CPR/ FIRST AID/ AED UPDATED
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Components of EMS System - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Dispatcher
2. First responder (L.E.)
3. EMT (BLS)
4. Paramedic (ALS)
5. Receiving Facility (Hospital)
Officer Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Officer/ victim safety
2. Scene size up
3. Take action to help
Injured
4. Take necessary enforcement actions
Scene Size Up - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Location
2. Type of emergency
3. Nature of Injured/ Ill
4. Need for addition resources
5. Urgent enforcement action
Officer Safety - CORRECT ANSWER -Responsible for safety of:
1. yourself
2. EMS
3. injured/ Ill
4. the public
Officer Actions - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Initial assessment
,2. Provide basic first aid until relieved by EMS
Pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER -Cause infection and diseases
1. Airborne
2. Blood borne
Chain of Transmission - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoir/ source
3. Portal of exit
4. Means of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host
Legal Protection and Officer Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Assess
emergency situation
2. Start first aid within Officer scope of training and department policy
3. Peace officer are not required to render care when reasonable danger exists (burning car)
Immunity from Liability - CORRECT ANSWER -Emergency rescue personnel qualify for
immunity from liability from civil damages for any injury caused by an action taken when
providing emergency first aid (H&S 1799.102)
To Achieve Protection from Liability - CORRECT ANSWER -Officers must:
1. In the performance of their duties
2. Act in good faith
3. Provide care within the scope of their training and department policy
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Care beyond training
2. Failure to provide care
, 3. Act in negligent manner
Expressed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -consent given by adults who are
1. conscious
2. of legal age
3. and mentally competent
to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -Consent is assumed due to:
1. Unconscious
2. Mental disability
3. Altered state due to drugs, alcohol, or head injury
4. Juvenile
Refusal of Care - CORRECT ANSWER -Must be honored as long as they are competent
and a signature is required
Life Threatening Condition - CORRECT ANSWER -If injury or illness maybe be life
threatening then first responders may perform fist aid regardless of
Victim conscious condition
Primary Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER -Detect life threatening situations:
1. Check for responsiveness
2. Check ABCs
3. Control major bleeding
4. Treat for shock
5. Consider C Spine
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Components of EMS System - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Dispatcher
2. First responder (L.E.)
3. EMT (BLS)
4. Paramedic (ALS)
5. Receiving Facility (Hospital)
Officer Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Officer/ victim safety
2. Scene size up
3. Take action to help
Injured
4. Take necessary enforcement actions
Scene Size Up - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Location
2. Type of emergency
3. Nature of Injured/ Ill
4. Need for addition resources
5. Urgent enforcement action
Officer Safety - CORRECT ANSWER -Responsible for safety of:
1. yourself
2. EMS
3. injured/ Ill
4. the public
Officer Actions - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Initial assessment
,2. Provide basic first aid until relieved by EMS
Pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER -Cause infection and diseases
1. Airborne
2. Blood borne
Chain of Transmission - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Infectious agent
2. Reservoir/ source
3. Portal of exit
4. Means of transmission
5. Portal of entry
6. Susceptible host
Legal Protection and Officer Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Assess
emergency situation
2. Start first aid within Officer scope of training and department policy
3. Peace officer are not required to render care when reasonable danger exists (burning car)
Immunity from Liability - CORRECT ANSWER -Emergency rescue personnel qualify for
immunity from liability from civil damages for any injury caused by an action taken when
providing emergency first aid (H&S 1799.102)
To Achieve Protection from Liability - CORRECT ANSWER -Officers must:
1. In the performance of their duties
2. Act in good faith
3. Provide care within the scope of their training and department policy
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Care beyond training
2. Failure to provide care
, 3. Act in negligent manner
Expressed Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -consent given by adults who are
1. conscious
2. of legal age
3. and mentally competent
to make a rational decision in regard to their medical well-being
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWER -Consent is assumed due to:
1. Unconscious
2. Mental disability
3. Altered state due to drugs, alcohol, or head injury
4. Juvenile
Refusal of Care - CORRECT ANSWER -Must be honored as long as they are competent
and a signature is required
Life Threatening Condition - CORRECT ANSWER -If injury or illness maybe be life
threatening then first responders may perform fist aid regardless of
Victim conscious condition
Primary Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER -Detect life threatening situations:
1. Check for responsiveness
2. Check ABCs
3. Control major bleeding
4. Treat for shock
5. Consider C Spine
