NSC ADV. CPR - FIRST AID STUDY GUIDE WITH ALL CHAPTER QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT ASWERS

NSC ADV. CPR - FIRST AID STUDY GUIDE WITH ALL CHAPTER
QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT ASWERS




EmergenciesH-HHowHtoHbeHpreparedH-HcorrectHanswer-KnowHwhatHtoHdo
BeHreadyHanytime
KnowHhowHtoHgetHmedicalHcareHforHtheHvictim

BloodH-HCommonHseriousHbloodHborneHdiseases.H-HcorrectHanswer-
AIDSH/HHIVH/HHepatitisHBH/HHepatitisHC

9-1-1H-HWhenHyouHshouldHcall...H-HcorrectHanswer-
IfHtheHvictimHhasHaHlifeHthreateningHcondition,Hunresponsive,HconditionHworsensHorHbec
omesHlifeHthreatening,HifHmovingHtheHvictimHwouldHdoHmoreHharm.

9-1-1H-HInformationHtoHgiveHtheHdispatcher.H-HcorrectHanswer-yourHname
phoneHnumberHofHwhereHyouHareHcallingHfrom
yourHlocationHandHlocationHofHvictim
describeHsituationHandHanyHspecialHcircumstancesHwhereHmedicalHequipmentHmayHbeH
needed
explainHvictimsHconditionH(responsiveness)Hgender/approximateHageHofHvictim
whatHisHcurrentlyHbeingHdone.

TransmissionHofHDiseasesH

TransmissionHofHaHpathogenHfromHoneHpersonHtoHanotherHcanHhappenH-
HDirectlyH(contactHw/theHinfectedHperson)HorHIndirectlyH(contactHwithHcontaminatedHobje

cts,Hfood,Hdrink,HdropletsHinHtheHair,HorHvectorsHsuchHasHinsects).H-HcorrectHanswer-
BloodborneHtransmissionHmayHhappenHfromHcontactHwithHanHinfectedHpersonsHblood,H
otherHbodilyHfluidHorHthroughHinfectiousHmaterialHallowingHtheHinfectiousHmaterialHtoHent
erHtheHbodyHthruHmucousHmembranesHorHnon-intactHskin.H

AirborneHtransmissionHhappensHwhenHtheHpersonHmayHinhaleHtinyHdropletsHfromHtheHai
r.H(indirect)

, VectorHtransmissionHhappensHwhenHtheHpersonHisHbittenHbyHanHinsectH(tickHorHmosquit
o)HcarryingHtheHpathogen.H(indirect)

TransmissionHofHDiseasesH-HStandardHprecautionsHforHPREVENTION.H-
HcorrectHanswer--HuseHpersonalHprotectiveHequipment

-HuseHplasticHbagsHforHhandsHifHnoHmedicalHglovesHareHavailable
-HifHpossibleHhaveHvictimHdressHownHwounds
-HuseHaHbarrierHdeviceH-HglovesHorHdryHcloth-HtoHavoidHcontactHwithHbodilyHfluids
-HDoHnotHtouchHyourHeyes,HnoseHorHmouthH-
HdoHnotHeatHdrinkHorHsmokeHwhileHdoingHfirstHaid

-HBeHcarefulHtoHavoidHbeingHcutHatHtheHscene

EmergenciesH-HActionsHtoHtakeHwhenHyouHrecognizeHanHemergency.H-HcorrectHanswer-
1.HcheckHtheHscene
2.HcheckHtheHvictim
3.HcallH911
4.HgiveHfirstHaidH(onceHyou'veHcheckedHtheHvictimHandHknowHtheirHcondition)H
5.HhaveHvictimHseekHmedicalHattentionHwhenHappropriate.

EMERGENCYHscenesH-
H8HtypesHofHdangerousHemergencyHscenesHyouHshouldHnotHenter.H-HcorrectHanswer-

FireH/HDownedHwiresH/HUnsafeHbuildingsHorHstructuresH/HDeepHwaterHorHIceH/HRiskHofHex
plosionH/SpilledHgasolineHorHchemicals,HfumesH/HRoadsideHdangerHorHhighHspeedHtraffi
cH/HWreckage

ResponsivenessH-HCheckingHfor...H-HcorrectHanswer--
HisHpersonHspeakingHcoughingHcryingHorHmoving?

-HmovementHandHsignalHresponses
-HnormalHbreathingH-HAskHifHOK?
-HAVPUHScaleH-HAlert,HVerbalHStimuli,HPainHStimuli,HUnresponsiveHtoHallHstimuli

EmergencyH-HSignsHofHstressHthatHmayHoccurHafterH-HcorrectHanswer-
IrritabilityHwhenHinteractingHwithHothers
difficultyHsleeping
problemsHconcentrating
generalHanxiety
depression
physicalHsymptoms

AIRWAYH-HStepsHtoHcheckHforHopenHairwayHandHbreathing.H-HcorrectHanswer--
HcheckHtheHchest

-HtapHtheHpersonHonHtheHshoulderHandHshoutHAreHYouHOk?
-
HafterHcheckingHtoHmakeHsureHthereHareHnoHotherHinjuriesHputHvictimHinHrecoveryHpositio

nH(toHopenHairway)

RECOVERYHPositionH-HBenefitsHforHanHunresponsiveHvictim.H-HcorrectHanswer-
WhenHaHvictimHisHputHonHtheirHsideHandHitHkeepsHtheHairwayHopen,HallowsHfluidsHtoHdrai
nHfromHtheHmouthHsoHtheHvictimHdoesHnotHchokeHonHblood,HvomitHorHotherHfluidsHandHpr
eventsHtheHvictimHfromHinhalingHstomachHcontentsHifHtheyHvomit.