First aid training provides you with information and skills that will allow you to do what?
ANSWER
Recognize and respond to any emergency by knowing how to give care to someone that is
injured or suddenly sick until more advanced care can be given.
Define what an INJURY is and SUDDEN ILLNESS
ANSWER
Injury: damage to one's body from an external force (blow, fall, etc.)
Sudden Illness: a physical condition that arises and needs immediate medical attention
(heart attack, allergic reaction, seizure, etc.)
List 3 of the 4 primary roles of a trained lay responder...
ANSWER
-Recognizing that an emergency exists
-Being willing to act
-Activating the EMS systems by calling 911 or the ---Designated emergency number
Look at the 4 nationally recognized levels of training in pre-hospital personnel on page 5. De-
scribe two of them in detail.
ANSWER
-PARAMEDICS are allied health professionals that undergo more detailed training than
AEMT's; they give care to critical emergency patients and have the ability to perform distinc-
tive invasive procedures. Paramedics also help with non-emergency community-based care
as part of the state and local community and mobile integrated healthcare programs.
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,-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS are the individuals that work on treating critical emer-
gency patients and prepare them for transport; they are the ones that take over care from
the Emergency Medical Responder. In order to become an Emergency Medical Technician
one must obtain certification of 150 hours of training.
List 10 items that should be in a first aid kit.
ANSWER
-2 pairs of disposable latex-free gloves
-8 sterile gauze pads (2x2 inches)
-5 antiseptic wipe packets
-1 unit antibiotic ointment, cream or wound gel
-1 space blanket
-Tweezers
-4 roller bandages (2 inches or 3 inches x 4 yards)
-1 36- inch malleable radiolucent splint
-Oral thermometer
-2 packets of chew-able aspirin (81 mg each)
In addition to having a well-stocked first aid kit, list 2 other things that you and your family
can do to be more prepared for an emergency in your home.
ANSWER
-Keep a list of medical information like the medications of all family members where people
can see like on the refrigerator door
-Keep a list of emergency telephone numbers in your phone, by the phones in your house
and in the first aid kit
-Make sure your house number is large and easy to read and find
When acting as a lay responder, your first step in an emergency is to recognize that an emer-
gency exists. To help you learnt to do this, think about where you live or work or spend a
2
,great deal of time. For each term below, give me an example that might occur in YOUR home
or workplace that would help you recognize that an emergency situation exists:
*Unusual noise, sight, odor, behavior
ANSWER
a. Unusual Noise - Screaming/ yelling
b. Unusual Sight - Fire or Smoke
c. Unusual Odor - Smell of gas or smoke
d. Unusual Behavior - Trouble breathing/ uncharacteristic skin color
* The situation I am explaining is a fire in a house
Pick 2 of the 6 common reasons that people give for not acting that might impact your will-
ingness to help in an emergency, and describe what steps you can take to overcome those
barriers -
ANSWER
Barrier 1 - Fear of catching a disease: Even though it is possible for one to catch a disease
you can prevent this by putting on latex-free gloves and or using a CPR breathing barrier
when giving CPR.
Barrier 2 - Fear of being sued: Although the thought of being sued when helping someone
commonly arises one can remember to overcome this barrier that a majority of states in the
country have Good Samaritan Laws that protect people against law suits involving negli-
gence.
List 4 of the 6 common reasons that people give for not acting in an emergency -
ANSWER
-Being uncertain that an emergency exists
-Being afraid of giving the wrong care or accidentally causing the person more harm
-Fear of catching a disease
-Fear of being sued
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, You should give care until help arrives. List the 5 reasons that it is acceptable to stop provid-
ing care, as described in Chapter 1.
ANSWER
-EMS personnel or another trained responder take over
-You are too exhausted to continue with care
-The scene of the emergency becomes unsafe
-The person you are helping wakes up and is alert and asks you to stop giving care
-You are alone and need to call 911 or the designated emergency number after giving initial
care to the individual
Imagine yourself approaching an automobile accident to provide help, but as you approach,
you begin to feel faint and nauseated and you are not sure that you can proceed any farther.
What do you think that you can do to still provide help?
ANSWER
I think that even though one feels faint and may not be able to proceed farther; they can still
call 911 or the designated emergency number and get more advanced care.
LIST and briefly DESCRIBE each of the 3 Emergency Action Steps?
ANSWER
*CHECK the scene and the person; become aware of what is happening at the scene, see if it
is safe to enter, what happened, how many people are involved, what the nature of the per-
son's injury is, and is there a bystander that can help. Once you have cleared the scene check
the person that is injured, first obtain consent and gather information about the injury of the
victim. If the person seems to be unresponsive shout using the person's name or tap their
shoulder. If you see that the person is undergoing a life threatening emergency make sure
that 911 is called, and see if you can find an AED or first aid kit.
*Call 911 or the designated emergency number; if there is someone near you, ask them to
call 911 or if you are alone call quickly and return to the person and start providing care. The
person calling 911 should tell the dispatcher the location of the emergency, the nature of
the emergency, the number being used, and description of what happened, how many peo-
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ANSWER
Recognize and respond to any emergency by knowing how to give care to someone that is
injured or suddenly sick until more advanced care can be given.
