First Aid & CPR & AED Test 1 (ch. 1-4) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Quick Review for Chapter One: - ANSWER-- It is better to know first aid and not need it than; not know first aid and need it. -Legal and ethical issues concern all first aid providers - A first aid provider must have the person's consent ( permission ) before giving first aid - Confidential information may be learned and it is important that you be extremely cautious about revealing information you learn while caring for someone - Good Samaritan laws encourage people to assist others in distress by granting them protection from lawsuits. First Aid - ANSWER-is the immediate care given to an injured or suddenly ill person; this does not take place of proper medical care abandonment - ANSWER-failure to continue first aid until relieved by someone with an equal or higher level of training act of commission - ANSWER-a breach of duty in which the provider does something that a reasonably prudent person would not do under the same circumstances battery