AHA First Aid

The immediate care that you give a person with an illness or injury before rescuers with more advanced training arrive and take over

started by anyone in any situation.

• CPR

• First Aid

• Splint

• Sprain

What is the Good Samaritan Law?

• A law that protects most people from lawsuits if medical complications arise after they have administered first aid correctly

• A law that requires you to administer aid to an injured person regardless of your medical training

• A law that prevents firefighters, policemen, and others from being sued over their job performance

• A code of behavior in the U.S. that says you shouldn't sue someone who tried to help you during an emergency

Someone who is "this", will move, speak, blink or otherwise react to you when you tap and ask, "are you ok?"

• Unresponsive

• Alert

• With it

• Responsive

1st Step in First Aid

• Phone for help

• Take Universal Precautions

• Find the Problem

• Assess the scene

2nd Step in First Aid

• Phone for help

• Take Universal Precautions

• Protect Privacy

• Find the Problem

If a victim is having a seizure, the responder should

• pad head
• put something in mouth to avoid mouth injury
• hold them down
• leave room and allow privacy

This acronym is used for a stroke victim

• FACE
• FOOD
• FAST
• FIRST

When using an epi pen you should hold the injection in place for how long?

• 50-60 seconds

• 5-10 seconds

• 15-30 seconds

• 1-3 seconds

For a person suffering from a heart attack which medication can be taken at home?

• ibuprofen
• aspirin
• benadryl
• none of these are a good idea

For a diabetic who needs sugar what is the best way for them to get their sugar?

• eat
• drink
• crushed
• do not give sugar