Red Cross CPR & AED Certification QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Duty to Act CORRECT ANSWERS: The duty to respond to an emergency & provide care. Failure to fulfill these duties could result in legal action. Scope of Practice CORRECT ANSWERS: The range of duties & skills you have acquired in training that you are authorized by your certification to practice. Standard of Care CORRECT ANSWERS: the public's expectation that personnel summoned to an emergency will provide care with a certain level of knowledge. Negligence CORRECT ANSWERS: Failure to follow a reasonable standard of care, thereby causing or contributing to injury or damage. Consent CORRECT ANSWERS: a victim's indication that a rescuer may provide care, Consent my be obtained verbally or through a gesture before providing care. Consent implied if unconscious. Obtaining Consent CORRECT ANSWERS: identify yourself, state level of training, ask the victim whether you may help, explain what you observed, explain what you plan to do. Refusal of Care CORRECT ANSWERS: A victim's indication that a rescuer ay nor provide care. Documentation is necessary. Advance Directives CORRECT ANSWERS: written instruction that describe a person's wishes regarding medical treatment or health care decisions: DNR (do not resuscitate), Living wills, durable powers of attorney. Battery CORRECT ANSWERS: the unlawful, harmful or offensive touching of a person without the person's consent. Abandonment CORRECT ANSWERS: Discontinuing care once it has begun. YOu most continue care until someone with equal or more advanced training takes over. Confidentiality CORRECT ANSWERS: The principle that information learned while providing care to a victim is private & should not be shared with anyone except EMS personnel directly associated with the victim's medical care. Documentation CORRECT ANSWERS: An established, written record of the events that ook place, the care that was provided & the facts you discovered after the incident occurred. OSHA Regulations CORRECT ANSWERS: Occupational Safety & Health Administration: apply to employers who may come into contact with blood or other body fluids that could cause infection, require employers to have an exposure control plan.