EMS questions
Checking an injured or Ill person.
How to take care of a heart attack
Choking
Giving CPR
100

What does EMS stand for.

What is emergency medical services.

100

What recovery position can you put an infant in.

Face-down along your forearm.

100

What is a heart attack. 

A heart attack occurs when blood flow is blocked from getting to the heart.

100

Choking hazards.

foods, household objects and toys.

100

What is important to remember when doing rescue breaths for adults.

Tilt head to past neutral position and to plug the nose so no air escapes.

200

What does EMRs stand for.

What is emergency medical responders.

200

What do you do if someone is not breathing and you're alone.

Call 911 and get the AED and immediately start CPR.

200

what is Cardiac Arrest.

It is when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to push blood flow to the rest of the body. 

200

How do you care for an infant who is choking.

Back blows, chest thrusts.

200

Where do you put the AED pads on an infant?

Chest and between the shoulder blades on their back.

300

What is the good Samaritan laws?

The good Samaritan laws protect responders who act the way a responsible person would act if that person was in the same situation.

300

When someone is unresponsive how long should you check over them.

5 to 10 seconds.

300

What medicine do you give someone with a heart attack? 

What is Aspirin.

300

How do you care for an adult who is choking.

Back blows, abdominal thrusts.

300

How far do you compress for infant CPR.

1 1/2 inches.

400

When do you activate the EMS system?

In emergency situations and in emergency conditions.

400

Why do you put someone in the recovery positions if they are unconscious or injured.

So saliva or vomit don't go into the lungs.

400

How far do you compress for adult CPR.

At least 2 inches.

400

Signs and symptoms of choking.

Confused or surprised facial expressions, placing hands on their throat, and they may cough.

400

How many chest compression's and rescue breaths do you give for one set.

30 chest compression's, 2 rescue breaths.

500

What are the four signs of an emergency.

What is unusual sounds, unusual odors, unusual sights, unusual behaviors.

500

what does the mnemonic SAMPLE stand for.

Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Pertinent medical history, last food or drink, Events leading up to the incident.

500

What does CPR stand for.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

500

What do you do if the choking person is pregnant.

Give chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts.

500

Before giving first aid care, you must obtain what?

Consent.