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EMS Systems
Universal Precautions
CPR & AED
First Aid Basics
Medical Emergencies
Injury Emergencies
100

Calling 9-1-1 

What activates the EMS System?

100

 At least 20 seconds 

How long should you wash your hands for?

100

100-120 per minute

What is the compression rate for adults and infants?

100

First Aid

What is the immediate care you can give a person with an illness or injury?

100

The person cannot breathe, talk, make sounds, or has a silent cough. 

What is a severe airway block?

100

Used directly on the wound to stop bleeding

What is a dressing (gauze)? 

200

The answering point for 9-1-1 calls

What is a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)? 

200
They are universal because you should use them in every emergency.

Why is it called Universal Precautions?

200

1.5 inches

What is the compression depth for infants?

200

Make sure the scene is safe. 

What is the first thing you do when you come upon a scene/emergency?

200

5 back slaps; 5 chest thrusts 

What do you do if an infant is choking?
200

Keeps the injured body part from moving

What does a splint do?

300
basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS), and critical life transport (CLT). 

What services do ambulances provide?

300

gloves, eye protection, masks, gowns, biohazard waste bag

What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)? 

300

Shave the area or rip the pads off to remove

What should you do if the AED pads don't stick because of hair on the chest?
300

Medical information jewelry 

What can tell you if the person has serious medical condition or allergy?

300

perform chest thrusts

How do you help a choking victim who is pregnant or if you are unable to wrap your arms around their waist? 

300

Severe bleeding from an arm or leg.


When should you use a tourniquet?

400

Emergency medical dispatching, priority dispatching, and prearrival instructions. 

What is Dispatch Life Support?

400

To dispose of biohazard materials, including soiled gloves and masks. 

What is a biohazard waste bag for?

400

8 years of age or older

When should you use adult AED pads?
400

If the scene is unsafe for you or the other person. 

When should you move an injured person?
400

Occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked by a clot.

What is a heart attack?

400
The amount of bleeding; the location of the bleeding 

What 2 factors should you identify FIRST in a bleeding injury? 

500

major accidental trauma; burn injuries; spinal cord injuries; acute coronary care/heart attacks; poisioning; high risk infants and mothers; behavioral and pscyhiatric emergencies

What are the seven critical patient areas?
500

Contact a healthcare provider

What should you do if you are exposed to blood or other body fluids?

500

5 sets

How many sets of compressions and breaths should you give before you leave a child to get help?

500

Class A Kits

What First Aid kits are appropriate for homes or smaller workplaces?
500

face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech, time 

What does F.A.S.T stand for?

500

Place the part in a watertight bag inside another container with ice and/or water. 

What do you do with an amputated body part?