History of Red Cross
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
ARC: American Red Cross
How many pillars of red cross are there?
7
Where do emergency doctors work to treat patients?
EVERYWHERE
In short, what is the Good Samaritan law?
It protects people who call 9-1-1 or give medical help in good faith from arrest, criminal charges, and civil liability.
What is the Chain of Survival?
A sequence of 6 interconnected steps that maximize a person’s chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest.
Who founded the American Red Cross?
2x: Who founded the International Red Cross?
Clara Barton, Henry Dunant
T/F: Humanity and Impartiality are the most important pillars.
False: All pillars are equally important, including the foundations.
What is emergency medicine?
Emergency medicine: A medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating sudden, unexpected ,serious, or life-threatening illnesses and injuries.
YES: including some international areas.
What is BLS?
Life-saving techniques used to maintain breathing, blood circulation, and oxygen flow for a person experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
What is the Geneva Convention?
A series of 4 conventions most recently updated and finalized after WWII (1949). Established protection of wounded/sick soldiers on land, shipwrecked soldiers, and civilians, as well as humane treatment for prisoners of war.
What are two ways for YOU to reinforce or enhance the pillars?
1. Learning more about red cross by attending these meetings, educating more people about what you learn.
2. Staying neutral and impartial from societal influences.
3. Joining in efforts to expand the red cross community everywhere.
4. If you make up an answer and it's pretty decent!
What is the symbol of emergency medicine?
The Star of Life is a blue six-pointed star outlined in white that features a Rod of Asclepius (a staff with a single coiled serpent) in the center.
T/F: Businesses and public spaces are allowed to administer life-saving naxolone/narcan without legal liability.
TRUE
What are the 6 main steps in the Chain of Survival?
Where and when did Clara Barton found the ARC?
May 21st, 1881. Washington D.C.
Name all 7 pillars of Red cross in under 40 seconds.
1. Voluntary Service
2. Unity
3. Universality
4. Neutrality
5. Independence
6. Humanity
7. Impartiality
What is triage?
The process of sorting patients by urgency and severity to maximize survival rates and use limited resources efficiently.
T/F: In case of a medical emergency, you (with no training) cannot be protected by the Good Samaritan Law if you perform CPR or use an AED without being sued.
FALSE: You are protected, even if you cause damages or injuries.
What are the main components of BLS education?
What book was published in 1862 to propose the idea of a red cross organization?
1862: A Memory of Solferino
What is the difference between Neutrality and Impartiality?
Neutrality means not taking a side or not having a vested interest in a particular political, ideological, or competitive outcome. (the position/foundation)
Impartiality means treating all parties or individuals fairly, without bias, and based on consistent rules or objective criteria. (the process/action)
What are the parts of triage?
Red (Immediate): A victim with severe life-threatening injuries who can be saved with quick intervention.
• Yellow (Delayed): A victim with serious injuries who needs treatment, but whose life is not in immediate danger.
• Green (Minor / Walking Wounded): Victims with minor injuries who can walk and care for themselves.
• Black (Deceased / Expectant): Victims who are dead or have injuries so severe that survival is impossible given available resources.
In the case of an overdose, which 9-1-1 callers cannot be protected by the Good Samaritan law?
a) Possession of marijuana/paraphernalia
b) Under-aged Drinking
c) Possession of 8oz of controlled substances
d) Possession of 10oz of controlled substances
Only callers possessing over 8oz of controlled substances cannot be protected
State one difference between any of the following cardiac arrest chains of survival:
- In hospital adult
- Out of hospital adult
- In hospital pediatric
- Out of hospital pediatric
TBD, refer back to slides