First Aid
What does the triple ABCs stand for?
A-area, awake, airway, B-breathing, and C-circulation
What is the ratio of compressions to breaths?
30:2
What is the location of the outdoor pool?
1200 Front Rd
Someone suffering from shock may look:
Confused, pale and restless
What three types of swimmers are there?
Weak, tired and non-swimmers.
How do we treat external bleeding?
Wrap a bandage around your hand, and then place it on the victim. Then take another bandage lengthwise and wrap it around the victim to secure the first bandage to the body.
When do we know that our victim requires CPR?
We assess breathing and if the victim is not breathing we know that they must receive CPR.
What are we including in our 911 call?
Your name, the location, victim description, asking for an AED, ETA and a first aid kit. Then lastly, asking if they understand.
In a primary assessment, if a drowning victim is unresponsive and non-breathing, what do we do?
Give two rescue breaths and start chest compressions.
What are the three Ps?
Preserve life, prevent further injury and promote recovery.
How do we treat an asthmatic victim?
Sit them in a semi sitting position, encourage pursed lip breathing and ask them to take their inhaler.
Upon finishing CPR what should you tell your victim?
Your name and qualifications, EMS is on their way, warn about aspiration and broken ribs.
If a victim stopped breathing on land, we start with:
Compressions
A puncture stab wound should be treated as:
As external bleeding
Nose bleed, external bleeding, asthma, and hyperventilation
What is the only medication you can administer a victim?
An epi-pen
How deep should your compressions go?
5 cm
When do we call EMS?
Major incident (heart attack, stroke, angina), victim goes unconscious or situation begins to worsen (situations turns into a minor).
You may stop treatment on a victim when:
EMS arrives
List the rescuer's checklist in order
Hazards, assists, entries, approaches, reverse, ready and reassess, talk, throw or carry, removals and follow-ups.
What is the order for treatment of a tired/weak/non-swimmer incident vs a minor incident?
Tired/weak/non-swimmer: Primary assessment, secondary assessment and then WARTS
Minor Incident: Primary assessment/T in WARTS, Secondary assessment, and rest of WARTS
After your victims shows a sign of life, you then:
Assess their breathing. If they are breathing, we then call and update EMS.
What happens if you think EMS should not be called but want the patient to seek further medical attention?
Advise the victim to seek further medical attention and arrange transportation to a doctor's office. I.e. calling family, friends or possibly a taxi.
You should put an unconscious victim in semi prone position because:
This is the best position in which allow vomit to drain
List the ladder approach in order.
Talk, throw, reach, wade, row, swim, tow and carry.