FIRST AID TEST QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
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,EMS - Correct Answer: Emergency Medical Services
ABCs - Correct Answer: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
CPR - Correct Answer: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
EMT - Correct Answer: Emergency Medical Technician
EMS System - Correct Answer: a network of trained professionals linked to provide advanced, out-of-
hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness
first-aid duties may include - Correct Answer: • wearing PPE to help prevent infection
• gain access to the patient
• assessing a patient for life-threatening injuries
• alerting EMS providers and relaying all relevant medical information
• providing a patient with basic medical care based on needs you identified during your assessment
• remaining with a patient until EMS providers relieve you and transport the patient to an advance
medical facility
the public expects - and the law requires you to be - Correct Answer: competent with behavior that is
always above reproach
duty to act - Correct Answer: a duty to take some action to prevent harm to another and for failure of
which one may be liable depending on the relationship of the parties and the circumstances
breach of duty - Correct Answer: occurs when you either fail to act or act inappropriately
standard or scope of care (Black's Law Dictionary) - Correct Answer: the degree of care that a
reasonable person should exercise
,Good Samaritan Act - Correct Answer: protects a first aid provider from liability for emergency care or
treatment performed in good faith or emergency care or treatment that would be expected of another
first-aid provider with equal training
AED - Correct Answer: automated external defribilator
abandonment - Correct Answer: is giving up a right or interest with the intention of never again claiming
it
negligence (Black's Law Dictionary) - Correct Answer: the failure to exercise the standard of care that a
reasonably prudent person would have exercised in a similar situation
negligence occurs when all these conditions are present - Correct Answer: • duty to act
• breach of standard of care
• causation
• damages
consent - Correct Answer: permission to do something
types of consent - Correct Answer: • implied
• expressed
• informed
expressed consent - Correct Answer: is permission given for an action that is clearly and unmistakably
stated or written by the patient or legal guardian
implied consent - Correct Answer: the assumption that the person has given permission for an action
because of their actions, rather than explicitly expressed
informed consent - Correct Answer: a person's agreement to allow something to happen, made with full
knowledge of the facts, benefits, risks, and alternatives
, DNR/DNRO - Correct Answer: Do Not Resuscitate Order (advanced directive)
battery - Correct Answer: is unlawful touch or strike without the person's consent
advanced directive - Correct Answer: documents the patient's request to withhold specific medical care
medical alert - Correct Answer: a bracelet, necklace, or card that alerts medical personnel to a specific
medical condition(s)
ICE - Correct Answer: In Case of Emergency
organ donor - Correct Answer: a person who has completed a legal document that allows for donation
of organs and tissues in the event of death (s. 765.521, F.S.)
HIPAA - Correct Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA protects - Correct Answer: the rights of patients and the release of patient and the release of
patient information
patients with special considerations - Correct Answer: • patients who are blind or have limited vision
• patients who are deaf or hard of hearing
• patients with developmental disabilities
• patients with dementia
• patients who are juveniles
• patients with medical equipment
patients with non-english language needs