McDonald, Michael

This assignment is related to the STEROIDS lesson and info that we covered during the last 2 classes. Please choose a documented story, case, study, or event that has to do with steroid use. Your subject can be famous or not. Please give a one-page, one-sided, single-spaced account of how the person got involved with steroids, what effect they had on their career, what impact (physically, emotionally, etc) steroids had on their life, and what long-term side effects they may have encountered during their use. I do not want you to print out an article! You need to write an article about what you have read! If you print out an article as your work, you will receive a zero!

You CAN'T use any info about Taylor Hooten, or Rick Dye from the video.

Please make sure you include your name and class period on the paper.

Attached is the study guide for the steroids lesson we went over in class.

The quiz will be on Tuesday when we get back from Easter Break! (SORRY!) This quiz will be a review quiz on the HEIMLICH maneuver for the adult, the blocked airway method for an infant (backblows and chest compressions), and the 8 steps for CPR (IN ORDER). Please review the previous blog entry as well as your corrected quizzes that you already have in your possession.

Make sure you review the 3 column study guide that lists the differences between adult, child, and infant cpr. Know the depth of compressions for each category, the size of breaths, and number of hands.

THE 8 STEPS OF CPR (ALL 3 CATEGORIES-ADULT, CHILD, AND INFANT)

DEPTH OF COMPRESSIONS (THE 3 RANGES IN INCHES): 1/2 TO 1, 1 TO 1AND1/2, AND 1AND1/2 TO 2

THE SIZES OF BREATHS FOR EACH CATEGORY(ADULT, CHILD, AND INFANT)

BLOCKED AIRWAY FOR AN INFANT (BACKBLOWS AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS)

HEIMLICH MANUEVER: THE TECHNIQUE USED TO UNBLOCK AN AIRWAY FOR AN ADULT OR CHILD THAT IS CHOKING.

(Don't forget that the international sign for choking is both hands grasping the front of the neck-like you're choking yourself)

THE FORCE OF THE AIR INSIDE THE VICTIM WILL HOPEFULLY PUSH OUT THE FOREIGN OBJECT LIKE A CORK ON A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE!

ATTACHED ARE ALSO SOME PICTURES OF THE HEIMLICH MANUEVER:

The quiz for this class will be on the following:

Please review infant cpr (the 8 steps-in order), please review what you do for a blocked airway: (pick up the baby in the BRACE, sit down in a chair, hald the baby face down in a downward slant so GRAVITY is working for you, give the baby 5 BACK BLOWS with the heel of your hand between the shoulder blades, BRACE the baby again, return to the table, hold the top of the baby's head (LIKE A GRAPEFRUIT), and using the FINGERPRINTS of your first 2 fingers, give 5 small chest compressions. Try to give 2 SMALL PUFFS of air, if they still don't go in, you must repeat the process until the airway is clear.

The ratio of compressions to breaths for a baby/infant is: 10 sets of 5 compressions followed by one small puff of air

A BLOCKED AIRWAY is when a foreign object COMPLETELY blocks the airway, not allowing anything BREATHING or SOUND to happen.

2 signs that a baby may not be breathing are: The baby may be BLUEISH OR GREYISH in face and skin color

The quiz for this week will be mostly on infant cpr info. The eight steps for INFANT CPR will be required. Along with some of the additional info from both of the Infant cpr sheets from the last blog entry. The following concepts will be included:

1. size of the breaths for an infant

2. weight of an infant's head in relation to the rest of it's body

3. your mouth over the infant's mouth and nose

4. use the fingerprints of your 2 fingers to do compressions

5. hold the infant's head "like a grapefruit" while doing breaths and compressions

6. work with the infant on an elevated area like a countertop or table

7. ratio of compressions to breaths is 5 compressions followed by one breath

8. you use the BRACE method to pick up a baby and move them to support the head, neck, and spine.

9. most of the time, the problem with an infant will be airway related

The definition of BLOCKED AIRWAY is as follows: When the airway is completely blocked by a foreign object that does not allow any sound or air movement to pass through.

The quiz for this class will have to do with the 8 steps for CPR (ADULT and CHILD), along with some questions about INFANT CPR.

Examples might be: You don't tap and shout or shake an infant, what Do you do?

You use 2 hands and 1 hand to do compressions on an adult and a child. What do you do for an infant?

You pinch the nose and put your mouth over the victim's mouth to give the breaths. How do you give

breaths for an infant?

What is the definition of a BLOCKED AIRWAY?

How heavy is an infant's head in relation to the rest of their body?

We use the Heimlich Maneuver to unblock the airway or get a foreign object out for an adult/child, but

we can't do that for an infant. What method do we use?

