FIRST AID FOR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE OFFICERS STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,FIRST AID FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICERS - Answer:
Unit 1: Prepare to Respond to a
Medical Emergency.
Lesson 1: Introduction to First Aid.
Lesson Goal:
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe your responsibilities within the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) system and be able to provide emergency first aid according to the Criminal Justice
Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) standards. - Answer:
HL211.1. Describe the duties of the criminal justice first-aid provider within the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) system. - Answer: The EMS system is a network of trained professionals linked to provide
advanced, out-of- hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness.
Define EMS system. - Answer:
At the scene of an emergency, the criminal justice officer ensures... - Answer: The safety of everyone,
alerts the EMS system, and is usually the first person to provide basic first aid to patients.
HL211.2. Describe the officer's responsibilities for providing emergency first aid according to the
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) standards. - Answer:
When you first arrive on the scene, your initial duty is to... - Answer: Determine if the scene is safe for
you and other responders to enter.
First-aid duties may include: - Answer: • Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to help prevent
infection.
,• Gaining access to a patient (in some emergencies, you may need to move one patient to reach a more
critically injured patient).
• Assessing a patient for life- threatening injuries.
• Alerting EMS providers and relaying all relevant medical information.
• Providing a patient with basic medical care based on needs you identified during your assessment.
• Remaining with a patient until EMS providers relieve you and transport the patient to an advanced
medical facility.
What makes your role so vital is that you are responsible for the patient... - Answer: In the first few
minutes after the event.
What you do sets the foundation for the remainder of the rescue. Correcting a breathing problem or
stopping bleeding can save a life. In this role, you also help other patients who are not in critical
condition by... - Answer: Preventing more injuries, performing proper assessments, gathering medical
histories, and preparing for EMS personnel to arrive.
Unit 1: Prepare to Respond to a
Medical Emergency.
Lesson 2: Legal and Ethical Issues.
Lesson Goal:
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe the legal guidelines associated with your
responsibilities as a criminal justice first-aid provider to include your duty to act and the role of consent.
- Answer:
HL212.1. Describe the legal and ethical responsibilities for a criminal justice first-aid provider. - Answer:
, Legal and ethical considerations significantly affect your roles and responsibilities as a criminal justice
officer, for example, asking for and receiving a patient's (Blank), or documenting a patient's (Blank). -
Answer: 1. Consent. 2. Refusal of treatment.
HL212.2. Describe how the duty to act applies to the criminal justice first-aid provider. - Answer:
Define duty to act. - Answer: According to Black's Law Dictionary, a duty to act is "a duty to take some
action to prevent harm to another, and for the failure of which one may be liable, depending on the
relationship of the parties and the circumstances."
Duty to act refers to your contractual or legal obligation to provide care. If you are a correctional officer
or a correctional probation officer, you have an obligation to provide care to a patient who needs and
consents to care only when you are on duty. If you are a law enforcement officer, you have a duty to act
24/7 within your jurisdictional boundaries.
You also have the duty to render first aid following a (Blank) incident when you know, or it is evident,
that the person detained or in custody sustained injuries or requires medical attention. - Answer: Use of
force.
Provide first aid or seek additional medical assistance when it is reasonable, based on the (Blank), and
without jeopardizing your health or safety. - Answer: Totality of circumstances.
Keep in mind that your responsibility for a suspect's welfare and security does not end once they are
(Blank). - Answer: Restrained.
Breach of duty occurs when you either (Blank) or (Blank). - Answer: 1. Fail to act. 2. Act inappropriately.
HL212.3. Describe how the standard of care applies to the criminal justice first-aid provider. - Answer:
Define standard of care or scope. - Answer: Black's Law Dictionary defines the standard or scope of care
as "the degree of care that a reasonable person should exercise." Under the law of negligence, it is "the
conduct demanded of a person in a given situation. Typically, this involves a person giving attention to
possible dangers, mistakes, and pitfalls, and ways of minimizing those risks."
