Management
What is the first step in Emergenency Scene Management?
What is the Scene Survey
During this type of obstruction, the person can still speak, cough, and breath though with difficulty.
What is a Mild Obstruction.
What is the compression to breath ratio in CPR for adult, kids and infnts?
What is 30 compressions 2 ventilations
What is the first action to take to control bleeding?
What is Apply direct pressure
You are walking in a park when a jogger trips, twists their ankle, and sits down in pain. They are conscious, alert, and holding their swelling ankle. What should you do before touching or treating the jogger?
What is You must preform a scence survey and ask for expressed consent.
What personal protective equipment should a first aider use to prevent disease transmission
What is
Gloves and CPR barrier devices
What is the treatment sequence for a conscious person with severe choking.
What is 5 back blows, followed by 5 abdominal thrusts
How many cycles of CPR should be preformed in 2 minuets?
What is 5 Cycles
What are the 2 types of consent used when providing first aid?
What is Expressed and Implied consent.
A coworker accidentally cuts their forearm deeply with a box cutter. Blood is spurting from the wound. You ask to help, and they nod yes. You apply direct pressure with a clean towel, but the blood completely soaks through within seconds and continues to spurt. What should you do next?
What is Do not remove the soaked towel. Leave it in place, apply a second clean dressing directly over it, and push down harder with both hands to maintain continuous direct pressure. If bleeding still does not stop and a tourniquet is available or you can make one, apply it 2 to 3 inches above the wound.
What is the 10 5 Rule?
Stop at 10 feet away, for 5 seconds use your senses to identify any possible dangers
For an unresponsive choking victim, when do you check the mouth for food/items?
What is after 30 compressions
What does CPR and AED stand for
What is Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Automated External defibrillator
What does the acronym FAST stand for and what are you trying to identify?
What is FAST it is used to identify the most common signs of stroke
F-Face
A-Arms
S-Speech
T-Time
A construction worker falls 10 feet from a ladder, landing on their back. They are responsive but complain of severe neck pain and tingling in their legs. Suddenly, they say they feel nauseous and begin to vomit. How do you handle this situation without causing further injury?
What is You must perform a log roll to turn the patient onto their side, if you are alone put them into the recovery position.
What are the A,B,C's what are you looking for ?
A- Airway (head tilt chin lift)
B- Breathing (normal chest movement, and breathing sounds)
C- Circulation (scan the body for a life threatening bleed)
What do you do if the first rescue breath does not go in when giving the inital ventilation in an unresponsive choking person?
What is Reposition the head and attempt a second rescue breath.
On an adult/child/infant how deep do you compress the chest?
What is 2 inches
1/3 chest depth
What are the rights of medication
What is
Right person
Right drug
Right route
Right time
Right dose
Released in 1977 this song by the Bee Gee's is used to keep time while giving compressions (you must sing it)
What is Stayin Alive
What are the four steps of Emergency Scene Managemnt?
What is
Scence Survey
Primary Survey
Secondary Survey
Ongoing Patient Care
If you are choking and alone, What are the actions you should take before trying to dislodge the object?
What is Call 911, and make yourself visible.
What is the rate of compressions when preforming CPR?
What is 100-120 or a maximun of 2 per second
What does SAMPLE stand for
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medications
Past medical historyLast oral intake
events leading up
You come across a car crash. A person is conscious, but vomiting blood, and you notice some areas of the body that are tender, swollen, and hard bruised areas. The person seems very confused and drowsy. What might this person be experiencing?
Internal bleeding