First Aid and Safety - Part One REVIEW

Which of the following might indicate an emergency situation?

• unusually noises

• unusually odors

• unusually appearance or behavior

• all of these observations

What is the correct order of the role you play in the EMS System?

• Decide to act

• Activate EMS

• Provide care

• Recognize there is an emergency by using your senses

What should you do if the person does not give consent?

• give care and call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number

• give care and do not call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number

• do not care but do call 9-1-1 or local emergency number

• none of the above

What is the purpose of Good Samaritan Laws?

• To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return.

• To discourage people from helping others in an emergency situation.

• To protect people who give care beyond their level of training.

• None of the above.

The steps to follow in an emergency are:

• Call-check-secure

• Care-call-check

• Check-call-care

• Check-care-defibrillate

In which situation should you call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number?

• The person is having persistent chest pain

• The person is having trouble breathing

• The person is unresponsive

• All of the above

When wearing latex-free disposable gloves, you should:

• Avoid touching other surfaces unnecessarily while you are wearing the gloves.

• Change gloves after providing care for one person and before providing care for the next.

• Wash your hands after removing the gloves.

• All of the above

By following standard precautions to protect yourself and the person, you can -

• minimize the risk of disease transmission

• reduce the number of times you need to wear gloves

• increase the risk of disease transmission

• none of the above

Calling 911 is the most important thing you can do in an emergency situation?

• True

• False

Sort each answer to the correct category

Groups:

(a) Reasons people may not help

,

(b) How to reduce disease transmission

,

(c) Would make scene unsafe

• type of injury or illness

• traffic

• spilled chemicals

• fear of being sued

• avoid contact with body fluids

• weather

• fire or smoke

• fear of catching a disease

• presence of others

• wear gloves or other barrier

• wash hands immediately after care with antibacterial soap