First Aid Priorities Quiz

Diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses

Suspect injuries and illnesses

Check the label and ensure the '5-rights' are met

The number of workers

You are a bystander who helps a person in an emergency situation

Provide care that they have been trained to provide

Over eight years of age

To provide emergency care to injured co-workers

To be available to provide first aid at all times

To protect first aiders from lawsuits

aider

life

5-rights

casualty

provider

first

training

workers

lawsuits

paid

Preserve life = Most important priority in first aid Prevent the illness or injury from becoming worse = Second priority in first aid Promote recovery = Third priority in first aid

Right Person = The name of the casualty is the name on the medication Right Medication = Is this the right medication for this situation Right Amount = What are the dosing instructions Right Method = How is this medication to be taken. (By mouth, inhaled, etc.) Right Time = Is this the right time to take this medication

Protect the casualty’s belongings = Ensuring the safety of the casualty's personal items Keep unnecessary people away = Maintaining a safe and effective environment for the first aid process Reassure family or friends of the casualty = Providing emotional support to the loved ones of the casualty Clean up the emergency scene = Restoring the area to a safe and hazard-free condition

Negligence = Give only the care that you have been trained to provide, and always act in the best interest of the casualty. Abandonment = Never abandon a casualty in your care. Stay until: You hand them over to medical help, You hand them over to another first aider, They no longer want your help. Good Faith = As a Good Samaritan, you give your help without being paid, and you give it in good faith. Good Samaritan = You are a Good Samaritan if you are a bystander who helps a person when you have no legal duty to do so.

Number of workers = Determines the level of first aid coverage required. Potential risks = Affects the need for first aid coverage in a workplace. Distance from medical care = Affects the level of first aid coverage needed in case of emergencies. St. John Ambulance = Not involved in giving legal advice or determining first aid coverage for a workplace.

Casualty in your care wants to be handed over to another first aider = Stay with the casualty until you can hand them over to another first aider. You are not trained to provide certain care = Only provide the care that you have been trained to provide. Problem is no longer an emergency = Leave the casualty when the problem is no longer an emergency and further care is not needed. Casualty in your care needs medical help = Stay with the casualty until you can hand them over to medical help.

Infant casualty = A casualty under one year old in first aid and CPR Workplace first aid = Emergency care given by a trained person to a co-worker who is injured or suddenly ill Good Samaritan = A person who helps another in an emergency situation without a legal duty to do so First aid kit = Required in every workplace in Canada, its size and contents are determined by federal, provincial, or territorial regulations

No employee is personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith by the employee when assisting the employer in providing first-aid = Canada Labour Code, Section 126(3) All workplaces that fall under provincial or territorial jurisdiction concerning regulations are required to adhere to the legislation and regulations of that province or territory = OHS Legislation Most regulations require at least one designated first aid provider at work at all times = Provincial and territorial regulations Good Samaritan laws and principles protect first aiders from lawsuits = Good Samaritan laws

First aid coverage for a workplace = Based on the number of workers, potential risks, and distance from medical care First aid as part of OHS = Provincial and territorial regulations and legislation contain requirements for first aid training First aid and CPR procedures = Differ depending on the age and size of the casualty First aid in the workplace = Emergency care given by a person who is trained to be the first aid provider to a co-worker who is injured or suddenly ill

Good Samaritan principle = You give your help without being paid, and you give it in good faith First Aid principle = Preserve life, Prevent further injury, Promote recovery First Aid as part of job principle = You have a duty to use reasonable skill and care based on your level of training Workplace first aid principle = All workplaces are required to have a first aid kit, its size and contents are determined by regulations