Define what an INJURY is and SUDDEN ILLNESS
ANSWER
Injury: damage to one's body from an external force (blow, fall, etc.)
Sudden Illness: a physical condition that arises and needs immediate medical attention
(heart attack, allergic reaction, seizure, etc.)
List 3 of the 4 primary roles of a trained lay responder...
ANSWER
-Recognizing that an emergency exists
-Being willing to act
-Activating the EMS systems by calling 911 or the ---Designated emergency number
Look at the 4 nationally recognized levels of training in pre-hospital personnel on page 5. De-
scribe two of them in detail.
ANSWER
-PARAMEDICS are allied health professionals that undergo more detailed training than
AEMT's; they give care to critical emergency patients and have the ability to perform distinc-
tive invasive procedures. Paramedics also help with non-emergency community-based care
as part of the state and local community and mobile integrated healthcare programs.
1
,-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS are the individuals that work on treating critical emer-
gency patients and prepare them for transport; they are the ones that take over care from
the Emergency Medical Responder. In order to become an Emergency Medical Technician
one must obtain certification of 150 hours of training.
List 10 items that should be in a first aid kit.
ANSWER
-2 pairs of disposable latex-free gloves
-8 sterile gauze pads (2x2 inches)
-5 antiseptic wipe packets
-1 unit antibiotic ointment, cream or wound gel
-1 space blanket
-Tweezers
-4 roller bandages (2 inches or 3 inches x 4 yards)
-1 36- inch malleable radiolucent splint
-Oral thermometer
-2 packets of chew-able aspirin (81 mg each)
In addition to having a well-stocked first aid kit, list 2 other things that you and your family
can do to be more prepared for an emergency in your home.
ANSWER
-Keep a list of medical information like the medications of all family members where people
can see like on the refrigerator door
-Keep a list of emergency telephone numbers in your phone, by the phones in your house
and in the first aid kit
-Make sure your house number is large and easy to read and find
When acting as a lay responder, your first step in an emergency is to recognize that an emer-
gency exists. To help you learnt to do this, think about where you live or work or spend a
2
,great deal of time. For each term below, give me an example that might occur in YOUR home
or workplace that would help you recognize that an emergency situation exists:
*Unusual noise, sight, odor, behavior
ANSWER
a. Unusual Noise - Screaming/ yelling
b. Unusual Sight - Fire or Smoke
c. Unusual Odor - Smell of gas or smoke
d. Unusual Behavior - Trouble breathing/ uncharacteristic skin color
* The situation I am explaining is a fire in a house
Pick 2 of the 6 common reasons that people give for not acting that might impact your will-
ingness to help in an emergency, and describe what steps you can take to overcome those
barriers -
ANSWER
Barrier 1 - Fear of catching a disease: Even though it is possible for one to catch a disease
you can prevent this by putting on latex-free gloves and or using a CPR breathing barrier
when giving CPR.
Barrier 2 - Fear of being sued: Although the thought of being sued when helping someone
commonly arises one can remember to overcome this barrier that a majority of states in the
country have Good Samaritan Laws that protect people against law suits involving negli-
gence.
List 4 of the 6 common reasons that people give for not acting in an emergency -
ANSWER
-Being uncertain that an emergency exists
-Being afraid of giving the wrong care or accidentally causing the person more harm
-Fear of catching a disease
-Fear of being sued
3
, You should give care until help arrives. List the 5 reasons that it is acceptable to stop provid-
ing care, as described in Chapter 1.
ANSWER
-EMS personnel or another trained responder take over
-You are too exhausted to continue with care
-The scene of the emergency becomes unsafe
-The person you are helping wakes up and is alert and asks you to stop giving care
-You are alone and need to call 911 or the designated emergency number after giving initial
care to the individual
Imagine yourself approaching an automobile accident to provide help, but as you approach,
you begin to feel faint and nauseated and you are not sure that you can proceed any farther.
What do you think that you can do to still provide help?
ANSWER
I think that even though one feels faint and may not be able to proceed farther; they can still
call 911 or the designated emergency number and get more advanced care.
LIST and briefly DESCRIBE each of the 3 Emergency Action Steps?
ANSWER
*CHECK the scene and the person; become aware of what is happening at the scene, see if it
is safe to enter, what happened, how many people are involved, what the nature of the per-
son's injury is, and is there a bystander that can help. Once you have cleared the scene check
the person that is injured, first obtain consent and gather information about the injury of the
victim. If the person seems to be unresponsive shout using the person's name or tap their
shoulder. If you see that the person is undergoing a life threatening emergency make sure
that 911 is called, and see if you can find an AED or first aid kit.
*Call 911 or the designated emergency number; if there is someone near you, ask them to
call 911 or if you are alone call quickly and return to the person and start providing care. The
person calling 911 should tell the dispatcher the location of the emergency, the nature of
the emergency, the number being used, and description of what happened, how many peo-
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