Emergency Care Study Guide

What is the primary purpose of first aid?

• Immediate care for sudden illness or injury before professional help arrives.

• To diagnose medical conditions.

• To replace professional medical treatment.

• To provide long-term care for chronic illnesses.

When should you activate EMS?

• If someone is unconscious, there's uncontrolled bleeding, or a person is not breathing or has no pulse.

• If someone has a minor cut or bruise.

• If someone is feeling slightly tired.

• If someone has a mild headache.

What are the ways to activate EMS?

• Dial 911, contact a local emergency number, signal others if unable to speak, provide clear information.

• Send a text message to a friend, wait for help to arrive, ignore the situation.

• Post about the emergency on social media, wait for likes, hope someone calls for help.

• Call a non-emergency number, leave a voicemail, wait for a callback.

What does the CAB approach in Basic Life Support stand for?

• Circulation, Airway, Breathing

• Compression, Airway, Breathing

• Cardiac, Airway, Breathing

• Care, Airway, Breathing

What are the steps in the Chain of Survival for adults and kids?

• Early recognition and calling for help, Immediate CPR, Rapid defibrillation, Advanced life support

• Early recognition and calling for help, Delayed CPR, Rapid defibrillation, Basic life support

• Late recognition and calling for help, Immediate CPR, Slow defibrillation, Advanced life support

• Early recognition and calling for help, Immediate CPR, Slow defibrillation, Basic life support

First aid is meant to replace advanced care.

• True

• False

What should you do within 10 seconds of identifying cardiac arrest?

• Call EMS

• Begin CPR

• Use AED

• Check for breathing

Within how many minutes should an AED be used for best survival outcomes?

• 1-2 minutes

• 3-5 minutes

• 5-7 minutes

• 10 minutes

When should you not stop CPR?

• If you're physically exhausted

• If the person revives

• If professionals arrive and take over

• If it becomes dangerous for you to continue

What should you do if a person is choking and can talk and breathe?

• Perform abdominal thrusts

• Encourage coughing

• Call EMS

• Give water