Answers
Checking an Injured Adult - ANS 1. Are you okay?
2. 911
3. Head tilt, chin life
4. Check breathing for 10 seconds
5. Scan for bleeding
If child, give 2 minutes of care before calling 911. Give breaths first unless you saw them
collapse.
CPR - ANS 1. 30 compressions (100 per min; 2 in)
2. 2 Rescue breaths (blow for 1 second)
Regular pads when older than 8 or more than 55 pounds.
AED - ANS 1. Turn on
2. Wipe chest
3. Attach pads
4. Plug in connector
5. Stand clear
6. Analyze
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,7. Shock
8. CPR (2 min/5 cycles)
Choking - ANS 1. 5 back blows
2. 5 abdominal thrusts
Personal First Aid Kit - ANS Bandages, gauze, tape, moleskin, soap/sanitizer, wound gel,
scissors, gloves, CPR breathing mask, tweezers
Group First Aid Kit - ANS Gauze, Bandage, tape, alcohol pads, povidine-iodine pads, moleskin,
triangle bandage, safety pin
Check - ANS Establish control and recognize; check safety; obtain consent; check for clues;
move if needed
Primary (Initial) Assessment - ABCDEs - ANS Airway - HTCL if unconscious
Breathing - Quality (no more than 10 seconds)
Circulation - Bleeding
Disability - Spinal injury
Environment/Expose - Signs and symptoms
Secondary (Focused) Assessment - ANS Physical Exam - Look for DOTS (Deformity, Open
injury, tenderness, swelling); CSM; Skin
Consciousness - AVPU; A+O
Vital Signs - Breathing: 12-20 (regular and unlabored); Heart rate - 60 to 100 (strong and
regular); Skin - pink, warm, and dry
SAMPLE History - ANS Signs and Symptoms
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, Allergies
Medications
Past medical history
LOI
Events
Stomachache - ANS Lower abdominal discomfort; Cramping; N/V; Diarrhea
Hydrate and bland diet
Diarrhea - ANS Watery stools; gastroenteritis (stomach flu)
Mild - Water or sports drink; bland diet
Persistent - Carbohydrate electrolyte solution; 1 teaspoon of salt and 8 of sugar for a quart of
water (1/4 every hour)
Serious Abdominal Pain - ANS Fever (102); Specific pain; tenderness; regidity; pain when
walking; blood in vomit (coffee), feces (black), urine (red); N/V; Shock
Dont give anything by mouth
Non-Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions - ANS Hive, rash, itching
Administer antihistamines
Anaphylaxis - ANS Inject with epinepherine into the thigh (EpiPen and Auvi-Q). Give second
dose. Do not use if cloudy
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