FIRST AID BASICS
CHECK, CALL, CARE
THE FIRST STEP WHEN CHECKING AN INJURED OR ILL PERSON
SCENE SIZE UP
IRREVERSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE OCCURS WHEN BREATHING STOPS FOR:
OVER 1O MINUTES
NAME OF METHOD USED TO CHECK IF A PERSON IS EXPERIENCING A STROKE. EXPLAIN.
FAST
F: FACE. DROOPING OR WEAKNESS
A: ARMS. DROOPING OR WEAKNESSS
S: SPEECH. SLURRED OR DIFFICULTY WITH SPEECH
T: TIME. WHEN SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS BEGAN
CONDITION WHEN THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM FAILS TO DELIVER ENOUGH OXYGEN TO THE BODY'S TISSUE AND IS LIFE-THREATENING IS KNOWN AS:
SHOCK
WAXY, COLD, AND DARK SKIN IS A SIGN OF:
FROST BITE
LAWS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTARILY GIVE CARE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS
THE TOOL/PROCESS USED TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION FROM A RESPONSIVE PERSON THAT IS INJURED/ILL
SAMPLE INTERVIEW
COMPRESSION TO BREATHS RATIO FOR CPR
30:2
ABNORMAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY THAT RESULTS IN TEMPORARY AND INVOLUNTARY CHANGES IN BODY MOVEMENT, FUNCTION, SENSATION, AND AWARENESS OR BEHAVIOR DUE TO A RAPID INCREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE.
FEBRILE SEIZURE
YOU SHOULD NOT MOVE AN INJURED OR ILL PERSON, UNLESS:
YOU ARE FACED WITH IMMEDIATE DANGER
WHEN YOU NEED TO GET TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM
WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO GIVE PROPER CARE
DURING A _____________________, YOU SHOULD:
GET TO LAND IF YOU ARE BOATING OR SWIMMING, MOVE DOWNHILL, AVOID MEADOWS OR ANY OTHER WIDE-OPEN SPACE, AVOID TALL ITEMS, AVOID DAMP/SHALLOW CAVES AND TUNNELS.
LIGHTING STORM
THIS IS IMPLIED IF THE PATIENT IS UNRESPONSIVE, MENTALLY IMPAIRED, CONFUSED, OR A MINOR EXPERIENCING A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY WITHOUT A PARENT PRESENT
CONSENT
CLUES TO THE PERSON'S CONDITION THAT YOU CAN OBSERVE FOR YOURSELF (EX: SWEATING HEAVILY)
SIGNS
WHEN YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THE VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT RESPONSIVE, YOU SHOULD:
INSTRUCT SOMEBODY TO CALL 911, GET AN AED, FIRST AID KIT AND GET BACK TO YOU
WHEN THERE IS INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF OXYGEN SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN DUE TO A RAPID DECREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE/BLOOD FLOW, _____________ OCCURS.
SYNCOPE (FAINTING)
NAME OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION THROUGH INFECTED ANIMALS OR INSECTS
SIGN THAT HYPOTHERMIA IS PROGRESSING AND GETTING WORSE
WHEN SHIVERING STOPS
UNUSUAL SOUNDS, APPEARANCES, ODORS, AND BEHAVIORS ALL MAY INDICATE A(N) _____________________ IS OCCURING.
AN EMERGENCY
A METHODICAL PROCESS THAT MUST BE PERFORMED ON A RESPONSIVE INJURED/ILL PERSON TO ASSESS ANY SIGNS OF INJURY, SUCH AS BLEEDING, CUTS, BURNS, BRUISING, SWELLING, OR DEFORMITIES.
HEAD-TO-TOE BODY CHECK
WHEN GIVING A RESCUE BREATH, YOU SHOULD:
BLOW IN FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND AND MAKE THE CHEST CLEARLY RISE AND FALL
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, CIGARETTE SMOKING, AND DIET ARE ALL RISK FACTORS FOR:
STROKE
YELLOWISH DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN, NAILS AND EYES
MOST SEVERE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND NAME ONE SIGN/SYMPTOM
HEAT STROKE
VERY HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE, DRY/HOT SKIN, SEIZURES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SHALLOW BREATHING, NAUSEA/VOMITING
FIRST AID CARE CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. IN GENERAL, YOU SHOULD GIVE THE APPROPRIATE CARE TO AN INJURED OR ILL PERSON UNTIL (NAME ONE REASON):
POSSIBLE RESPONSES:
ANOTHER TRAINED RESPONDER OR EMS ARRIVES
YOU ARE TOO EXHAUSTED TO CONTINUE
THE SCENE BECOMES UNSAFE
METHOD USED WHEN ASSESSING WHETHER THE PATIENT IS BREATHING
HEAD-TILT-CHIN LIFT. LOOK, LISTEN, FEEL.
EARLY RECOGNITION AND ACCESS TO EMS
EARLY DEFIBRILLATION
EARLY CPR
EARLY ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE
ARE ALL STEPS IN THE ________________________
CARDIAC CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
A YOUNG WOMAN IS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AND, BASED ON YOUR EVALUATION OF THE PERSON, YOU SUSPECT THAT SHE IS HAVING A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION TO A BEE STING. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
CALL 9-1-1 AND CARE FOR THE PERSON UNTIL EMS PERSONNEL TAKE OVER
EPI-PEN IF AVAILABLE.
GUIDELINE AND SET OF STANDARDS ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED ITEMS.
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
AN ATHLETE FALLS TO THE GROUND. AFTER CHECKING THE SCENE, YOU APPROACH THE ATHLETE. HE IS CONSCIOUS, RESPONSIVE, AND GIVES YOU CONSENT TO HELP HIM. HE EXPLAINS TO YOU THAT THE MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT LEG ARE VERY RIGID AND HE CAN'T MOVE THEM. WHAT DO YOU SUSPECT HE MIGHT HAVE.
HEAT CRAMPS