Chapters beginning with C
OHS/WOUND CARE
BREATHING/Poisons
Head, Neck, Spine
Bone, Muscle, Joint
Environmental and Sudden Medical Emergencies
100

What should you do when rolling a person into the recovery position?

Support and protect the head while rolling

100

Name a time when you CAN remove an impaled object.

When it is stopping you from giving care to a more life-threatening condition

100

What should you do after administering epinephrine auto-injector?

Rub the area for 30 seconds and monitor breathing

100

What should you do if a person has a severe or worsening headache after a concussion?

Call 911

100

If someone is having a seizure what should you do?

Protect the persons head with a soft object. 
200

When would you use the acronym FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time)?

When trying to determine whether a person is having a stroke

200

First Aid records must be completed by the First Aider and maintained confidentially by the employer to 

respect the workers privacy and to demonstrate due diligence with regard to the regulation.

200

Name a sign or symptom of an absorbed poison.

A rash or hives

200

When should you call 911/EMS for a head neck and spinal injury

You should always call 911/EMS when you suspect a head neck or spinal injury.

200
If a person having a diabetic emergency does not improve within 10 minutes of giving sugar what should you do?
Call 911/EMS and give more sugar if it is still safe to do so. 
300

You find an adult unresponsive and not breathing, which of the following should you do first?

Call EMS/9-1-1 and get an AED

300

If the area around a wound appears red and swollen the day after it occurs, what should you do?

Seek medical attention for a potential infection

300

If a persons breathing does not improve after administering their puffer what should you do?

Call 911

300

When applying a splint you should?

Check the persons circulation below the site of the injury.

300

Which condition can cause hot red skin and aggressive behaviour?

Heat Stroke

400

What is the correct number of compressions to breaths?

30:2

400

The purpose of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, Part 11, First Aid, is to ensure that every work site in the province has:

the equipment, supplies, and trained staff to provide first aid for workplace injuries and illnesses

400

Name 3 signs or symptoms of opioid poisoning.

Small pupils

Abnormal breathing

Change in the level of responsiveness

Clues in the surroundings. 

400

When should you apply a splint for a bone muscle or joint injury?

When you are going to move them.

400

What can increase heat production and body temperature in a person who is cold stressed?

Exercise.

500

Name 3 Techniques used to help someone experiencing complete choking.

Back Blows

Chest Thrusts

Abdominal Thrusts

500

What should you do if the dressing on a penetrating chest wound becomes saturated with blood?

Change the dressing immediately

500

If a person experiences headache, dizziness, confusion, muscle cramps and nausea what type of poisoning would you suspect?

Carbon monoxide

500

When might you move a person with a suspected head neck or spinal injury

If they need to vomit you can roll them on their side. 

You may also need to move them out of danger. 

500

What should you do if a person is delusional?

Accept that the delusions are real to them and do not dismiss them.