1.03 Recognizing & Responding the Medical Emergencies

Situation: Your neighbor, Mr. Smith, is laying on the ground over top of a power line. He doesn't appear to be breathing and doesn't respond when you call his name. What should you do next?

• Check to see if he has a pulse.

• Don't touch him. Call 911.

• Go and turn him over on his back.

• You determine the scene is safe, and start CPR.

You are an EMT who arrives on scene where an altercation between two people has occurred. The patient has a bleeding limb due to being stabbed by a glass bottle.

What are your assessing for as you exit the ambulance and approach your patient?

• Bleeding

• Initially Assessing the Patient

• Airway

• Scene safety

Your friend, Marcus, who is a diabetic has felt really sick and hasn't eaten a lot of food because he doesn't have an appetite. You are FaceTiming him when he starts sweating and starts talking strangely. All of a sudden he drops the phone, and doesn't reply when you start yelling his name. You hang up the phone and call 911. The dispatcher asks about his general condition and level of consciousness. What would you tell the dispatcher about his level of consciousness?

• He is not responding to his name being called

• He is responsive

• He responds to painful stimuli

• He is alert and oriented

Jen goes to restaurant with a couple of friends. A belligerent woman comes into the establishment and cries out, "I'm bleeding. Someone help me!" Jen is trained in CPR and First Aid and goes over to her. She assesses the woman who is bleeding. The lady starts saying she's getting dizzy, and Jen notices bright red blood coming out really fast. Jen recognizes that this is a medical emergency where the patient is: ___________________.

• Having a seizure

• Experiencing Anaphylaxsis

• Hemorrhaging

• Fainting

MJ is highly allergic to bee stings, and a bee stings her when she is hiking at Raven Rock State Park. Her friends call 911 and tell the dispatcher that she has hives all over her body, is struggling to breath and is getting really anxious. What do you think is happening to MJ?

• Mild Allergic Reaction

• Anaphylaxsis

• Shock

• Dehydration

MJ yells, "Check my bag!! Check my bag!!" Her friends find an epi-pen in her bag and are, oddly enough, all First Aid certified. The dispatcher instructs the friends to assist her to use it. What will the epi-pen most likely help with?

• Bleeding & Shock

• Burns

• Shock & Burns

• Airway & Breathing

Your older brother is making mac and cheese on the stove, and accidentally touches the burner. He cries out in pain and you rush over to him. You see that the skin is red, but without blisters and is quite painful. You tell him, I think you have a ______ degree burn."

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• zero

Since this is a minor burn that your brother has you tell him that he needs to:

• Call 911

• Apply a tourniquet

• Run his hand under cool water

• Watch for shock

Lene' is eating at a fancy local eatery, and all of a sudden gets really big eyes and grasps her throat. You recognize this as a sign for: _____________.

• Shock

• Choking

• Bleeding

• Heimlich maneuver

You and some friends are at Myrtle Beach and notice a young girl struggling to swim. A huge wave crashes on her, and no adult is within sight. You and your friends rush over to her and she manages to stand up and almost falls back in the water. You take her to shore, and she starts coughing up water, and slowly regains consciousness. You realize that she just experienced:

• near drowning

• shock

• choking

• anaphylaxsis