HeartSaver

What should you do if you're not sure what actions to take in an emergency?

• Ask your employer or someone nearby if you should call 911

• Get the first aid kit and an AED

• Call 911 and ask for help

• Watch the ill or injured person

You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person arrives with an AED. What should you do next?

• Finish the set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths you are on

• Immediately use the AED

• Make sure someone has called 911

• Put a blanket on the person receiving 911

What should you do when you call 911?

• Answer all the dispatchers questions

• Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred

• Tell the dispatcher to call you back

• Give the dispatcher only the victim's information

How should you give breaths with a mask?

• Tilt the head and lift the chin and press the mask to over the persons nose and mouth to make an airtight seal.

• Tilt the head and cover the face completely with the mask

• Tilt the chin and press the mask against the persons nose

• Tilt the head far enough back to open the persons mouth and gently place the mask on the person's face.

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a women who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Where should you apply direct pressure?

• Directly on the cut with your fingers under the bandage

• On a dressing/bandage over the cut

• 2-3 inches below the cut

• On the side of the leg opposite the cut

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a women who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Why is it important to properly remove your gloves AFTER giving first aid?

• To keep the gloves as compact as possible for disposal

• So contaminants on the gloves can be analyzed better

• To keep from touching or spreading the blood of the person you are helping

• To prevent blood on the gloves from touching the person you are helping

What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-quality adult CPR to improve chances of survival?

• 80-100 compressions at a depth of at least 2 inches

• No more than 60 compressions at a depth of at least 1 inch

• 100-120 compressions at a depth of at least 2 inches

• 100-120 compressions at a depth of at least 1 inch

You come across an adult lying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What should you do next?

• Continue tapping and shouting until he becomes responsive

• Shout for help. Call 911 or tell someone to call 911. Tell someone to get an AED

• Check for breathing for at least 10 seconds

• Slap the back of the person to see if an object is lodged in their throat

How long should you rub the surfaces of your hands together during handwashing?

• at least 5 seconds

• at least 20 seconds

• at least 1 minute

• at least 5 minutes

What should you do after you've finished taking care of an injured person at work?

• Write a report of the incident if your company requires it

• Phone 911 - even small injuries need to be reported

• Post the report to the company bulletin board

• Tell your coworkers about the injury