CPR
Check the scene and victim
What is the first step in CPR?
bracelet, dog tags, pendent
What are possible forms for medical ids?
After realizing a person needs direct pressure to a wound, you would do this first.
What is putting on gloves?
Stopped Breathing, Stroke, Severe bleeding, Ingested Poisioning
What are the 4 BSA 'Hurry Cases'
Confusion, pale skin, fast heart rate.
What are signs of shock?
The number of chest compressions between rescue breaths.
What is 30?
Downed power lines, traffic, hostile crowd, dangerous fumes
This is used when administering rescue breaths.
What is a face shield?
Immediate action and getting immediate professional care
What do all 'Hurry Cases' require?
Getting the person to jog in place.
What not to do if someone is in shock?
When an AED or EMS, or trained medical responder arrives on the scene
When do you stop administering CPR?
Bear, rock slide, crashed car, knife, gun, cast iron skillet
What are possible mechanisms of injury when assessing the safety of a scene?
What items can protect a first aid responder?
F.A.S.T
What are the four steps in assessing and treating a possible stroke victim?
- Face - drooping, paralyzed
- Arm - weakness
- Speech - difficulties
- Time - get them to a hospital
Getting very bad news.
What is a cause for a person going into shock?
Giving chest compressions only.
What is hands-only CPR?
Assessing if the victim or you can be hurt in the current location
What is the first step of evaluating a scene?
Administering a surgical procedure.
What are first-aid methods beyond the skill of youth Scouts?
Loosening the bandage on an arm or leg.
What to do if a person's fingers or toes are cold or turning blue?
Wrapping them in a blanket, making a cold compress for their neck, getting them out of the sun, getting them dry.
How to treat shock by maintaining the person's body temperature?
When administering CPR you count your compressions out loud so those around you can here.
How do you train someone on the scene to administer CPR (because you'll probably need a backup)?
To know who to treat first and what happened.
Why is it important to determine the number of casualties?
All body fluids.
What are possibly infectious?
800-222-1222
What is the poison control phone number?
The first treatment of a person you see after walking into a campsite (that you have deemed safe) and noticing that they are pale, they have burns on their legs, and are walking around mumbling to themselves.
What is getting them to sit or lay down -- they are in shock?