Definitions
A physical condition requiring immediate medical attention.
What is a sudden illness?
Do no further harm and monitor a person's breathing
What are general guidelines for providing care until help arrives?
Check the scene first
What is always the first step in our emergency response action steps?
The passage of disease from one person to another
Gloves, face shields and gowns
What are examples of PPE?
Safety measures taken to prevent exposure to blood and body fluids when giving care to injured or ill persons
What is standard precaution?
At least 15 seconds
What is how long do you rub your hands with soap before rinsing?
2 minutes
What is how long should you provide care in a care first emergency?
Diseases that can pass from other people, animals, insects or things
What is an infectious disease?
Do not use disposable gloves that are discolored, torn or punctured, Change gloves before you give care to a different person and use protective CPR breathing barriers when giving rescue breaths
What are some guidelines for using PPE?
Immediate care given to a person with an injury or sudden illness until more advanced care can be obtained
What is first aid?
Use you legs, not your back, when you bend and maintain a firm grip on the person
What are some guidelines for moving an injured person?
Calling 9-1-1, deciding to act and recognizing that and an emergency exists
What are your primary roles as a lay responder in an emergency situation?
A pathogen in sufficient quantity present, an entry site and a person who is susceptible to the pathogen
What are conditions that must be present for disease transmission?
Wash your hands and throw away your gloves
What should you do after taking off your gloves?
Legal concept that assumes a person would consent to receive emergency care if he or she were physically able or old enough to do so
What is implied consent?
Clean the contaminated area thoroughly with soap and water, and notify a police officer or other professional that you have been exposed.
What are steps to take in case of accidental exposure to blood or body fluids?
The caller's name, What happened and How many people are involved
What are questions that will be asked by an Emergency Medical Dispatcher?
Eyes, Nose and a cut in the skin
What are entry sites of a pathogen?
The blanket drag or the clothes drag
What are the only ways to move an individual with a possible head/neck/spinal injury?
Permission to receive emergency care granted by a competent adult either verbally or non-verbally
What is expressed consent?
Monitor the person and activate the EMS by calling 9-1-1
What to do in the case a person refuses care?
Fear of disease, fear of getting arrested for calling 9-1-1, and no bystanders available to help
What are barriers to act or reasons people give for not helping?
Person Protective Equipment
What are the equipment and supplies that help prevent the responder from directly contacting infected materials?
Your personal safety
What is the number one priority at the scene of an emergency?