Ch. 1 (If Not You... Who?)
Ch. 2 (Responding to an Emergency)
Ch. 3 (Before Giving Care)
Ch. 4 (The Human Body)
Ch. 5 (Checking the Person)
100

The most important action you can take in an emergency

What is activating EMS by calling 9-1-1 or the designated emergency #?

100
Before rushing onto the scene of an emergency, conduct a- 

What is scene size-up?

100

A microorganism that causes disease, overpowering the body's natural defense systems and causing illness

What is a pathogen?

100

The two body systems that work together to provide oxygenated blood to all cells of the body

What is circulatory and respiratory?

100

The ABC acronym stands for

What is airway, breathing and circulation?

200

2 types of emergencies that require first aid

What is injuries & (sudden) illnesses?

200

The emergency action steps in order

What is Check-Call-Care?

200
2 ways to minimize disease transmission when giving care in a situation involving visible blood

What is

* using latex-free disposable blood

* washing hands after removing blood

* using other PPE (goggles/glasses, face mask, breathing barrier)

* properly cleaning up as soon as possible after the spill occurs

200

The 5 body cavities

What is cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal and pelvic?

200

When a person is breathing abnormally or struggling to breath

What is agonal (or agnostic) breathing?

300

Acute stress experienced by a person after responding to an emergency involving a serious injury, illnesses or death. If not properly managed, may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder.

What is Incident Stress?

300

Things a person should be ready to tell a 9-1-1 dispatcher

What is 

* location of emergency

* nature of emergency

* what happened

* number being used

 * number of injured or ill people

* what help, if any, has been given so far

300

A law that assumes that a person would give their permission to be cared for if they were able to do so

What is implied consent?

300

List & describe 3 body positions

* Fowler's- partially sitting up

* Anatomical- standing with arms at side, palms up

* Prone- face down

* Supine- face up

* R/L Lateral Recumbent- on side

300

A victim should be placed in the recovery position to prevent

What is aspiration?

400

3 reasons that may prevent people from being willing to act in an emergency

What is

* uncertainty that emergency actually exists

* fear of giving wrong care/inadvertently causing more harm

* Assuming situation is already under control

* Squeamishness (unpleasant sights, sounds or smells)

* Fear of catching a disease

* Fear of being sued

400

Call 1st or Care 1st: A person who has severe, life-threatening bleeding

What is care first?

400

OPIM stands for-

What is other potentially infectious materials?

400

The difference between

1. proximal & distal 

2. medial and lateral

3. anterior and posterior

1. Proximal is closer to trunk, distal is further from trunk

2. Medial is closer to midline, lateral is further from midline

3. Anterior is towards front, posterior is towards back

400

What does the SAMPLE acronym stand for

What is signs/symptoms, allergies, medications, pertinent medical history, last food/drink and events leading up to the incident?
500

5 ways that bystanders can help at the scene of an emergency

What is

* giving information about the victim

* giving information about what they saw 

* retrieving First Aid kit and AED

* retrieving medicine

* controlling traffic

* keeping family members, children, pets under control

More?

* calling 9-1-1 or designated emergency #

500

The 3 situations that it would be appropriate to move and injured or ill person

What is

* to protect from immediate danger

* to reach another person with more serious condition 

* to provide proper care

500

The 4 conditions that must be present for disease transmission to occur

What is

* Pathogen is present

* Sufficient quantity of pathogen

* Pathogen passes through the correct entry site

* Person is susceptible to the pathogen

500

List the 8 body systems that we learned about in this class.

What is 

* Circulatory

* Respiratory

* Nervous

* Musculoskeletal

* Endocrine

* Digestive

* Genitourinary

* Integumentary 

500

DOUBLE BONUS: A normal pulse range is 

What is 60-100 beats per minute?

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