Emergency Response

The BEST way to decide if a person is unconscious is to:

• lift the person up

• give the person CPR

• tap the person and ask, 'Hey, are you ok?'

Which term BEST describes the legal responsibility for some individuals to give first aid in an emergency?

• duty to act

• standard of care

• First responder law

• Good Samaritan law

Which person, trained in emergency care, is the link between the person that recognizes an emergency and advanced out-of-hospital care provided by medical professionals?

• Good Samaritan

• paramedic

• first responder

• nurse

Which link in the chain of survival provides treatment to a victim by paramedics?

• early advanced care

• early defibrillation

• early access

• early CPR

In an emergency, the first action of the citizen responder is to recognize an emergency. What is the second most critical action?

• activate the EMS

• take the victim to the nearest hospital

• provide care to the injured person

• direct traffic around the scene

Mary sees a woman collapse. she checks the scene and then checks the victim for consciousness. The woman is unresponsive. What should Mary do NEXT?

• check for signs of life

• give two rescue breaths

• call or have someone else call 911

• drive the woman to the hospital

What link in the chain of survival has the goal of recognizing sudden cardiac arrest emergencies and activating EMS?

• early advanced care

• early defibrillation

• early CPR

• early access

After activating EMS for an unconscious adult, the first responder assesses the victim's ABC's. What does the C stand for in this process?

• circulation

• concussion

• choking

• cuts

When using universal precautions, first responders are treating all body fluids from victims as:

• bacterial

• contaminated

• disinfected

• sterile

After the first responder decides the scene is safe and approaches the victim, what should they do NEXT?

• call 911

• begin rescue breathing

• check the victim for signs of circulation

• tap and shout to determine the victim's level of consciousness