First Aid/CPR Study Guide PDF

First Aid/CPR Study Guide Use your chart with signs/symptoms along with these questions below to help you study for your test. 1. ____ is the immediate care that you give someone with an illness or injury before someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over. First aid 2. What are...

First Aid/CPR Study Guide Use your chart with signs/symptoms along with these questions below to help you study for your test. 1. ____ is the immediate care that you give someone with an illness or injury before someone with more advanced training arrives and takes over. First aid 2. What are some of the things you consider when assessing the scene? Keep your distance, consider things that might not be present at the moments but could happen, multiple people, multiple injuries, etc. 3. What is the hand placement for abdominal thrusts for a person who is choking? Put your hand thumb side in, right above the belly button and place your other hand on top forming a ball and push in and up 4. How does the physiology of the Heimlich maneuver work for choking adults? Discovered the remaining breath/air in the lungs could help push that object up and out with the right thrust. 5. When can you hang up the phone when calling emergency services? When they tell you to 6. At what point is it safe to leave the patient? When emergency service arrives 7. How long should you watch a person who has been stung or bitten? 30 minutes 8. Is heatstroke a life-threatening condition? Yes it can be 9. What are the rules about privacy of the patient after giving first aid? Any medical conditions or anything that you might find out about the patient, only share with ems and your compony’s emergency response program supervisor if in a workplace 10. When providing first aid when do you wear PPE? Anytime you are going to come in contact with blood or body fluids 11. When is it “okay” to move and injured person?If the scene is unsafe for either you or the patient and you need to relocate or if the person is unresponsive but still breathing normally you can roll them onto their side, this might help keep the airway open in case they vomit. 12. If a person agrees to receive first aid care, this is known as ____. Consent 13. When life-threatening situations exist and the parents or legal guardians are not available, you should care for the child based on? Implied consent 14. What should you place on a “twisted” ankle? What does this do for the injury? Place ice, this will help with swelling and pain 15. What are the signs of a head injury? Bleeding from the head, dizzy, confused, unable to do things like talk or walk, sensitivity 16. What is the best way to remove a tick? Tweezers 17. When someone has been bitten how should you wash the bite area? Gently with soap and water 18. What kind of common allergies might a person need an epi pen for? Nuts, plants, shellfish etc. 19. What are the signs of a severe allergic reaction?Trouble breathing, swelling of face or tongue, signs of shock 20. Which position should a person be in for a nosebleed? Sit down, lean forward 21. What are the signs of a heart attack? Chest discomfort, discomfort in other areas, breaking out in a cold sweat, shortness of breath, nausea, or light headedness 22. When a large knife is protruding from the abdomen what should you NOT do? Remove it 23. How do you care for burns? Burns with blisters? Cool the area immediately with cold water for atleast 10 min, then cover with a clean dressing once it doesn’t hurt anymore 24. How do you care for a seizure patient? Protect from further injury, never put anything in their mouth 25. A person in shock should not be given: Food or drink 26. What are the signs of a stroke? FAST (Face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call 9-1-1) 27. A diabetic must be able to _____ in order to treat their low blood sugar. Eat or drink 28. At what point do you ensure that the scene is safe? As soon as you see an injured person 29. What is the purpose of PPE? To minimize exposure to hazards and prevent spreading of bloodborne pathogens 30. What is the first step to controlling bleeding? Apply direct pressure and bandaging 31. Why are dressings not removed, even if they have become soaked with blood? If you remove a dressing once it’s in place it could cause the wound to bleed more. 32. What is the purpose of having a shock patient lie down on their back with their feet slightly elevated? To improve blood flow throughout the body 33. What extra steps might you include if you are giving CPR to a person who has poison/powders on them? Use a mask for providing breaths 34. What is the compression to ventilation ratio for adults during CPR? 30 compressions, 2 breaths 35. If a baby becomes unresponsive while trying to remove an object that is lodged in the throat, what extra step should you take before giving a breath? Immediately provide CPR 36. Whenever an AED gets to you, what should you do?Use it as soon as you get it. Turn the AED on and follow the prompts, attach the pads, let the AED analyze, make sure no one is touching the person and deliver shock if advised. 37. How many compressions should you give in a minutes' time? 100-120 compressions per minute 38. Which of the following reasons is not important when remembering to keep hands on the upper middle chest during compressions? Hand placement should be 2 hands on the lower half of the breastbone for adults. 39. You are responding to a patient that has collapsed in the Walmart parking lot. When you get to the patient they do not respond and are not breathing. You shout for help now...what should you do? In order you should check for breathing, phone 911 and get the AED, begin CPR, use the AED once it arrives, then resume CPR.