FIRST AID AND SAFETY

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE 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

• TO PROTECT PEOPLE WHO GIVE CARE BEYOND THEIR LEVEL OF TRAINING

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

A PERSON IS RESPONSIVE AND SHOWING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION BUT DOES NOT CONSENT TO CARE. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

• DO NOT GIVE CARE BUT CALL 9-1-1

• GIVE CARE AND CALL 9-1-1

• DO NOT GIVE CARE AND ADVISE THE PERSON TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY

• GIVE CARE; CONSENT IS NOT NECESSARY IF THE PERSON IS RESPONSICVE AND HAS SIGNS OF SYMPTOMS OF A LIFE THREATENING CONDIDTION

YOU SEE A WOMAN COLLAPSE IN FRONT OF YOU WHILE ENTERING THE LOBBY OF YOUR SCHOOL. YOU SURVEY THE SCENE AND FIND IT SAFE. YOU CHECK FOR RESPONSIVENESS, BUT SHE DOES NOT RESPOND AND SHE IS NOT BREATHING. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO NEXT?

• HAVE SOMEONE ELSE CALL 9-1-1 AND GET AN AED AND A FIRST AID KIT WHILE YOU BEGIN CPR

• SIZE UP THE SCENE

• PUT THE WOMAN IN THE RECOVERY POSITION

• GIVE TWO RESCUE BREATHS

YOU SHOULD CONTINUE CPR UNTIL:

• THE PERSON SHOWS AN OBVIOUS SIGN OF LIFE

• ANOTHER TRAINED RESPONDER OR EMS PERSONNEL TAKE OVER

• YOU ARE TOO EXHAUSTED TO CONTINUE

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

A WOMAN BURNED HER HAND IN THE LUNCHROOM. YOU SHOULD:

• COOL THE BURN WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF COOL OR COLD POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES

• COVER THE BURN LOOSELY WITH A DRY STERILE DRESSING

• REMOVE HER FROM THE SOURCE OF HEAT

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT CONCUSSIONS IS TRUE?

• A PERSON WITH A CONCUSSION WILL ALWAYS LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY

• A PERSON MUST HAVE TO BE HIT WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE TO SUSTAIN A CONCUSSION

• A CONCUSSION IS A TYPE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

• IF IS SAFE FOR A PERSON WHO MAY HAVE A CONCUSSION TO IMMEDIATELY RESUME WHATEVER ACTIVITY HE OR SHE WAS ENGAGED IN WHEN THE INJURY OCCURED

WHEN CARING FOR A PERSON WHO IS HAVING A SEIZURE, YOU SHOULD:

• PLACE SOMETHING BETWEEN THE PERSON'S TEETH TO PREVENT THE PERSON FROM BITING HIS OR HER TONGUE

• REMOVE NEARBY OBJECTS THAT MIGHT CAUSE INJURY

• TRY AND HOLD THE PERSON STILL

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHAT SUDDEN ILLNESS IS USUALLY CAUSED BY A BLOCKAGE OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN?

• DIABETIC EMERGENCY

• HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS

• HEART ATTACK

• STROKE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT ANAPHYLAXIS IS TRUE?

• PERSON EXPERIENCING ANAPHYLAXIS MAY HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING AND GO INTO SHOCK

• IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACT QUICKLY WHEN A PERSON IS SHOWING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ANAPHYLAXIS

• THE EFFECTS OF ANAPHYLAXIS CAN BE STOPPED OR SLOWED BY ADMINISTERING EPINEPHRINE (EPIPEN)

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

YOU BELIEVE THAT A PERSON HAS A HEAD, NECK, OR SPINAL INJURY. WHAT DO YOU DO?

• REMOVE THE PERSON'S SAFETY HELMET.

• HAVE THE PERSON REMAIN IN THE POSITION HE OR SHE IS IN UNTIL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PERSONNEL ARRIVE AND TAKE OVER.

• PUT THE PERSON IN THE RECOVERY POSITION.

• HAVE THE PERSON NOD THEIR HEAD UP AND DOWN AND SHAKE THEIR HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY PAIN OR DIFFICULTY WITH MOVEMENT.