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First Aid and CPR Chapters 1-4 Exam
Questions With Verified Answers.
What does first aid mean? - answer✔the immediate care you are able to provide to someone
who is ill or injured
What are the two forms of consent you have to receive before you can treat someone? -
answer✔1. informed/ expressed
2. implied
What is implied consent? - answer✔an unresponsive person under 18 if no one else is around
What is the informed consent criteria? - answer✔conscious (alert) competent (understanding)
adult (18 and up)
When can you help children? - answer✔with a legal guardeans approval, only exception is in life
threatening situations and no one is around
What is abandonment? - answer✔starting help and not continuing or ensuring continuing help
from someone equally trained or higher
What is negligence? - answer✔when you do not follow accepted standards of care and the
person is injured or dies
What is the criteria for the duty to act and you do not? - answer✔employment, pre-existing
responsibilities (parent, teacher, or driver), and when you were involved in the events that led
to the person's injuries
What are the two ways we can breach duty? - answer✔1. act of omission
2. act of commission
What is the act of omission? - answer✔when you do not do anything for the victim or you leave
something out
What is the act of commission? - answer✔doing something that is not necessary or required
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What are the 4 types of negligence? - answer✔1. the duty to act and you do not
2. breaching duty
3. injury or damages inflicted
4. exceeding your level of training
What is confidentiality? - answer✔you can not tell any info a victim tells you unless it is needed
to treat them
What are good Samaritan laws? - answer✔laws to encourage people to assist others in distress
by granting them protection from lawsuits
What are the 5 characteristics of emergencies? - answer✔1. dangerous
2. unusual and rare
3. different from one another
4. unforeseen
5. urgent
What are the 5 bystander actions? - answer✔1. recognize the emergency
2. deciding to help
3. call 911 if EMS is needed
4. checking the injured or ill person
5. giving first aid
What is the 3 part scene size up? - answer✔1. hazards to you and the victim?
2. how many victims?
3. whats the cause of the emergencies?
What 5 pieces of info should you give when calling the EMS? - answer✔1. the persons location
2. the phone number you are calling from and your name
3. description of what happened
4. number of victims and any special conditions
5. describe the person's condition
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11/14/2024 12:19 PM
First Aid and CPR Chapters 1-4 Exam
Questions With Verified Answers.
What does first aid mean? - answer✔the immediate care you are able to provide to someone
who is ill or injured
What are the two forms of consent you have to receive before you can treat someone? -
answer✔1. informed/ expressed
2. implied
What is implied consent? - answer✔an unresponsive person under 18 if no one else is around
What is the informed consent criteria? - answer✔conscious (alert) competent (understanding)
adult (18 and up)
When can you help children? - answer✔with a legal guardeans approval, only exception is in life
threatening situations and no one is around
What is abandonment? - answer✔starting help and not continuing or ensuring continuing help
from someone equally trained or higher
What is negligence? - answer✔when you do not follow accepted standards of care and the
person is injured or dies
What is the criteria for the duty to act and you do not? - answer✔employment, pre-existing
responsibilities (parent, teacher, or driver), and when you were involved in the events that led
to the person's injuries
What are the two ways we can breach duty? - answer✔1. act of omission
2. act of commission
What is the act of omission? - answer✔when you do not do anything for the victim or you leave
something out
What is the act of commission? - answer✔doing something that is not necessary or required
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What are the 4 types of negligence? - answer✔1. the duty to act and you do not
2. breaching duty
3. injury or damages inflicted
4. exceeding your level of training
What is confidentiality? - answer✔you can not tell any info a victim tells you unless it is needed
to treat them
What are good Samaritan laws? - answer✔laws to encourage people to assist others in distress
by granting them protection from lawsuits
What are the 5 characteristics of emergencies? - answer✔1. dangerous
2. unusual and rare
3. different from one another
4. unforeseen
5. urgent
What are the 5 bystander actions? - answer✔1. recognize the emergency
2. deciding to help
3. call 911 if EMS is needed
4. checking the injured or ill person
5. giving first aid
What is the 3 part scene size up? - answer✔1. hazards to you and the victim?
2. how many victims?
3. whats the cause of the emergencies?
What 5 pieces of info should you give when calling the EMS? - answer✔1. the persons location
2. the phone number you are calling from and your name
3. description of what happened
4. number of victims and any special conditions
5. describe the person's condition
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