Duty of care is an obligation to provide assistance regardless of training - ANSWER: False
To avoid legal problems - ANSWER: Always ask an injured person for permission to assist ' ask parent or guardian of child
Anxiety is a normal response in an emergency - ANSWER: True
If a rescue...
Duty of care is an obligation to provide assistance regardless of training - ANSWER: ➡ False
To avoid legal problems - ANSWER: ➡ Always ask an injured person for permission to assist ' ask parent
or guardian of child
Anxiety is a normal response in an emergency - ANSWER: ➡ True
If a rescuer experiences emotional distress relief may be achieved by - ANSWER: ➡ Critical-incident
debriefing and professional counseling
Hypoxia is a condition of low oxygen supply - ANSWER: ➡ True
An absence of oxygen - ANSWER: ➡ May cause cell death, is known as anoxia and may cause
unconsciousness
Gas exchange takes place at the - ANSWER: ➡ alveolar-capillary membrane
The respiratory system does not include which of the following - ANSWER: ➡ Heart
The circulatory system does not include which of the following - ANSWER: ➡ Mouth
The nervous system consists of which of the following - ANSWER: ➡ Brain, spinal cord and nerves
Neural pathways may be interrupted by - ANSWER: ➡ Stroke, decompression illness and trauma
The main organs of the digestive system are - ANSWER: ➡ Stomach, small intestine, large intestine
, Digestion begins in the - ANSWER: ➡ Mouth
Organs that aid in digestion include - ANSWER: ➡ Pancreas, gallbladder, liver
Oxygen is a clear, order less gas essential to life - ANSWER: ➡ True
The atmospheric air we inhale contains _ % oxygen - ANSWER: ➡ 21
The air we exhale contains about _ % oxygen - ANSWER: ➡ 16
Oxygen is carried throughout the body by - ANSWER: ➡ Red blood cells
Carbon dioxide is - ANSWER: ➡ A waste product of metabolism
Nitrogen comprises _______% of the atmosphere - ANSWER: ➡ 78
Carbon monoxide is - ANSWER: ➡ A toxic gas
Decompression illness includes - ANSWER: ➡ Decompression sickness and air gas embolism
The most important initial actions in response too diving accidents are to recognize there is a problem
and administer 100% oxygen - ANSWER: ➡ True
DCS is caused by - ANSWER: ➡ Inert gas bubbles in the body
The primary risk factor for AGE is - ANSWER: ➡ Breathe holding during ascent
It is important to see medical attention when DCI is suspected because - ANSWER: ➡ All of the above
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