Scene Assessment
Fire, wire, gas, glass, drugs, thugs, look up, look down, look all around and sniff
What is assessing level of consciousness?
Signs & Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Past medical history, last oral intake,
30 chest compressions to 2 breaths
What is CPR ratio?
Regulations that govern the requirements for a person working as a first aider at a work site
What is Occupational Health and Safety Act?
Doing head tilt, chin lift
What is assessing airway?
Level of consciousness / Breathing rate / Pulse rate / Skin condition / Pupils
What is vital signs?
Flammable or wet locations
What is locations where AED cannot be used?
First aid records are kept for this long
Someone was riding their bike when they fell off, and hit their head
What is mechanism of injury
What is assessing breathing?
During ____________ you notice that one side of the abdomen is rising while the other side is staying flat
What is head-to-toe assessment?
Putting on pad on the chest and one pad on the back
What is AED placement on an infant?
This is available to all workers in the workplace and should be established before, used during, and reviewed after a first aid situation
What is a first aid plan?
What is barriers to communication?
Alert (Conscious) / Responsive to verbal stimuli / Responsive to pain / Unresponsive
What is four levels of consciousness?
Using whole hand and enough pressure to feel just below the surface, checking as you go
Pads of AED must be placed _________ away from implanted pacemakers
What is at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) away?
This should not be in a first aid kit as defined by the Government of Alberta
What is medication?
The victim is unconscious and not breathing. You decide to do CPR
What is implied consent?
this position is the preferred position for an unresponsive, breathing casualty or a casualty being left alone while EMS is being activated
Hypothesizing that someone is having an angina episode instead of a heart attack through using ____________
What is using SAMPLE?
EMS activated after 5 cycles of compressions and breaths for _____ and ______ victims if no bystander or cell phone available
What is child & infant victims?
Designated workplace first aiders may not be covered by _______________,_________________ in Alberta
What is “Good Samaritan” legislation, Emergency Medical Act?