Red Cross CPR/AED/ First Aid Certification Test

What are the good samaritan laws? - Answer- protect the responder from financial liability, developed to encourage people to help others in an emergency situation. What is consent, and how do you get it? - Answer- permission from the injured or ill person or their parent or guardian if the person is a minor. To obtain; start with your name, state type and level of training you have, explain what you think is wrong, explain what you plan to do, ask if you may help. What are the emergency action steps? - Answer- Check, Call, Care When is it time to call 911? - Answer- when the situation has become one of the emergency situations or you recognize emergency conditions in play What are the clues that an emergency has happened? - Answer- unusual sounds, sights, odors, and behaviors. What are PPE's? - Answer- Personal Protective Equipment, such as gloves, breathing barriers, hand washing, etc. If a victim is responsive what 2 skills do you do? - Answer- Interview the person and do a head to toe check. Roll the person into the recovery position. How long and how do you check for breathing? - Answer- No more than 5-10 seconds. Head tilt chin lift, ear to mouth look towards sternum. How do you give rescue breaths? - Answer- Head tilt chin left, breath in until you see chest plate rise. In intervals of 2. What leads to cardiac issues in infants & children? - Answer- What is cycle for CPR and how long do you do it? - Answer- 2 rescue breaths for every 30 Chest compressions. Continue until exhaustion, more trained professional takes over, scene becomes unsafe, or person shows obvious signs of life. What if a responsive, child, infant, or adult is choking? - Answer- 5 abdominal thrusts and 5 back blows for adults and children. For an infant, put the infant in a secure position alternating between legs to rest the infant on and do 5 chest thrusts and 5 back blows How do we know somebody is having a breathing emergency? - Answer- Panicked, surprised, or confused facial expression, holding throat with both hands, trying to forcibly cough, initially flushed skin but turning pale rapidly.