If Not You Then Who - Review game

Match the vocabulary term with the correct definition. 

• Injury

• damage that occurs when the body is subjected to an external force

• Emergency

• the helping behaviors and initial care given for an acute injury or illness.

• First Aid

• a situation requiring immediate action.

Match the vocabulary term with the correct definition. 

• Bystanders

• other people around, that maybe don’t have any training but are willing to help.

• Trained Lay Responder

• a physical condition requiring immediate medical attention

• EMS System

• A network of professionals linked together to give the best care for people in all types of emergencies.

• Sudden Illness

• a layperson who is trained in basic emergency care, but does not have special or advanced medical training, and is willing to act in an emergency.

True or False:

Your willingness to act in an emergency can help save a life.

• True

• False

As a trained lay responder, your primary role in an emergency includes:

• Recognizing that an _​ (a)   exists

• Be willing to _​ (b)  

• Activating the EMS system by calling _​ (c)  

• Giving _​ (d)   until EMS arrives and takes over

• emergency
• act
• 9-1-1
• care
• illness
• help

Put the different levels of the EMS system that responds to the emergency in order from least trained at the left to most trained at the right. 

• EMTs

• Paramedics

• AEMTs

• EMRs

Match the sign of an emergency with the type that it is.

Groups:

(a) Unusual Sound

,

(b) Unusual Sight

,

(c) Unusual Odor

,

(d) Unusual Appearance or Behavior

• A person who collapses or is lying motionless

• A foul or unusually strong chemical odor

• Screaming, moaning or yelling for help

• Confusion, drowsiness or unusual behavior

Match the sign of an emergency with the type that it is.

Groups:

(a) Unusual Sound

,

(b) Unusual Sight

,

(c) Unusual Odor

,

(d) Unusual Appearance or Behavior

• A stopped vehicle on the roadside or a car that has run off the road

• Sudden, loud noises such as breaking glass, crashing metal or screeching tires

• An unrecognizable odor

• Sweating for no apparent reason

Match the sign of an emergency with the type that it is.

Groups:

(a) Unusual Sound

,

(b) Unusual Sight

,

(c) Unusual Odor

,

(d) Unusual Appearance or Behavior

• The sound of an explosion or falling ladder

• An inappropriate odor

• Spilled medication or an empty medicine container

• Clutching chest or throat

What is the most important action you and other trained responders can take in a life-threatening emergency?

• Decide to help

• Provide care

• Call 9-1-1

Match the type of fear with the correct description and resolution. 

• Being afraid of causing more harm

• Sometimes people hesitate to act because they are not sure that the situation is a real emergency. If you are not sure what to do, err on the side of caution and call.

• Being uncertain that an emergency exists

• If you are not sure what to do, call 9-1-1 and follow the EMD’s instructions to provide care. The worst thing you can do is nothing at all.

• Assuming the situation is under control

• There may be a crowd of people, but you should still check the situation and make sure that someone has called 9-1-1 and someone is providing care.