first aid/CPR/AED
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1. what are the emergency action steps?: 1. Check
2. Call
3. Care
2. You have a first aid kit and are about to give care to a co-worker who is
unresponsive and not breathing. After calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment,
what should you do before giving care, if possible?: Put on latex-free disposable gloves.
3. What is your risk of catching a disease when giving first aid care?: Low risk
4. How long should you wash your hands when using soap and water?: At least 20
seconds
5. What are some things to keep in mind about wearing gloves when giving first
aid care?: Avoid touching other surfaces.
Wash your hands after taking off your gloves.
6. The risk of infection when giving first aid care is low. Using what reduces your
risk even further?: Latex-free disposable gloves.
Face shield.
Pocket mask.
7. You hear a scream and some loud noises coming from a few feet away in the
crowded school playground. As you walk quickly across the playground, you
tell yourself to do what first?: Check the scene for safety.
8. A person who is responsive and breathing but not fully awake should be
placed in a recovery position for which of the following reasons?: To lower their risk
for choking and aspiration
9. You are working a shift at the local farmer's market when you recognize that
a 10-year-old shopping with their parent is choking. You check the scene for
safety and approach the child. What do you need to do at this point?: Obtain consent
from the parent (who is present) because the person is a minor.
10. You are working in a senior center when you hear a thud and someone
yells out that a man has collapsed. The scene is safe, but the man appears
unresponsive. What should you do next?: Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout
sequence while checking for breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening conditions.
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11. Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout sequence while
checking for breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening
conditions.: Call 9-1-1 or tell someone to do so.
12. You have obtained consent and are checking a responsive person. You know
you need to interview them first using SAM. What does SAM stand for?: signs and
symptoms, allergies, medications and medical conditions
13. During your interview of the person using SAM, they told you that they have a
lot of pain in their left arm and that it is throbbing. What should you do next?: Do
a focused check of their left arm.
14. Why is it important for you, the first aid responder, to ask questions using
SAM and do a focused check of the responsive person?: It can help you to determine what
care they may need.
As time passes, the person may be less able to say things.
You may be able to gather information that others may not be able to gather later.
15. The call step involves calling 9-1-1, or telling someone to do so, and what
else?: Getting the AED, a first aid kit and a bleeding control kit (if necessary) or telling someone to do so.
16. When you ask someone to call 9-1-1 for you in an emergency situation, what
communication techniques/instructions should you use?: Look directly at one person.Say,
"You, call 9-1-1."
17. Cardiac arrest is often due to a blockage of the blood vessels supplying
oxygen to the heart muscle (heart attack). However, it can also occur due to
the effects of which of the following?: Drowning and Breathing emergency
18. Which of the following would lead you to suspect a person is in cardiac
arrest?: Unresponsive, Not breathing or only gasping
19. If your check of the person reveals that they are unresponsive and not
breathing, what should you do first?: Call 9-1-1 and get the AED and first aid kit or tell someone
to do so
20. Compression rate for CPR: 100-120 per minute
21. Compression depth for adults: At least 2 inches
22. Chest position between compressions:: returns to normal position
23. Minimize necessary interruptions in chest compressions to:: less than 10 seconds
24. Breaths:: last about 1 second; chest begins to rise
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1. what are the emergency action steps?: 1. Check
2. Call
3. Care
2. You have a first aid kit and are about to give care to a co-worker who is
unresponsive and not breathing. After calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment,
what should you do before giving care, if possible?: Put on latex-free disposable gloves.
3. What is your risk of catching a disease when giving first aid care?: Low risk
4. How long should you wash your hands when using soap and water?: At least 20
seconds
5. What are some things to keep in mind about wearing gloves when giving first
aid care?: Avoid touching other surfaces.
Wash your hands after taking off your gloves.
6. The risk of infection when giving first aid care is low. Using what reduces your
risk even further?: Latex-free disposable gloves.
Face shield.
Pocket mask.
7. You hear a scream and some loud noises coming from a few feet away in the
crowded school playground. As you walk quickly across the playground, you
tell yourself to do what first?: Check the scene for safety.
8. A person who is responsive and breathing but not fully awake should be
placed in a recovery position for which of the following reasons?: To lower their risk
for choking and aspiration
9. You are working a shift at the local farmer's market when you recognize that
a 10-year-old shopping with their parent is choking. You check the scene for
safety and approach the child. What do you need to do at this point?: Obtain consent
from the parent (who is present) because the person is a minor.
10. You are working in a senior center when you hear a thud and someone
yells out that a man has collapsed. The scene is safe, but the man appears
unresponsive. What should you do next?: Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout
sequence while checking for breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening conditions.
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11. Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout sequence while
checking for breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening
conditions.: Call 9-1-1 or tell someone to do so.
12. You have obtained consent and are checking a responsive person. You know
you need to interview them first using SAM. What does SAM stand for?: signs and
symptoms, allergies, medications and medical conditions
13. During your interview of the person using SAM, they told you that they have a
lot of pain in their left arm and that it is throbbing. What should you do next?: Do
a focused check of their left arm.
14. Why is it important for you, the first aid responder, to ask questions using
SAM and do a focused check of the responsive person?: It can help you to determine what
care they may need.
As time passes, the person may be less able to say things.
You may be able to gather information that others may not be able to gather later.
15. The call step involves calling 9-1-1, or telling someone to do so, and what
else?: Getting the AED, a first aid kit and a bleeding control kit (if necessary) or telling someone to do so.
16. When you ask someone to call 9-1-1 for you in an emergency situation, what
communication techniques/instructions should you use?: Look directly at one person.Say,
"You, call 9-1-1."
17. Cardiac arrest is often due to a blockage of the blood vessels supplying
oxygen to the heart muscle (heart attack). However, it can also occur due to
the effects of which of the following?: Drowning and Breathing emergency
18. Which of the following would lead you to suspect a person is in cardiac
arrest?: Unresponsive, Not breathing or only gasping
19. If your check of the person reveals that they are unresponsive and not
breathing, what should you do first?: Call 9-1-1 and get the AED and first aid kit or tell someone
to do so
20. Compression rate for CPR: 100-120 per minute
21. Compression depth for adults: At least 2 inches
22. Chest position between compressions:: returns to normal position
23. Minimize necessary interruptions in chest compressions to:: less than 10 seconds
24. Breaths:: last about 1 second; chest begins to rise
