of feedback in a conversation
January 15 th Tell me one thing that you have learned so far about the history of healthcare.
January 19 th What is the other name for the Bubonic plague and what causes it?
January 20 th Who is your favorite person that we discussed and why?
January 21 st Study for your test.
January 22 nd Tell me something that you already know about vital signs.
January 25 th Why do you think it is important to take and understand vital signs?
January 26 th What are the 5 Vital Signs?
January 27 th What is temperature and explain what it is a balance of?
January 28 th What is the normal temperature when taking axillary, orally and rectally?
January 29 th How long do you have to leave a glass thermometer in to get an accurate reading?
February 1 st What is a pulse? Do not just say heartbeat.
February 2 nd Name 3 pulse sites and explain where they are located.
February 3 rd What are respirations and how are they counted?
February 4 th What is the secret to counting respirations?
February 5 th What is blood pressure?
February 8 th What is systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
February 9 th What is considered a normal systolic and diastolic blood pressure?
February 10 th What causes the first sound and the last sound that is heard when taking a blood pressure?
February 11 th Name 3 causes of hypertension and 3 causes of hypotension.
February 12 th Study for your test
February 22 nd Explain what you think CPR stands for and what it is.
February 23rd What did you notice that was important in yesterday’s video about an emergency situation?
February 24 th Where are the AEDs located in this school?(Bonus) If you do not have a barrier device, what do you do??
February 25 th What is the most important thing to remember in any emergency?
February 26 th What are the 4 steps that you take if you come up on someone who is ill or hurt?
February 29 th How many compressions and respirations do you do per set?
March 2 nd What is the most important things to do when you see someone on the ground who is not responding?
March 3rd How deep are your compressions supposed to be?
March 4 th What do you do to keep the tongue out of the way when you are doing breaths?
March 7th What are the steps for using an AED?
March 8 th What are 2 special considerations that you may have to deal with when using an AED?
March 9 th How do you open the person’s airway?
March 10 th Explain what “C” and “E” mean when using the pocket mask.
March 11 th When is the best time to switch who is doing compressions?
March 14 th If the person has a pulse but not breathing, how often do you have to do a breath?
March 15th Explain the difference between 2 rescuer and 1 rescuer CPR.
March 16 th If there are 3 people that are there who can help with CPR and you have a bag-mask to give breaths, what does each person do?
March 17 th What is the rate of compressions per minute that needs to be done when doing compressions?
March 18 th What song do you think of when practicing CPR compressions?