First Aid/Safety

The purpose of first aid is to

• Preserve life

• Prevent harm

• Promote recovery

• All of these

If the victim is NOT breathing, the first aider will need to perform CPR.

• True

• False

What is the FIRST thing to do in assessing an emergency situation?

• Call 9-1-1

• Check the vital signs of the victim

• Check the scene for safety

• Do a head-to-toe examination

Which of the following is NOT a principle of First Aid?

• Do stay calm

• Do give food/drink to an unconscious person

• Do reassure and comfort the victim

• Do loosen any tight clothing

A heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest are the same thing.

• True

• False

An Epi-Pen is used for which medical emergency?

• Heart attack

• Sudden cardiac arrest

• Asthma attack

• Severe allergic reaction

If you get a nosebleed, you should lean your head back.

• True

• False

Signs of this medical emergency may include falling to the ground and jerking movements of the arms and legs.

• Anaphylaxis

• Heart attack

• Stroke

• Seizure

A person who complains of tightness in the chest, trouble breathing, nausea, and pain in the arm may be experiencing

• sudden cardiac arrest

• a heart attack

• an asthma attack

• anaphylaxis

"Universal precautions" include wearing gloves when treating someone who is bleeding.

• True

• False