The answers to these questions are on the 2 documents that are attached to this blog entry. Make sure you download them and read them for the quiz?

The next Day 2 is on Wednesday, Feb. 8th. The QUIZ will be on the 8 STEPS OF CPR (IN ORDER). Also included on the quiz will be additional questions concerning some of the details about each step. For example:

How many hands do you use to give compressions -- for an adult (2), for a child (1)

(added on 2/7/12 at 9am): Describe the proper hand placement for chest compressions: Answer: Place the HEEL of your handon the middle of the victim's sternum between the nipples.

We will also be practicing the 8 steps on the mannequins for points, so it would be a good idea to be present for class.

FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO MISSED THE CLASS ON 1/23/12: All make ups for the quiz need to be done before the next Day 2. If you do not do this, your grade will only be worth 80% of what you actually earn. The past quiz was on the 8 steps of CPR, and the Upper Body Anatomy. We also practiced the compressions and open the airway on the adult and child mannequins. We will have to get together to make up the in-class practice!

As the reminder announcement said on Friday, the quiz for Monday, Jan. 23rd, (Day 2), will be on the 8 STEPS FOR CPR, AND UPPER BODY ANATOMY. We will then begin the practical, hands on CPR training with mannequins. The 8 steps are listed on the previous blog entry, and all students have their upper body anatomy color-coded drawings. This is the first quiz for the third quarter.

Please be prepared to demonstrate proper bloodflow on the next quiz. YOU WILL NEED A RED AND BLUE PENCIL, PEN, CRAYON,ETC. TO TAKE THE QUIZ. Direction and Color will be the most important items, along with labeling the blocks and labeling the key (what color means what, with or without oxygen, and whether the blood is flowing through an artery or a vein.)

The 8 steps are as follows:

The following attachments are examples/guides for you to copy for your assignments that are due the next Day 2. The assignment is worth 10 points. There will be a quiz on AED (review questions), one or two questions on blood flow and circulation, and some general knowledge on upper body anatomy. Please also view the blood flow slide also attached. The slide about blood flow should be slide number 2 on the powerpoint. If you were absent from class, you need to see me about some of the details about the assignments. And you need to make up the missed quiz from today before the next day 2.

Attached is the study guide for the AED and the short video that we viewed last class. If you didn't view the video due to being absent, you may make an appointment to view it with coach MAC. The facts presented in the video and in the discussion are on the attached document. The quiz will be on this info. The remainder of class will be hands on practice with the practice AED and the electrode pads on the mannequin.

Please view the powerpoint covering the use of Alcohol and Dating (it's attached). Your quiz will mostly be on questions from this powerpoint. There may also be some review questions about Binge Drinking as well. Please be prepared!

The following info is from our class presentation last Day 2. Please review the power point on Alcohol Advertising and the attached slides having to do with Binge Drinking. There will be a quiz even though the class is shortened. Remember, Binge Drinking is usually done on the weekends at parties. A lot of young people like to "blow off steam" or "loosen up" with their friends. Most of these people are not alcoholics, but are people who will drink to excess at one period of time, usually lasting 3 or more hours. The danger is acute alcohol poisoning, which could be deadly.

Darren Henson-street dancer, dance video choreographer-rough home life, friends killed, in jail, etc. wanted to get away from all of that negative influence and used his dancing talent to channel the positive things he could gain to be successful. Success from embracing the positive influences in life allowed him to become successful, and now he gives back by being involved with young people as a motivational speaker and role model.

Mya--Grammy winning song artist--was a loner as a young person (some of the time by choice) Really tried to stay away from the "drama" of high school (drugs, alcohol, relationships, etc) Used her vocal talent to channel her efforts toward being successful. Her main advice was to talk to parents or an adult that you trust to help vent frustrations if you have them, and to also write your feelings down in a journal to vent your frustrations so you don't keep the bad feelings inside you. Seeing the potential in yourself and others was her "Natural High"

Switchfoot--Award-winning band-Gave some great advice on what the possibilities are if you stay on the straight path. Drugs, alcohol, dangerous behavior were seen as things that would interfere with their development and success. Said that using drugs was a temporary escape from reality but then you come back and everything is still the same. They were not afraid to "Call it" and say "We're out of here, we have something better to do than drugs or drinking". "Living life to the fullest and living it well" was their "Natural High"

P.O.D.--Award-winning rock band-Saw a lot of their friends spend a lot of time and effort on getting high and saw the dark path that they experienced by doing that. The phrase they used to do healthy things in their life was to "catch a natural", meaning going skateboarding or surfing. Now they spend all of their time practicing to make sure they are as good a band as they can be. They also mentioned that you needed to be around some "Bro's"- people who understood you and what you were about and would respect the healthy choices you make to not do drugs.