First Aid, CPR, & AED
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1. What are your four goals when you help a victim?: 1. Keep the victim alive
2. Keep their condition from worsening
3. Give first aid until help arrives
4. Get medical care
2. True or False: Check the victim quickly before calling 911.: True
3. True or False: Ask a responsive adult for consent for you to give care.: True
4. True or False: Do not move the victim unnecessarily.: True
5. What are the six steps you should follow in any emergency?: 1. Recognize the
emergency
2. Check the scene to make sure it's safe
3. Check the person
4. Call 911 (when appropriate)
5. Care for the person (get consent if the person is conscious)
6. Have the person seek medical attention when needed
6. When calling 911, be prepared to give this information to the dispatcher:: - Your
name
- The phone number you are using
-The location and number of victims
- The victim's approximate age, sex, and condition (responsive? breathing? bleeding?)
- What happened to the victim and any special circumstances
- What is being done for the victim
7. What kinds of diseases could be spread during first aid if you do not take
precautions?: HIV and Hepatitis B & C
8. Give examples of bodily fluids you should avoid contact with.: -Breast milk
- Stool
- Mucus from the nose or lungs
- Sweat
- Tears
- Urine
- Vomit
9. What precautions can you take to prevent exposure to a victim's fluids?: - Use
personal protective equipment such as medical exam gloves
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, First Aid, CPR, & AED
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- Wash your hands with soap and water before and after giving first aid
- Do not touch you mouth, nose, or eyes when giving first aid (do not eat, drink, or smoke)
- If you are exposed to blood or a bodily fluid, was immediately with soap and water then call your health care provider.
At work, report the situation to your supervisor
10. True or False: After determining the scene is safe, the first thing you should
do when you approach a victim is check for responsiveness and normal breath-
ing.: True
11. True or False: If the victim occasionally seems to gasp, this means the victim
is breathing normally.: False
12. True or False: Do not stop to call 911 until you've checked the victim all over
and have bandaged any bleeding wounds.: False
13. True or False: Check a breathing victim immediately for bleeding that may
be life-threatening.: True
14. True or False: If you find a person who is breathing normally, conduct a full
physical examination to look for possible causes.: False
15. What does the acronym S.A.M.P.L.E. stand for?: S. Signs and symptoms
A. Allergies
M. Medications
P. Previous problems
L. Last food or drink
E. Events
16. Unless you are giving first aid for a serious condition, examine an injured
victim from head to toe, looking for anything out of the ordinary:: - Pain when an
area is touched
- Bleeding or other wounds
- An area that is swollen or deformed
- Skin color (flushed or pale)
- Temperature (hot or cold)
- Condition (dry, sweating, or clammy)
- Abdominal sensation or movement of the area
- A medical alert ID
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1. What are your four goals when you help a victim?: 1. Keep the victim alive
2. Keep their condition from worsening
3. Give first aid until help arrives
4. Get medical care
2. True or False: Check the victim quickly before calling 911.: True
3. True or False: Ask a responsive adult for consent for you to give care.: True
4. True or False: Do not move the victim unnecessarily.: True
5. What are the six steps you should follow in any emergency?: 1. Recognize the
emergency
2. Check the scene to make sure it's safe
3. Check the person
4. Call 911 (when appropriate)
5. Care for the person (get consent if the person is conscious)
6. Have the person seek medical attention when needed
6. When calling 911, be prepared to give this information to the dispatcher:: - Your
name
- The phone number you are using
-The location and number of victims
- The victim's approximate age, sex, and condition (responsive? breathing? bleeding?)
- What happened to the victim and any special circumstances
- What is being done for the victim
7. What kinds of diseases could be spread during first aid if you do not take
precautions?: HIV and Hepatitis B & C
8. Give examples of bodily fluids you should avoid contact with.: -Breast milk
- Stool
- Mucus from the nose or lungs
- Sweat
- Tears
- Urine
- Vomit
9. What precautions can you take to prevent exposure to a victim's fluids?: - Use
personal protective equipment such as medical exam gloves
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, First Aid, CPR, & AED
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i213rs
- Wash your hands with soap and water before and after giving first aid
- Do not touch you mouth, nose, or eyes when giving first aid (do not eat, drink, or smoke)
- If you are exposed to blood or a bodily fluid, was immediately with soap and water then call your health care provider.
At work, report the situation to your supervisor
10. True or False: After determining the scene is safe, the first thing you should
do when you approach a victim is check for responsiveness and normal breath-
ing.: True
11. True or False: If the victim occasionally seems to gasp, this means the victim
is breathing normally.: False
12. True or False: Do not stop to call 911 until you've checked the victim all over
and have bandaged any bleeding wounds.: False
13. True or False: Check a breathing victim immediately for bleeding that may
be life-threatening.: True
14. True or False: If you find a person who is breathing normally, conduct a full
physical examination to look for possible causes.: False
15. What does the acronym S.A.M.P.L.E. stand for?: S. Signs and symptoms
A. Allergies
M. Medications
P. Previous problems
L. Last food or drink
E. Events
16. Unless you are giving first aid for a serious condition, examine an injured
victim from head to toe, looking for anything out of the ordinary:: - Pain when an
area is touched
- Bleeding or other wounds
- An area that is swollen or deformed
- Skin color (flushed or pale)
- Temperature (hot or cold)
- Condition (dry, sweating, or clammy)
- Abdominal sensation or movement of the area
- A medical alert ID
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