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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
You and a friend are picking berries at a local farm. You notice a man who has been stuck by a bee and is having difficulty breathing. Where should the epinephrine (EPI) pen be injected into the person?
at the site of the bee sting
into the thigh, between the hip and the knee
into the upper arm
into the chest, as close to the heart as possible
When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone else to take over compressions and breaths?
After each set of 30 compressions and 30 breaths
About every 2 minutes
After each set of 100 compressions and 2 breaths
Every 5 minutes
You are hiking on a trail and come across an adult who appears to be having trouble breathing and has swelling of the tongue and face. What should you look for that could help determine her possible medical emergency?
Her cell phone
Her drivers license
Her identification card
Her medical information bracelet or jewelery
Why should you wear personal protective equipment (PPE)?
To protect yourself from bloodborne diseases
To keep the area around you clean
So you don't have to wash your hands afterwards
To avoid getting your clothes dirty
What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing normally (or is only gasping) and is not responding?
Shouting for help and staying with the victim until someone with more advanced medical training arrives
Performing CPR only and leaving the AED for someone with more advanced training to use
Performing CPR and using an AED if one is available
Sending someone to get an AED to minimize the number of people invloved
