Chapter 1
What are the 3 C's?
What is Check, Call, Care.
What should you do if the person is unresponsive?
What is tap their shoulders and get someone to call 911 and get a first aid kit and an AED, then begin CPR.
How does a Heart Attack occur?
What is when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked?
True or False: Choking only happens in elderly people?
False
Breathing that is faster and shallower than normal.
What is hyperventilation?
What is emergency medical services (EMS) system ?
What does SAM stand for?
What is Signs and Symptoms, allergies, medication.
What are some Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack?
What is chest pain, Dizziness or light-headedness, Trouble breathing, etc. ?
What are two choking hazard?
What is food and household items?
What are some signs and symptoms of sudden illness?
What is trouble breathing, chest pain, a fever, seizures?
Four unusual signs of emergency
What is unusual sounds, unusual odors, unusual sights, unusual behaviors?
If you detect signs or symptoms of illness or injury what should you do?
What is Determine whether to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number?
What is a medicine that thins the blood to help with Heart Attacks.
What is Aspirin?
What is a symptom and sign of choking?
What is someone who is choking typically has a panicked, confused or surprised facial expression?
An illness that strikes suddenly and usually only lasts for a short period of time
What is an acute illness?
What are 2 ways you can obtain consent to help the person?
If the person does not respond and is not breathing or is only gasping what should you do?
What is Send someone to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number and to obtain an AED and first aid kit?
True or False: Cardiac arrest can happen suddenly and without any warning signs.
What is True?
How should you care if a child or adult is choking?
What is back blows and abdominal thrust?
An illness that a person lives with on an ongoing basis and that often requires continuous treatment to manage.
What is a chronic illness?
Laws that protect responders who act the way "responsible and prudent person" would act if that person were in the same situation.
What is Good Samaritan Laws?
If a person is still responsive and not fully awake what should you do?
What is send someone to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number and to obtain an automated external defibrillator (AED) and first aid kit?
What should you do if someone is having a cardiac arrest?
What is have someone call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number immediately, Begin CPR immediately, Use an AED as soon as possible?
What are some special situations of choking?
The person is too large for you, pregnant, in a wheelchair, or you are alone?
A chronic illness in which certain substances or conditions.
What is asthma?