Basic Life Support (BLS)
"Good Samaritan" laws: - ✔✔✔(1). Help protect volunteer rescuers from being sued as a result of
helping in an emergency
(2). Provide protection if a provider is reasonable and prudent, does not provide care beyond the scope
of their skill level, and is not grossly negligent or completely careless
(3). Encourage trained first aid providers to help in an emergency
Advance Directives, Living Wills, and Do Not Resuscitate orders (DNRs) are all _____ that specify what
victims want done if they cannot speak for themselves due to injury or illness. - ✔✔✔Legal directives
AED voice instructions will NOT prompt you to:
(A). Apply the electrode pads that are in the AED kit to the victim's chest
(B). Refrain from touching the victim while the AED evaluates the victim's heart rhythm
(C). Refrain from touching the victim while the AED delivers a shock
(D). Power on the system - ✔✔✔D
AEDs can be used on victims who have medication patches or implanted medical devices, as long as you
remove the patches before using the AED and place the AED pads _____ inch(es) or _____ centimeter(s)
away from any suspected medical devices. - ✔✔✔1, 2.5
Consent to provide first aid care is best obtained through _____. - ✔✔✔Verbal agreement
DEFINE: Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - ✔✔✔A portable device, used by anyone, that
analyzes a heart's electrical activity and determines if a shock is necessary
, DEFINE: Compression-Only CPR - ✔✔✔A technique that slows the process of brain death in cardiac
arrest by partially restoring circulation of existing oxygen in the bloodstream to the brain and other vital
organs
DEFINE: Defibrillation - ✔✔✔An electrical shock administered through the heart that is intended to
end the disruption and allow normal electrical activity to resume
DEFINE: First Aid - ✔✔✔The initial care for an acute illness or injury until professional medical care
arrives or is obtained
DEFINE: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) - ✔✔✔The result of disruption in the heart's electrical system
First aid provided by an initial responder:
(A). Takes the place of having to involve emergency medical services (EMS).
(B). Can only be provided to others, not to yourself.
(C). Can include homegrown remedies passed down through generations.
(D). Must be medically sound and based on scientific evidence or expert consensus. - ✔✔✔D
For each minute someone is in arrest, their chances for survival drop by about _____ percent. - ✔✔✔
10
For providing compression-only CPR in the correct sequence, what is Step #1? - ✔✔✔Check for
responsiveness
For providing compression-only CPR in the correct sequence, what is Step #2? - ✔✔✔Call for EMS and
get an AED
"Good Samaritan" laws: - ✔✔✔(1). Help protect volunteer rescuers from being sued as a result of
helping in an emergency
(2). Provide protection if a provider is reasonable and prudent, does not provide care beyond the scope
of their skill level, and is not grossly negligent or completely careless
(3). Encourage trained first aid providers to help in an emergency
Advance Directives, Living Wills, and Do Not Resuscitate orders (DNRs) are all _____ that specify what
victims want done if they cannot speak for themselves due to injury or illness. - ✔✔✔Legal directives
AED voice instructions will NOT prompt you to:
(A). Apply the electrode pads that are in the AED kit to the victim's chest
(B). Refrain from touching the victim while the AED evaluates the victim's heart rhythm
(C). Refrain from touching the victim while the AED delivers a shock
(D). Power on the system - ✔✔✔D
AEDs can be used on victims who have medication patches or implanted medical devices, as long as you
remove the patches before using the AED and place the AED pads _____ inch(es) or _____ centimeter(s)
away from any suspected medical devices. - ✔✔✔1, 2.5
Consent to provide first aid care is best obtained through _____. - ✔✔✔Verbal agreement
DEFINE: Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - ✔✔✔A portable device, used by anyone, that
analyzes a heart's electrical activity and determines if a shock is necessary
, DEFINE: Compression-Only CPR - ✔✔✔A technique that slows the process of brain death in cardiac
arrest by partially restoring circulation of existing oxygen in the bloodstream to the brain and other vital
organs
DEFINE: Defibrillation - ✔✔✔An electrical shock administered through the heart that is intended to
end the disruption and allow normal electrical activity to resume
DEFINE: First Aid - ✔✔✔The initial care for an acute illness or injury until professional medical care
arrives or is obtained
DEFINE: Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) - ✔✔✔The result of disruption in the heart's electrical system
First aid provided by an initial responder:
(A). Takes the place of having to involve emergency medical services (EMS).
(B). Can only be provided to others, not to yourself.
(C). Can include homegrown remedies passed down through generations.
(D). Must be medically sound and based on scientific evidence or expert consensus. - ✔✔✔D
For each minute someone is in arrest, their chances for survival drop by about _____ percent. - ✔✔✔
10
For providing compression-only CPR in the correct sequence, what is Step #1? - ✔✔✔Check for
responsiveness
For providing compression-only CPR in the correct sequence, what is Step #2? - ✔✔✔Call for EMS and
get an AED
