VICTIM ENCOUNTER
CHOKING
CPR/AED
FIRST AID
SUDDEN ILLNESS
100

What is the first step when attempting to administer CPR or any other Medical Emergency?

Check the scene for safety.

100

A person is conscious and looks to be choking. They are coughing. What should you do after confirming that they are choking?

Encourage them to keep coughing

100

What is the recommended ratio of compressions to breaths?

What is... 30 compressions to 2 breaths

100

What is the first step in stopping bleeding?

Apply direct pressure

100

The condition where the circulatory system fails to provide enough oxygenated blood to the body.

Shock

200

What is the proper way to determine unresponsiveness?

Shout, Tap, Shout

200

If a woman is pregnant, you should do 5 _______ thrusts instead of 5 abdominal thrusts.

Chest Thrusts

200
Adult AED pads should be placed on: 

Upper Right Chest, Lower Left Side 

200

What is cardiac arrest? (2 parts)

When the heart stops beating and breathing stops

200

A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction.

Anaphylaxis 

300

When checking a conscious injured or ill person, use these steps (defined). 

SAM

Signs/Symptoms

Allergies

Medications & Medical Conditions

300

After asking if the person is choking and calling 911, it is important to ____________ before giving back blows and chest thrusts.

Get Consent or Permission

300

What is the target Compression Rate for CPR?

100-120 per minute

300

What to give someone if overdose is assumed.

Naloxone or Narcan

300

A chronic condition during which the body cannot process glucose in the bloodstream.

Diabetes

400

What are the steps for treating a 1st degree burn?

Stop

Cool (under cool water for 10 minutes)

Cover

400

Where do you position your hands to give abdominal thrusts to a responsive choking victim?

Just above the navel

400

How do you deliver rescue breaths to a baby with no barrier device?

Cover both the nose and mouth with your mouth.

400

In relation to a life-threatening wound, where would you place a tourniquet? 

2-3 inches above the wound. Between the wound & the heart.

400

Abnormal electrical activity in the brain that leads to temporary and involuntary changes in the body.

Seizures

500

For every minute that CPR is delayed, the chance of that victim recovering reduces by what percent?

10%

500

What part of your hand do you use to give back blows?

Heel of hand

500

You should stop performing CPR only when these four conditions are met.

  • You see a sign of life, such as breathing 
  • EMS personnel take over 
  • You are too exhausted to continue 
  • The scene becomes unsafe
500
  • Scenario: You find a coworker lying unconscious next to a frayed power cord. Before you touch the victim to check for a pulse, what must you do first?

What is ensure the power source is turned off? (Or move the wire away with a non-conductive object like a wooden broom handle to avoid becoming a second victim).

500

Define the acronym to identify a stroke.

FAST

Face

Arms

Speech

Time

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