After determining that an emergency exists,_____. - ANSWERA responder must remain calm and check, call, care
When dealing with potential hazards and scene safety,_______. - ANSWERPlace your safety first
When attempting to clear the airway of a choking pregnant woman or obese person, ______. -...
After determining that an emergency exists,_____. - ANSWERA responder must remain calm and
check, call, care
When dealing with potential hazards and scene safety,_______. - ANSWERPlace your safety first
When attempting to clear the airway of a choking pregnant woman or obese person, ______. -
ANSWERYou should position your hands higher than normal when doing the Heimlich and proceed
Touching an adult patient against his or her will can be described as _______. - ANSWERBattery and a
civil rights violation
In an emergency situation, when parents or legal guardians are not present to give consent, the
child's consent is _______. - ANSWERImplied
To determine unresponsiveness in an adult,________. - ANSWERTap or gently shake and shout "Are
you okay?"
A conscious mentally competent adult patient who gives you oral consent to provide care is giving
you _____. - ANSWERExpressed consent
Many states help protect First Responders who act in good faith and are providing care, to the best
of their abilities at the level of their training, from lawsuits. These laws are known as _____. -
ANSWERGood Samaritan Laws
The practice of using personal Protective Equipment to minimize the contact with a patient's blood
and body fluids is known as _____. - ANSWERUniversal precautions
Which of the following situations can put a First Responder at risk of being exposed to body fluids? A
police officer putting handcuffs on a suspect with minor lacerations on his/her hands. A corrections
, officer touching dried blood in a prison cell. A firefighter touching tool handles that are covered with
blood from an earlier call. A sheriff's deputy stuck by a needle while searching a motor vehicle. -
ANSWERa, b, c, and d
The initial assessment may be the most important part of the patient's assessment process. During
this assessment you would ______. - ANSWERIdentify and treat conditions that cause an immediate
threat to the patient's life.
When assessing an unresponsive adult's airway without suspected trauma _____. - ANSWERUse the
head tilt/chin lift maneuver
Move an injured victim only if _____. - ANSWERThe scene becomes unsafe
Three warning signs of a heart attack are ____. - ANSWERPressure in the chest - pain in either arm -
nausea
You are in the cafeteria when a co-worker at the next table suddenly clutches his throat with both
hands. You ask him if he is choking, and he frantically nods yes. You tell him that you are trained in
first aid and that you can help. As you send someone to call 911 what should you do? -
ANSWERStand behind the victim and give abdominal thrusts.
You arrive at the scene and find someone on the floor unconscious. When you check the victim's
breathing and pulse, you find that he is not breathing but has a pulse. You should _______. -
ANSWERBreathe two (2) slow breaths into the victim
To check if a victim is breathing, you _____. - ANSWERlook at the victim's chest to see if it rises and
falls (normal breathing)
An AED is designed to _____. - ANSWERImprove the chances of re-starting a heart
Irreversible damage to the brain occurs after ____. - ANSWER8-10 minutes without a pulse
In continuous compression CPR, the rates of compression per minute are ____. - ANSWER100
compressions and no breaths
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