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What is the term used for prioritizing emergency care?
Emergency prioritization
Treat worst first
Triage
Sterilization - ️️triage
What is the first and foremost essential first aid factor?
Be alert for emergencies.
Get proper first aid training.
Assess the emergency situation.
Call for...
Emergency Care: HC21
What is the term used for prioritizing emergency care?
Emergency prioritization
Treat worst first
Triage
Sterilization - ✔️✔️triage
What is the first and foremost essential first aid factor?
Be alert for emergencies.
Get proper first aid training.
Assess the emergency situation.
Call for help immediately. - ✔️✔️Get proper first aid training.
In a best-case scenario, emergency care is performed by whom?
An emergency care professional
The general population
A health care worker - ✔️✔️an emergency care professional
Which of these situations is NOT considered an emergency?
You have a 101 degree fever, sore throat and a cough.
A middle-aged man is complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing.
An accident involved several cars and you suspect someone is hurt.
A teenager collapses at a baseball game. - ✔️✔️You have a 101 degree fever, sore
throat and a cough.
Which of the following is true of emergency care?
First aid providers should risk their own safety to retrieve patients from dangerous
areas.
Principles of care are guidelines that should be applied to only some emergency cases.
The outcome of emergency care depends on a variety of factors.
First aid providers should not be concerned with the cleanliness of their hands or
equipment. - ✔️✔️The outcome of emergency care depends on a variety of factors.
Which of the following is NOT a basic principle of first aid care?
Do not move a patient unless it is required for safety.
Give a disoriented patient some water or a snack.
,Keep the patient calm.
Regulate the patient's temperature. - ✔️✔️Give a disoriented patient some water or a
snack.
What should be done if a patient is conscious?
Question the patient for injuries and an account of the situation.
Tell the patient to lie down and conserve energy.
Introduce yourself and try to distract the patient from the emergency situation.
Let someone else intervene. - ✔️✔️Question the patient for injuries and an account of
the situation.
Which of the following sounds may be a sign of an emergency?
Screeching tires
Breaking glass
Calls for help
All of the above - ✔️✔️all of the above
What does EMS stand for?
Emergency medicine system
Enteral management system
Emergency medical services
Emergency maintenance supplies - ✔️✔️Emergency medical services
What are splints used for?
Keep injured body parts flexible
Support injured body parts
Support and immobilize injured body parts
Immobilize injured body parts - ✔️✔️Support and immobilize injured body parts
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate use of a cravat?
Bandage a cut on an arm
Bandage a stab wound to the neck
Bandage a scalp injury
Create a sling for a broken wrist - ✔️✔️Bandage a stab wound to the neck
A triangular bandage is often used on which part of the body?
Foot
Finger
, Torso
Head - ✔️✔️head
Which crutch gaits require that the patient use the shoulders and arms to move?
Two-point and four-point
Three-point and four-point
Swing-to and swing-through
Two-point and swing-through - ✔️✔️Swing-to and swing-through
When adjusting crutches for fit, how many inches should there be between the axillary
bars and the patient's underarms?
1 inch
2 inches
3 to 4 inches
5 to 6 inches - ✔️✔️2 inches
Which of the following is true of crutches?
Crutches immobilize an injured limb.
A medical assistant teaching a patient how to use crutches is responsible for
determining which gait the patient should use.
Crutches that are not adjusted properly can cause injury.
Patients should rest their weight on the axillary bars - ✔️✔️Crutches that are not
adjusted properly can cause injury.
Which of the following is NOT true of splints and slings?
A sling is used to keep an injury immobilized.
Splint an injured limb if EMS will soon be arriving
Check the patient's circulation inside and below a splint, looking for swelling, coldness,
numbness or tingling, pallor, or cyanosis.
A modified sling can be created from common items. - ✔️✔️Splint an injured limb if
EMS will soon be arriving
When using an elastic or roller gauze bandage, by how much should you overlap the
bandage with each wrap?
1/4 the width of the bandage
1/2 the width of the bandage
3/4 the width of the bandage
1" regardless of the width of the bandage - ✔️✔️1/2 the width of the bandage
Which of the following is NOT true of dressings and bandages?
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