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How many compressions: breaths do you perform for each cycle of CPR?


Answers 30 compressions and 2 breaths 30:2
Total at least 100-120 compressions per minute
How do you treat a cut / gash on a person's arm?




Answers With clean dressing, put gauze pads on the cut.- elevate arm.
Hold for 1 minute and state that you are holding for 1 minute.
If bleeding continues, place more clean gauze pads and hold 1 more minute with
more pressure. Bleeding should subside. Judge will sat bleeding stopped.
Wrap arm with some kind of bandage to maintain pressure. Do a pressure wrap"
Treat for shock
Triage is ____________

,Answers a method of prioritizing treatment when there is more than one victim.
Most severe treated first.
A young man was standing to close to a fire and the hair caught on fire. The fire
was extinguished quickly but the skin on the forehead is reddened. Degree of burn
is and you should ______.




Answers First Degree Burn - Cool the burn with cool/cold but not ice-cold water
or apply cool wet cloths - until pain subsides dry with clean gauze, apply non-stick
pad - do not break blisters.
What are the steps to checking an unconscious person?




Answers Make sure scene is safe. Put on PPE
Tap the victim's shoulder while asking "Are you okay?"
Call 911 - get AED - judge might say AED not available. Check for breathing - tell
judge
Check for carotid pulse - no more than 10 seconds
Begin CPR if judge says no pulse.

,What are signs that indicate a medical emergency?


Answers unusual noise, sight, odor, appearance, or behavior.
List some barriers to action.


Answers - presence of other people
- unsure of victim's condition, type of injury or illness
- fear of catching disease
- fear of doing something wrong
- being unsure when to call 911
Name the 3 C's of first aid.


Use your PPE




Check for medical alert bracelets


Answers -check, call, care.

, - Don't forget your PPE before and after treatment. Change gloves when changing
victims or verbalize Changing gloves. Use hand sanitizer when done.


-scan the body for ID bracelets or ask patient if they are alert or bystanders
What do you check for prior to administering care to a victim?


Answers - scene safety
- other victims
- bystanders
- signs and clues to what type of injury or condition victim has. Airway, breathing,
pulse
Who do you call prior to administering care to a victim?


Answers 911 or EMS.
How long should you check a victim's breathing?


Answers 10 seconds.
Define implied consent.


Answers the assumption that a victim would give permission to treat them if he or
she were conscious.
List some key facts about the transmission of disease.


Answers - can be airborne, in a fluid, or vector (bite)
- injured person must be infected for transmission to occur
- rescuer has to have a break in skin

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