JUSTICE OFFICERS STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,FIRST AID FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICERS - Answer:
Unit 1: Prepare to Respond to a
Medical Emergency.
Lesson 1: Introduction to First Aid.
Lesson Goal:
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe your responsibilities within the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) system and be able to provide emergency first aid according to the Criminal Justice
Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) standards. - Answer:
HL211.1. Describe the duties of the criminal justice first-aid provider within the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) system. - Answer: The EMS system is a network of trained professionals linked to provide
advanced, out-of- hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness.
Define EMS system. - Answer:
At the scene of an emergency, the criminal justice officer ensures... - Answer: The safety of everyone,
alerts the EMS system, and is usually the first person to provide basic first aid to patients.
HL211.2. Describe the officer's responsibilities for providing emergency first aid according to the
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) standards. - Answer:
When you first arrive on the scene, your initial duty is to... - Answer: Determine if the scene is safe for
you and other responders to enter.
First-aid duties may include: - Answer: • Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to help prevent
infection.
,• Gaining access to a patient (in some emergencies, you may need to move one patient to reach a more
critically injured patient).
• Assessing a patient for life- threatening injuries.
• Alerting EMS providers and relaying all relevant medical information.
• Providing a patient with basic medical care based on needs you identified during your assessment.
• Remaining with a patient until EMS providers relieve you and transport the patient to an advanced
medical facility.
What makes your role so vital is that you are responsible for the patient... - Answer: In the first few
minutes after the event.
What you do sets the foundation for the remainder of the rescue. Correcting a breathing problem or
stopping bleeding can save a life. In this role, you also help other patients who are not in critical
condition by... - Answer: Preventing more injuries, performing proper assessments, gathering medical
histories, and preparing for EMS personnel to arrive.
Unit 1: Prepare to Respond to a
Medical Emergency.
Lesson 2: Legal and Ethical Issues.
Lesson Goal:
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to describe the legal guidelines associated with your
responsibilities as a criminal justice first-aid provider to include your duty to act and the role of consent.
- Answer:
HL212.1. Describe the legal and ethical responsibilities for a criminal justice first-aid provider. - Answer:
, Legal and ethical considerations significantly affect your roles and responsibilities as a criminal justice
officer, for example, asking for and receiving a patient's (Blank), or documenting a patient's (Blank). -
Answer: 1. Consent. 2. Refusal of treatment.
HL212.2. Describe how the duty to act applies to the criminal justice first-aid provider. - Answer:
Define duty to act. - Answer: According to Black's Law Dictionary, a duty to act is "a duty to take some
action to prevent harm to another, and for the failure of which one may be liable, depending on the
relationship of the parties and the circumstances."
Duty to act refers to your contractual or legal obligation to provide care. If you are a correctional officer
or a correctional probation officer, you have an obligation to provide care to a patient who needs and
consents to care only when you are on duty. If you are a law enforcement officer, you have a duty to act
24/7 within your jurisdictional boundaries.
You also have the duty to render first aid following a (Blank) incident when you know, or it is evident,
that the person detained or in custody sustained injuries or requires medical attention. - Answer: Use of
force.
Provide first aid or seek additional medical assistance when it is reasonable, based on the (Blank), and
without jeopardizing your health or safety. - Answer: Totality of circumstances.
Keep in mind that your responsibility for a suspect's welfare and security does not end once they are
(Blank). - Answer: Restrained.
Breach of duty occurs when you either (Blank) or (Blank). - Answer: 1. Fail to act. 2. Act inappropriately.
HL212.3. Describe how the standard of care applies to the criminal justice first-aid provider. - Answer:
Define standard of care or scope. - Answer: Black's Law Dictionary defines the standard or scope of care
as "the degree of care that a reasonable person should exercise." Under the law of negligence, it is "the
conduct demanded of a person in a given situation. Typically, this involves a person giving attention to
possible dangers, mistakes, and pitfalls, and ways of minimizing those risks."
