WorksheetsChapter 7: Emergency Care and Disaster Preparation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 19mins
How are you supposed to recognize and respond to medical emergencies?
Assess the situation and the victim
Directly call for help
Try to keep the victim(s) calm and relaxed
All of the above
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiac-Pulmonary Resuscitate
Cardiopulmo Resuscitation
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
None of the above
Fill in the blank:
First aid is emergency care given ________ to an injured person
Only
To everyone except
Sometimes
Immediately
Choose all that apply:
As long as a resident can _____,______, or ______, the NA should only encourage her to cough as forcefully as possible to get an object out while choking.
Breath
Smell
Cough
Speak
People who are choking usually put their hands where?
To their chest
To their throat
Above their head
On their stomach
Which of the following is NOT a step in performing abdominal thrusts?
Standing behind the person while bringing your arms under theirs.
Making a fist with one hand with the thumb side of the fist against the person's abdomen.
Performing strikes to the resident's back to help eject the object from the person's throat.
Pull both hands toward you and up both quickly and forcefully.
Select all that apply:
What are the steps to clearing an obstructed airway in a conscious infant?
Lay the infant face down on your forearm; if you are sitting, rest the arm holding the infant's torso on your lap or thigh...
Using the heel of your free hand, deliver up to five back blows...
Keep the infant's head below the rest of her body while delivering back blows...
If the obstruction is not expelled with back blows, turn the infant onto her back while supporting the head....
Protect the infant from further or possible injury...
What is the definition of a Myocardial Infarction?
A seizure
Severe abdominal pain
A heart attack
Chest pain
Fill in the blank:
Shock occurs when ____ and _____ in the body do not receive adequate blood supply.
Nerves and Cells
Veins and Arteries
Muscles and Bones
Organs and Tissues
True or False:
When responding to a resident who has fainted, you should have them to move around as much as possible once conscious to increase blood flow back to the brain.
True
False (if you choose this option, justify your answer)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis is having too ______ insulin in the body.
Much
Little
Another name for a nosebleed is:
Epistaxis
Anemia
Fill in the blank:
A quick response to a suspected stroke is critical... Tests and treatment need to be given ideally within _______
A few minutes
An hour
24 Hours
15 minutes
True or False:
You have to put on gloves when responding to a seizure.
Justify your answer.
True
False
What is the acronym that can be used as a way to remember the sudden signs that a stroke is occurring?
LAST
PASS
FAST
What is the proper word for vomiting?
Edema
Emesis
Epilepsy
Epistaxis
What does TIA stand for?
Trachea Incidental Accident
Tachycardia Internal Attack
Transient Ischemic Attack
Finish the sentence using your knowledge of medical abbreviations:
"Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a warning sign of a ___"
MI
DOA
BID
CVA
