General information
What are the three most important steps to follow in any emergency?
Check-Call-Care
When giving CPR, how long should each breath last?
2 seconds
When someone is in cardiac arrest, when should you use the AED?
ASAP
When someone is choking, where should you position your fist to give abdominal thrusts?
In the center of the persons chest?
In the middle of the abdomen, just about the navel (belly button)
Around their neck?
None of the above?
In the middle of the abdomen, just about the navel (belly button)
A person has a burn on their hand, what is one of the first things they should do?
Run it under cold water for 10-20 minutes
Hand washing and the use of PPE can help lower your risk of infection when giving care? True or False
True
What is the chest compression cycle for an adult?
30:2
Where should the AED pads be placed on an adult?
Upper right and lower left
When performing back blows, where, on the back, should you be hitting?
Between the shoulder blades
When should you use a tourniquet?
Person has minor bleeding from their hand?
The person has life-threatening bleeding from their chest?
The person has life threatening bleeding from their leg?
The person has minor bleeding from a head wound?
The person has life threatening bleeding from their leg?
When going through the protocols of SAM, what are the three questions you need answered?
Allergies, signs and symptoms, any medication or medical conditions
If there is an interruption in chest compressions, how long can you stop before continuing again?
10 seconds
Once the AED has been turned on and you have plugged in the wires to the pads, what should you do next?
Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm
If someone is chocking and you are UNABLE to reach around and perform abdominal thrusts, which technique can you use?
Chest thrusts?
Finger thrusts?
Back Blows only?
Abdominal thrusts?
Chest thrusts
Apply direct pressure to the wound with 2 hands until the bleeding stops
When checking on someone, how long should you take to look for various life-threading conditions?
no more then 5-10 seconds
When giving chest compressions to an adult, how should you be positioned? (can be more then one answer)
A) Shoulders directly over hands?
b) Lock elbows to keep arms straight?
C) Shoulders above and behind hands?
D) Keep elbows loose to keep arms bent?
Both A and B
You can use child AED pads on an adult and vice versa? True or false?
False
What is one sign of a concussion?
Loss of consciousness
Headache
confusion
nauseous
What are two ways to see if the bleeding is life-threatening?
Volume and flow
When looking for the first signs of an emergency, there are three signs to be aware of...What is one of them?
Unusual noises, odors and appearances/behaviors
How far down (depth) should the chest go when giving chest compressions and at what rate?
2 inches: 100-120 compressions per minute
After the AED has provided a shock, you should resume chest compressions UNTIL when?
A) There is some signs of life?
B) The AED needs to reanalyze the person?
C) EMS has arrived on scene and take over?
D) You have been giving CPR for 5 or more minutes?
A, B, and C
When someone is having a diabetic emergency, how much sugar do they need?
20 Grams
When someone has an opioid overdose, a family member can give what to help the person?
Naloxone?
Acetaminophen?
Epinephrine?
Albeterol?
Naloxone