Heartsaver First Aid ( AHA)
1. Personal Protective Equipment: What is PPE?
2. 20 seconds: How long should you wash your hands after providing first aid?
3. Put the thumb side of your fist slightly above the navel and well below the
breastbone: How should you position your hands when giving abdominal thrusts?
4. trouble breathing, swelling of the face and tongue, and the person may stop
responding: What are signs of a severe allergic reaction?
5. uncomfortable feeling, such as pain or pressure, in the chest: What are signsof a heart
attack?
6. sudden numbness of the face, arms, or leg, especially on one side of thebody:
What are signs of a stroke?
7. give them something to eat or drink ( if they are able to sit up and swallow)-
: What should you do if someone has signs of low blood sugar?
8. Direct pressure: What is the first step to stop bleeding that you can see?
9. forward: How should you position someone who has a nosebleed?
10. leave it in, get help: What should you do if the victim has a large stick or knifepushed
into their body?
11. the person is sleepy and confused, or complains of a headache, or vom-its: What
are signs of a head injury?
12. Ice for 20 min ( wrap in a towel): What should you apply to the injury if someonetwists
their ankle?
13. cold, but not ice cold water: What type of water should be applied to a smallburn?
14. a severe allergic reaction: Someone who has been bitten by an insect or beeshould be
watched for 20 minutes to see if they develop >>>>
15. soap and water: What should be used to clean a bite wound?
16. Heat stroke: Which type of heat emergency is a life threatening condition?
17. use tweezers and pull it straight out: How should you properly remove a tick?
18. mask: If you give CPR to someone who you suspect has been poisoned , youshould
wear a
19. 1-800-222-2222: What is the poison control number?
20. immediate care given to a victim of injury or illness , until more advancedhelp
arrives.: What is the definition of first aid?
21. keep victim calm, call for help: How do you treat a snakebite?
22. stand by , do not give abdominal thrusts: What should you do if the victim if
choking, but still coughing?
23. control bleeding of victim
rinse part in cool water
wrap in gauze, put in plastic bag,
put bag on ice: How do you respond to an amputated body part?
1/2
1. Personal Protective Equipment: What is PPE?
2. 20 seconds: How long should you wash your hands after providing first aid?
3. Put the thumb side of your fist slightly above the navel and well below the
breastbone: How should you position your hands when giving abdominal thrusts?
4. trouble breathing, swelling of the face and tongue, and the person may stop
responding: What are signs of a severe allergic reaction?
5. uncomfortable feeling, such as pain or pressure, in the chest: What are signsof a heart
attack?
6. sudden numbness of the face, arms, or leg, especially on one side of thebody:
What are signs of a stroke?
7. give them something to eat or drink ( if they are able to sit up and swallow)-
: What should you do if someone has signs of low blood sugar?
8. Direct pressure: What is the first step to stop bleeding that you can see?
9. forward: How should you position someone who has a nosebleed?
10. leave it in, get help: What should you do if the victim has a large stick or knifepushed
into their body?
11. the person is sleepy and confused, or complains of a headache, or vom-its: What
are signs of a head injury?
12. Ice for 20 min ( wrap in a towel): What should you apply to the injury if someonetwists
their ankle?
13. cold, but not ice cold water: What type of water should be applied to a smallburn?
14. a severe allergic reaction: Someone who has been bitten by an insect or beeshould be
watched for 20 minutes to see if they develop >>>>
15. soap and water: What should be used to clean a bite wound?
16. Heat stroke: Which type of heat emergency is a life threatening condition?
17. use tweezers and pull it straight out: How should you properly remove a tick?
18. mask: If you give CPR to someone who you suspect has been poisoned , youshould
wear a
19. 1-800-222-2222: What is the poison control number?
20. immediate care given to a victim of injury or illness , until more advancedhelp
arrives.: What is the definition of first aid?
21. keep victim calm, call for help: How do you treat a snakebite?
22. stand by , do not give abdominal thrusts: What should you do if the victim if
choking, but still coughing?
23. control bleeding of victim
rinse part in cool water
wrap in gauze, put in plastic bag,
put bag on ice: How do you respond to an amputated body part?
1/2
