Emergency Scene Management
What's the 10:5 rule in Scene Survey?
What is the ratio of chest compressions to breaths for CPR in adults and children
30:2
What is the first aid for someone who starts coughing forcefully while eating?
Encourage them to keep coughing
What's the difference between between a dressing and a bandage?
A bandage is what is used to secure the dressing in place
This type of consent is automatically assumed if an injured person/patient is unconscious.
Implied Consent
What is a Rapid Body Survey?
A quick head-to-toe check to determine any immediate life threatening bleed
When using an AED, what are the first three steps to take?
Turn it on, apply pads, follow voice prompts
If the first aiders arms cannot go around the injured person/patient's abdomen for abdominal thrusts, which method can they use instead?
What should a first aider do if blood from a major injury bleeds through the first dressing and bandage?
Add another dressing and bandage.
What injury causes loss of normal brain function due to the brain hitting against the skull as a result of trauma?
Concussion
To assess for immediate life threatening injuries
What does the acronym FAST stand for in stroke?
Face, Arms, Speech, Time
What two methods should a first aider alternate between when caring for a person who is severely choking?
5 abdominal thrusts and 5 back blows
What should you watch out for when cooling a burn with cool tap water?
Signs of hypothermia (shivering)
For how long should an epinephrine auto-injector be held firmly against the outer thigh to ensure the full dose has been administered?
5 to 10 seconds
What are the four steps in Emergency Scene Management?
Scene Survey, Primary Survey, Secondary Survey, Ongoing Care
How far apart should the AED pads be placed from each other on the chest?
One hand width or 5 to 8cm
Apart from performing abdominal thrusts on themselves, what else should a patient/injured person do when choking by themselves?
Call 911
Go outside where they can be found
What does the acronym SHARP stand for during daily care of a minor injury?
Swollen, hot, aches, red, pus
What are the 5 rights of medication?
Right patient, medication, time, dose, route, time
What are the 5 steps in Primary Survey?
General Impression, Level of Consciousness, Airway, Breathing, Circulation
What should you do if the first breath does not go in (there is no chest rise after the first breath)?
Re-adjust the head (do a head tilt chin lift) and give the second breath
If a severely choking person becomes unresponsive, what should the first aider do?
Start CPR beginning with 30 chest thrusts, then do a head tilt and chin lift, look into the mouth, if the object is visible, do a finger sweep to get it out. If not, give two breaths and continue with chest compressions.
If a tooth gets knocked out, what can it be placed into before taking to the dentist to be re-attached?
Coconut water, whole milk, egg white, the patient's saliva
What are the five medications a first aider can assist in giving an injured person/patient?
Aspirin, Nitroglycerin, Inhaler (Ventolin/Salbutamol), Epinephrine auto-injector, Naloxone