HOSA CPR/First Aid Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the first things you do when arriving at the scene. - Answer - open your first aid kit and put on PPE -checked fr responsive and breathing - intraduce yourself and ask his you can help them what do you look for on the victim physically - Answer you look for any medical jewelry on them what to do when someone has heat exhaustion or heat stroke - Answer if possible have the victim lie down i a cool area remove as much clothing as the victim is comfortable cool them with...

What organ stores and concentrates bile? - Answer Gallbladder What is the main function of the integumentary system? - Answer Infection control What is a tearing away of the skin called? - Answer Avulsion What do you do for an evisceration? (Organ protruding from abd wound.) - Answer Cover with moist dressings. What type of wound is more prone to tetanus? - Answer Puncture What is the transparent part of the front of the eye called? - Answer Cornea What don't you...

Moderate "Conscious" Sedation - Answer A minimally depressed level of consciousness induced by the administration of pharmacologic agents in which the patient retains continuous and independent ability to maintain protective reflexes and a patent airway and to be aroused by physical or verbal stimulation. Levels of Sedation Analgesia - Answer 1. Minimal Sedation 2. Moderate Sedation/Analgesia 3. Deep Sedation/Analgesia 4. General Anesthesia Minimal Sedation - Answer 1. Patient i...

first responders - Answerfirst people at the scene bystanders, firefighters, police, and ems. key principles - Answerensure your'e own safety, identify injury, and stop the bleed. safety - Answerensure your OWN first! you can't help anyone if you are not safe. protect yourself with gloves, eye shield, other PPE as needed identify - Answerexpose the wound. remove or cut off clothes to expose. external bleeding - Answerwounds to arms, legs, torso. outside of body internal bleeding...

Quickly and safely - Answer The primary objective of all peace officers responding to an emergency call should be to get to the call as ____ and ___ as possible. dispatch - Answer At the scene, peace officers should evaluate the nature of the accident and communicate critical information to ______ . First responder's - Answer Evaluating the emergency - Ensuring the officer's, the injured persons' and the public's safety - taking necessary enforcement actions related to the incide...

If present, which of the following sounds should cause you the most concern in a victim who was rescued from a fire? - Answer Hoarse Voice A patient who has left ventricular failure will have difficulty exchanging gases due to: - Answer Fluid in the alveoli An unresponsive 74 year old female collapsed suddenly and has an irregular respiratory pattern. You hear gurgling respirations. After you suction her airway and insert an oropharyngeal airway, you prepare to transport her to the h...

List some barriers to action - Answer presence of other people, unsure of victim's condition, type of injury or illness, fear of catching disease, fear of doing something wrong, being unsure when to call 911. Name the 3 C's - Answer check, call, care. Check what? - Answer scene safety, victims, bystanders, signs and clues, airway, breathing, circulation. Call who? - Answer 911 or EMS. How long should you check a victim's breathing? - Answer 10 seconds. Define: implied...

Asking to Give First AID - Answer STEP 1 Introuduce your self as a first aid provider if victim is responding as if you can help be for touching STEP 2 If the person agrees you may give first aid STEP 3 If person refuses your help phone for your emergency response number and stay with the victim untill help arrives STEP 4 If the person is confused or cannot answer assume that he would want you to help Washing Hands - Answer STEP 1 wet your hands with clean running water (warm if Avalible...

First aid is not full and complete treatment - Answer True first aid - Answer immediate care that is given to the victim of an injury or illness to minimize the effect of the injury or illness until experts can take over Treatment will vary depending on... - Answer Type of injury/illness; environment; others present; equipment or supplies on hand; availability of medical help The first step to first aid is recognizing an emergency exists - Answer True After determining an emergen...

How many compressions: breaths do you perform for each cycle of CPR? - Answer 30 compressions and 2 breaths 30:2 Total at least 100-120 compressions per minute How do you treat a cut / gash on a person's arm? - Answer With clean dressing, put gauze pads on the cut.- elevate arm. Hold for 1 minute and state that you are holding for 1 minute. If bleeding continues, place more clean gauze pads and hold 1 more minute with more pressure. Bleeding should subside. Judge will sat bleeding ...