Standard First Aid and CPR with AED
Level C Questions and Answers
1. ABC - ANS-A - Check airway. Head tilt/chin lift. B. Check breathing. Look at chest.
Feel air on cheek. If not breathing, start compressions. C. Check circulation. Look
for deadly bleeding and signs of shock (pale or cool, moist skin).
2. Angina. - ANS-Angina is chest pressure and pain that comes and goes. Causes are
cardiovascular disease, anemia and certain heart disorders. The signs and
symptoms are pain lasting less than 10 minutes, pain going away when the person
rests and the pain is helped by the medication. Assist by checking the scene,
ABC, 911, AED, then care by getting the person to rest comfortably, assist with
meds such as ASA and nitroglycerin, ABC, secondary survey.
3. Cardiovascular disease. - ANS-Any disease that affects the heart and blood vessels.
Risk factors: controllable: smoking, poor diet, stress, high blood pressure, obesity
and lack of regular exercise; uncontrollable: gender, heredity, age. Signs and
symptoms are: squeezing chest pain, problems breathing, abdominal or back
pain, cold, sweaty skin, skin that is bluish or paler than normal, nausea and
vomiting, denial and jaw pain. Other signs that are mild and present in women,
elderly and people with diabetes: mild, unfocused chest discomfort that comes
and goes, doesn't feel like pain, starts mild and grows stronger, gets better with
rest and gets worse with activity.; tiredness; gastric discomfort; flu-like
symptoms.
4. Check, call, care. - ANS-1. Check. Check the scene: is it safe?; what happened and
how?; how many injured?; is there someone unconscious?; use triage. Check the
person. Ask if they are ok. If no response, tap. (For babies, flick the bottom of the
baby's feet). Check ABC (no more than 5 to 10 seconds). 2. Call or CPR based on
alone or not alone. If alone, if child or adult. 3. Care (explained further).
5. Deadly bleeding. - ANS-Bleeding leading to large amount of blood loss. 1. Expose
the wound. 2. Apply direct pressure to the bleeding. 3. Secure the dressing. 4.
Ensure the person's ABCs are present. 5. Perform a secondary survey and treat
any non life-threatening conditions. 6. Provide continual care until EMS arrives.
What to look for: bruising in the injured area, soft tissues (such as abdomen) that
are tender, swollen or hard, shock, blood in saliva or vomit, pain, severe thirst,
anxiety, nausea or vomiting. Internal bleeding signs take longer to show and you
should suspect it if injury was a forceful blow to body.
6. Heart attack. - ANS-A heart attack is when a heart cannot get enough oxygen
because of the blockage in one of the arteries feeding the car muscle. The cause
is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is any disease that affects the
heart and blood vessels.
7. How do you get an infection? - ANS-1. Germs must be present in the surrounding
environment.
Level C Questions and Answers
1. ABC - ANS-A - Check airway. Head tilt/chin lift. B. Check breathing. Look at chest.
Feel air on cheek. If not breathing, start compressions. C. Check circulation. Look
for deadly bleeding and signs of shock (pale or cool, moist skin).
2. Angina. - ANS-Angina is chest pressure and pain that comes and goes. Causes are
cardiovascular disease, anemia and certain heart disorders. The signs and
symptoms are pain lasting less than 10 minutes, pain going away when the person
rests and the pain is helped by the medication. Assist by checking the scene,
ABC, 911, AED, then care by getting the person to rest comfortably, assist with
meds such as ASA and nitroglycerin, ABC, secondary survey.
3. Cardiovascular disease. - ANS-Any disease that affects the heart and blood vessels.
Risk factors: controllable: smoking, poor diet, stress, high blood pressure, obesity
and lack of regular exercise; uncontrollable: gender, heredity, age. Signs and
symptoms are: squeezing chest pain, problems breathing, abdominal or back
pain, cold, sweaty skin, skin that is bluish or paler than normal, nausea and
vomiting, denial and jaw pain. Other signs that are mild and present in women,
elderly and people with diabetes: mild, unfocused chest discomfort that comes
and goes, doesn't feel like pain, starts mild and grows stronger, gets better with
rest and gets worse with activity.; tiredness; gastric discomfort; flu-like
symptoms.
4. Check, call, care. - ANS-1. Check. Check the scene: is it safe?; what happened and
how?; how many injured?; is there someone unconscious?; use triage. Check the
person. Ask if they are ok. If no response, tap. (For babies, flick the bottom of the
baby's feet). Check ABC (no more than 5 to 10 seconds). 2. Call or CPR based on
alone or not alone. If alone, if child or adult. 3. Care (explained further).
5. Deadly bleeding. - ANS-Bleeding leading to large amount of blood loss. 1. Expose
the wound. 2. Apply direct pressure to the bleeding. 3. Secure the dressing. 4.
Ensure the person's ABCs are present. 5. Perform a secondary survey and treat
any non life-threatening conditions. 6. Provide continual care until EMS arrives.
What to look for: bruising in the injured area, soft tissues (such as abdomen) that
are tender, swollen or hard, shock, blood in saliva or vomit, pain, severe thirst,
anxiety, nausea or vomiting. Internal bleeding signs take longer to show and you
should suspect it if injury was a forceful blow to body.
6. Heart attack. - ANS-A heart attack is when a heart cannot get enough oxygen
because of the blockage in one of the arteries feeding the car muscle. The cause
is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is any disease that affects the
heart and blood vessels.
7. How do you get an infection? - ANS-1. Germs must be present in the surrounding
environment.
