Foundations
Check, Call, Care
What are the Emergency Action Steps?
What is a heart attack?
Panicked or confused expression, not able to speak.
A chronic illness in which certain substances or conditions, called triggers, cause inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making breathing difficult.
What is Asthma?
Heat-related illnesses.
What are Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, and Heat Stroke?
999 vs. 911
What is the British Emergency Number vs. American Emergency Number?
The heart stops beating or beats ineffectively.
Choking Hazards (list at least 5)
What are nuts, seeds, large chunks of meat or cheese, raw vegetables, popcorn, thick butters (ie peanut), coins, buttons, batteries, magnets, small toys?
A severe, life threatening allergic reaction, involving trouble breathing due to swelling and hives.
What is anaphylaxis?
Gradually rewarm somebody, bringing them into a warm area.
What is care for hypothermia/mild frostbite?
The required action before giving care that involves identifying yourself and what you will do.
What is Consent?
The form of CPR (compressions, breaths, BPM, depth).
What is 30; 2; 100-120; at least 2in for adult, about 2in for child, about 1.5in for infant?
First aid for Choking Child or Adult.
What are 5 back blows applied firmly to middle of back followed by 5 abdominal thrusts applied in an inward-upward motion around the bellybutton?
General illness, dizziness, irritability, confusion, and loss of consciousness.
What are symptoms of diabetes (hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia)?
What is carbon monoxide?
Latex-Free Gloves and CPR Breathing Barriers
What are Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
How to place AED pads.
What is "Make sure pads don't touch. Preferably, one on upper right side of chest and one under left armpit. If necessary, one on front and one on back, both centered."?
First aid for infant.
What are 5 back blows, holding head so that no whiplash occurs, followed by 5 'chest thrusts', ie pressing on ribs with two fingers?
General signs of Sudden Illness. (list at least 3)
What are trouble breathing, chest pain, consciousness changes, lightheadedness, nausea, fever, pale or flushed skin, or problems speaking?
Ivy, Oak, Sumac
What are poisonous plants containing urushiol oil?
Protection that allows a first aider to
1) Move a person
2) Ask for consent/assume implied consent
3) Provide care
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
Short, shallow breathing. Sounds like infrequent gasping. Not actual breathing.
What are agonal breaths?
First aid for someone too large, pregnant, or in a wheelchair.
What is, for someone too large or pregnant, giving chest thrusts; or someone in a wheelchair, giving abdominal thrusts as similar as you can to normal?
Care for general Sudden Illness.
What is doing no further harm, monitoring the person, helping the person rest, and applying any needed care until EMS arrives?
Venomous snakes native to North America.
What are the Rattlesnake, the Copperhead, the Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin, and the Coral Snake?