CPR & First Aid/AED ACTUAL UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The survival and recovery of critically injured or ill victims depends on - CORRECT
ANSWER -- early recognition and response
-early activation of the EMS system
-care being provided until more advanced medical personnel take over
Duty to act - CORRECT ANSWER -The duty to respond to an emergency and provide
care. Failure to fulfill these duties could result in legal action.
Scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER -The range of duties and skills acquired in
training, which are authorized by your certification to practice.
Standard of care - CORRECT ANSWER -The public's expectation that personnel
summoned to an emergency will provide care with a certain level of knowledge and skill.
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER -Failure to follow a reasonable standard of care,
thereby causing or contributing to injury or damage.
Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -A victim's indication that a rescuer may provide care.
Consent must first be obtained, either verbally or through a gesture, before providing care to an
injured or ill victim.
To obtain consent: - CORRECT ANSWER --Identify yourself to the victim.
-State your level of training.
,-Ask the victim whether you may help.
-Explain what you observe.
-Explain what you are planning to do.
When an adult is unable to give consent, such as if he or she is unconscious, confused, mentally
impaired, seriously injured or seriously ill, - CORRECT ANSWER -consent is implied.
implied consent - CORRECT ANSWER -the law assumes the victim would give consent
if able
For a minor, you must obtain consent from - CORRECT ANSWER -parent or guardian
If the condition is life threatening and a parent or guardian is not present - CORRECT
ANSWER -consent is implied
Refusal of care - CORRECT ANSWER --A victim's indication that a rescuer may not
provide care.
-Refusal of care must be honored, even if the victim is seriously injured or ill or desperately
needs assistance.
-A victim can refuse some or all care. If a witness is available, have the witness listen to, and
document in writing, any refusal of care.
Advance directives - CORRECT ANSWER --Written instructions that describe a person's
wishes regarding medical treatment or health care decisions.
,-Guidance for advance directives, including any required identification and verification process,
is documented in state, regional or local laws, statutes and/or protocols and must be followed.
Advance directives include: - CORRECT ANSWER --Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
(also called Do Not Attempt Resuscitation [DNAR] orders).
-Living wills.
-Durable powers of attorney.
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER -The unlawful, harmful or offensive touching of a person
without the person's consent.
Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER -Discontinuing care once it has begun. You must
continue care until someone with equal or more advanced training takes over.
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER -The principle that information learned while
providing care to a victim is private and should not be shared with anyone except EMS personnel
who are directly associated with the victim's medical care.
Documentation - CORRECT ANSWER -An established, written record of the events that
took place, the care that was provided and the facts that you discovered after the incident
occurred.
Bloodborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, are: - CORRECT ANSWER --Present
in blood and body fluids.
-Can cause disease.
Hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER -- live infection caused by the Hep B virus
, - vaccination series must be made available within 10 working days of initial assignment, after
appropriate training has been completed, to all employees who have occupational exposure
Hepatitis C - CORRECT ANSWER -- liver disease caused by Hep C virus
- no vaccines
HIV - CORRECT ANSWER --virus that causes AIDS
-attacks WBCs and destroys the body's ability to fight infection
- no vaccines
standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER --safety measures that combine universal
precautions and body substance isolation, or BSI, precautions.
-They are based on the assumption that all body fluids may be infectious.
Standard precautions can be applied through the use of: - CORRECT ANSWER --Personal
protective equipment, or PPE
-Good hand hygiene
-Engineering and work practice controls
-Proper equipment cleaning
-Proper spill cleanup procedures
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The survival and recovery of critically injured or ill victims depends on - CORRECT
ANSWER -- early recognition and response
-early activation of the EMS system
-care being provided until more advanced medical personnel take over
Duty to act - CORRECT ANSWER -The duty to respond to an emergency and provide
care. Failure to fulfill these duties could result in legal action.
Scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER -The range of duties and skills acquired in
training, which are authorized by your certification to practice.
Standard of care - CORRECT ANSWER -The public's expectation that personnel
summoned to an emergency will provide care with a certain level of knowledge and skill.
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER -Failure to follow a reasonable standard of care,
thereby causing or contributing to injury or damage.
Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -A victim's indication that a rescuer may provide care.
Consent must first be obtained, either verbally or through a gesture, before providing care to an
injured or ill victim.
To obtain consent: - CORRECT ANSWER --Identify yourself to the victim.
-State your level of training.
,-Ask the victim whether you may help.
-Explain what you observe.
-Explain what you are planning to do.
When an adult is unable to give consent, such as if he or she is unconscious, confused, mentally
impaired, seriously injured or seriously ill, - CORRECT ANSWER -consent is implied.
implied consent - CORRECT ANSWER -the law assumes the victim would give consent
if able
For a minor, you must obtain consent from - CORRECT ANSWER -parent or guardian
If the condition is life threatening and a parent or guardian is not present - CORRECT
ANSWER -consent is implied
Refusal of care - CORRECT ANSWER --A victim's indication that a rescuer may not
provide care.
-Refusal of care must be honored, even if the victim is seriously injured or ill or desperately
needs assistance.
-A victim can refuse some or all care. If a witness is available, have the witness listen to, and
document in writing, any refusal of care.
Advance directives - CORRECT ANSWER --Written instructions that describe a person's
wishes regarding medical treatment or health care decisions.
,-Guidance for advance directives, including any required identification and verification process,
is documented in state, regional or local laws, statutes and/or protocols and must be followed.
Advance directives include: - CORRECT ANSWER --Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
(also called Do Not Attempt Resuscitation [DNAR] orders).
-Living wills.
-Durable powers of attorney.
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER -The unlawful, harmful or offensive touching of a person
without the person's consent.
Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER -Discontinuing care once it has begun. You must
continue care until someone with equal or more advanced training takes over.
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER -The principle that information learned while
providing care to a victim is private and should not be shared with anyone except EMS personnel
who are directly associated with the victim's medical care.
Documentation - CORRECT ANSWER -An established, written record of the events that
took place, the care that was provided and the facts that you discovered after the incident
occurred.
Bloodborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, are: - CORRECT ANSWER --Present
in blood and body fluids.
-Can cause disease.
Hepatitis B - CORRECT ANSWER -- live infection caused by the Hep B virus
, - vaccination series must be made available within 10 working days of initial assignment, after
appropriate training has been completed, to all employees who have occupational exposure
Hepatitis C - CORRECT ANSWER -- liver disease caused by Hep C virus
- no vaccines
HIV - CORRECT ANSWER --virus that causes AIDS
-attacks WBCs and destroys the body's ability to fight infection
- no vaccines
standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER --safety measures that combine universal
precautions and body substance isolation, or BSI, precautions.
-They are based on the assumption that all body fluids may be infectious.
Standard precautions can be applied through the use of: - CORRECT ANSWER --Personal
protective equipment, or PPE
-Good hand hygiene
-Engineering and work practice controls
-Proper equipment cleaning
-Proper spill cleanup procedures
