Responding to Emergencies/ Check, Call, Care
What should you do if someone with a serious injury refuses first aid?
Call for advanced medical care
How can you identify if a person's airway is only partially blocked?
The person will be able to speaker, cough, or make sounds, which indicates that the airway is partially open.
When should you use a tube sling vs a regular sling?
A regular sling is used for injuries below the elbow, while a tube sling is primarily used for injuries above the elbow, including shoulder dislocations and collarbone fractures.
What is the correct ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths during CPR for an adult?
30 compressions to 2 breaths at a rate of 100-120 beats per minute.
What is the first step you should take when caring for someone who has been stung by a bee and is showing signs of anaphylaxis (such as difficulty breathing)?
Call EMS/9-1-1 immediately, and if the person has an epinephrine auto-injector, assist them in using it.
What do you look for when checking the vital signs?
Breathing sounds and if the breathing is fast or shallow
What should you do if you come across a person who is choking and unable to breathe, but is still conscious and able to cough or speak?
Encourage the person to cough forcefully, and if they cannot clear the object, proceed with abdominal thrusts.
What should you do if the dressing on a penetrating chest wound becomes saturated with blood and cannot absorb more?
Apply a second dressing over the first one without removing the saturated dressing, to help control the bleeding and protect the wound.
Under what circumstances is it unsafe to administer a shock from an AED to a person who is in cardiac arrest?
It is unsafe to administer a shock when someone is touching the person, as this could cause electrical injury to the bystander.
Which of the following is often caused by absorbed poisons?
A rash or hive.
What are the fundamental actions a first aider must take when providing initial care for an ill or injured person?
Check the situation, call for help, and care for the person according to your level of training and skills.
What action should be taken if a person’s airway becomes completely blocked and they are unable to breathe or speak?
Immediately begin providing care for complete choking, starting with abdominal thrusts.
If blood soaks through a bandage you’ve applied to control life-threatening external bleeding, what is the appropriate response?
Apply another clean dressing and bandage on top of the original one without removing the saturated one, in order to control the bleeding.
What should you do if you find that there is not enough space on a person's chest to place two AED pads during a cardiac arrest?
Place one pad on the person’s chest and the other pad on the person’s back, ensuring that the pads do not touch each other.
Which of the following conditions could lead to hot, red skin, and aggressive behavior in a person?
Heat stroke, frostbite, heat cramps, hypothermia, heat exhaustion.
Heat stroke, which is a severe heat-related illness requiring immediate medical attention.
What should you do when rolling a person in the recover position?
Support and protect the head when rolling.
What should you do if you are alone and choking, and you are unable to dislodge the object?
Call EMS/9-1-1 immediately, move to a visible area where help can notice you, and perform abdominal thrusts against a safe object, such as the back of a chair.
When should you apply a sling or splint to a person who has a suspected bone, muscle, or joint injury?
Apply the sling or splint when the person’s condition has been stabilized and when moving them is necessary, or if you have already called EMS/9-1-1.
What action should you take if the person you are providing care for becomes unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse?
Call EMS/9-1-1 immediately, then begin CPR, starting with chest compressions.
If a person is experiencing a diabetic emergencies that does not improve within 10 minutes of ingesting sugar, what should you do?
Call EMS/9-1-1 and administer more sugar if it is still safe to do so.
What does SAMPLE stand for?
Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Previous Medical History, Last Meal Eaten, Events Prior.
After repositioning the head of an unresponsive person, you try to give rescue breaths but they do not go in. What is the next step?
Perform 30 chest compressions and then look inside the person’s mouth to check for any obstructions before attempting to give another rescue breath.
When applying a split, you should..?
Check the person's circulation below the site of the injury.
When reposition the head, rescue breaths still do not go in: What do you do?
Do 30 chest compressions and then look into the persons mouth.
Which of the following symbols is equal to the red cross and red crescent under international law?
The blue cross, the red circle, the red star, the red crystal
The red crystal