Cpr & First Aid

A scene size-up helps you determine all of the following EXCEPT:

• If EMS has been called

• What happened

• If dangerous hazards are present

• If any bystanders are available to help

Of the following emergencies, which is considered an immediate threat to life?

• A person with severe back pain

• A person complaining about a headache

• A person choking

• A person screaming in pain

The correct sequence for CPR is:

• open airway, rescue breaths, chest compressions

• rescue breaths, chest compressions, open airway

• chest compressions, open airway, rescue breath

• control bleeding, open airway, rescue breaths

How many chest compressions should be given before rescue breaths?

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 30

To care for an ALERT choking adult or child:

• wait until the person becomes unresponsive to provide care

• open the airway and begin rescue breathing

• give abdominal thrusts until the object is removed or the person becomes unresponsive

• begin chest compressions followed by a look in the mouth for the object

If an AED arrives during CPR:

• complete the chest compressions

• complete the rescue breaths

• open the airway

• use the AED immediately

The first step in controlling external bleeding is:

• applying direct pressure

• elevating the wound

• applying a pressure dressing

• finding the pressure point

What can a first aid provider do when helping a person use his or her EpiPen?

• Keep the safety cap on the EpiPen

• Firmly push the needle end into the outer thigh of the person.

• Immediately remove the EpiPen

• Immediately give a second dose to the person using the EpiPen

Which of the following statements is true of an AED?

• It cannot be used on a person with an implanted pacemaker.

• It will deliver a shock to any electrical disturbance in the heart.

• It can accurately recognize ventricular fibrillation.

• It will always deliver a shock to a person in cardiac arrest.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

R.A.B. stands for:

• Recognize, Action, Breathing

• Responsiveness, Activate, Breathing

• Repair, Accelerate, Bend

• Recognize, Analyze, Bring