Heartsaver First Aid (American Heart Association)
1. Heart Disease: What is the #1 cause of death?
2. Check your surroundings: What's the first step before performing life changingskills?
3. By reviewing frequently: How do you maintain your First Aid Skills?
4. Ask someone in your surroundings to call 911 and point at the person so they
know you are speaking to them: What's the second step of performing life changing
skills?
5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: what does CPR stand for?
6. You give sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths: During CPR how many setsof
compressions and breaths are given?
7. 1 second each: For how many seconds each do you give breaths?
8. Push at a depth of about 1 1/2 inches: What depth do you push in compressionsfor
infants?
9. 100-120 compressions per minute: How many compressions during CPR doyou give
per minute?
10. Automated External Defibrilator: What does AED stand for?
11. - Assess the scene
- TAP the ill/injured person to see if he/she is responsive/unresponsive (Hey!Are you
okay!)
_ Phoning for Help (911)
-If the person is breathing: What are the key steps of First Aid? (when you havehelp)
12. - Shout for help
- TAP the person to see if he/she is responsive/unresponsive (Hey! Are youokay!)
- Phone 911 if no one is around to help
- Put your phone on speaker while letting the dispatcher know of your obser-vations
of the ill/injured person: What do you do if you're alone?
13. Don't hang up until the dispatcher tells you so: When do you hang up whenyou're
on the phone with the dispatcher?
14. - PPE (personal protective equipment) if exposure to blood or bodilyfluids:
Universal Precautions
15. Wash your hands with soap and water: What should you do after removingyour
gloves?
16. -Keep private information private
-Notify EMS about any information about the person: During a scene you may know
private information about the ill/injured person, what should you do with that
information?
17. Emergency Medical Services: What does EMS stand for?
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1. Heart Disease: What is the #1 cause of death?
2. Check your surroundings: What's the first step before performing life changingskills?
3. By reviewing frequently: How do you maintain your First Aid Skills?
4. Ask someone in your surroundings to call 911 and point at the person so they
know you are speaking to them: What's the second step of performing life changing
skills?
5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: what does CPR stand for?
6. You give sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths: During CPR how many setsof
compressions and breaths are given?
7. 1 second each: For how many seconds each do you give breaths?
8. Push at a depth of about 1 1/2 inches: What depth do you push in compressionsfor
infants?
9. 100-120 compressions per minute: How many compressions during CPR doyou give
per minute?
10. Automated External Defibrilator: What does AED stand for?
11. - Assess the scene
- TAP the ill/injured person to see if he/she is responsive/unresponsive (Hey!Are you
okay!)
_ Phoning for Help (911)
-If the person is breathing: What are the key steps of First Aid? (when you havehelp)
12. - Shout for help
- TAP the person to see if he/she is responsive/unresponsive (Hey! Are youokay!)
- Phone 911 if no one is around to help
- Put your phone on speaker while letting the dispatcher know of your obser-vations
of the ill/injured person: What do you do if you're alone?
13. Don't hang up until the dispatcher tells you so: When do you hang up whenyou're
on the phone with the dispatcher?
14. - PPE (personal protective equipment) if exposure to blood or bodilyfluids:
Universal Precautions
15. Wash your hands with soap and water: What should you do after removingyour
gloves?
16. -Keep private information private
-Notify EMS about any information about the person: During a scene you may know
private information about the ill/injured person, what should you do with that
information?
17. Emergency Medical Services: What does EMS stand for?
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