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Recognizing and Responding to Emergencies

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early advanced care would be performed by who?

a)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

b)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

c)

Surgeon

d)

Paramedic

2.

Match the following

a)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

1.

2nd level treatment

b)

Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT)

2.

3rd level treatment

c)

Paramedic

3.

Highest level treatment

d)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

4.

1st level treatment

3.

About how many hours of instruction does an EMT get?

a)

8

b)

20

c)

470

d)

120

4.

About how many hours of instruction does an Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT) get?

a)

8

b)

20

c)

470

d)

120

5.

How much longer does a paramedic train for after being an EMT or AEMT?

a)

3 years or 3000 hours of instruction

b)

2 years of apprenticeship

c)

two years or 1,200 to 1,800 hours of instruction.

d)

it is a 4 year degree

6.

What is ALWAYS the first step in dealing with an emergency situation?

a)

Evaluate scene safety

b)

Check pulse

c)

Check breathing

d)

Get the AED

7.

How do you activate the emergency response system to get early access to medical care for a heart attack?

a)

Perform CPR

b)

Drive the patient to care

c)

Get an AED

d)

Call 911

8.

Reorder the following

a)

Ensure Safety

b)

Call for Help

c)

Evaluate the injured person’s condition

d)

Provide Basic First Aid Procedures if Necessary

e)

Handover to Professional Medical Help

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
9.

In some situations, for example you see a toddler drowning in a bucket and you could easily save them, you might be considered to have what?

a)

No responsibility

b)

A duty to act

c)

A good samaritan law

d)

A risk of a lawsuit if you help

10.

You've just shaken and shouted at someone that you though was hurt and unconscious and they woke up and told you to go away. What do you do next?

a)

Tell someone to call 911

b)

Go about your business

c)

Assess the scene for safety

d)

Check for medical jewelry

11.

You've just shaken and shouted at someone that you though was hurt and unconscious and they didn't wake up and they are breathing. What do you do next?

a)

Tell someone to call 911

b)

Go about your business

c)

Assess the scene for safety

d)

Check for medical jewelry

12.

Your allergic friend accidentally eats some shrimp. Next thing you know, they look like this. What do you need to do?

a)

Apply pressure

b)

Administer an epi-pen

c)

Do the Heimlich

d)

Wait it out

13.

Universal precautions help to protect us from what?

a)

Viral infection

b)

Airborne infection

c)

Bloodborne infection

d)

Cuts and scrapes

14.

What complication might be associated with internal bleeding?

a)

Atrophy

b)

Migraine

c)

Anaphylaxis

d)

Shock

15.

What is top priority for those responding to an emergency?

a)

Legal responsibility

b)

Personal safety

c)

Financial implications

d)

Safety of the victim

16.

Someone in a very hot outdoor environment is sweating and has an ashen, pale appearance. What do you think might be happening to them?

a)

Stroke

b)

A heart attack

c)

Choking

d)

Heat exhaustion

17.

You are tending to a cut and you apply a bandage. Bleeding slows, but there is blood oozing through the bandage. What do you do next?

a)

Apply a tourniquet

b)

Apply more gauze and pressure

c)

Start over with new gauze

d)

Call 911

18.

When helping a person who is unconscious and in danger consent is what?

a)

Explicit

b)

Implied

c)

Applied

d)

REplied

19.

Jaw pain and arm pain can both be symptoms of what?

a)

GERD

b)

Choking

c)

Heart attack

d)

Stroke

20.

1. Which of the following is a role of emergency medical response teams?

a)

A. To assess medical emergencies and transport patients to proper medical facilities

b)

B. To control, prevent or clean up hazardous material

c)

C. To fight fires and rescue occupants of burning structures

d)

D. To gather information about crimes

21.

What does an AED do?

a)

Analyze the heart rhythm

b)

Deliver a shock

c)

Indicate whether or not a shock is required

d)

All of the above

22.

Before attempting to render first aid you must...

a)

make sure scene is safe

b)

immediantly call your mom

c)

Run and scream

d)

find Brandon Quinn

23.

What should you observe when accessing a scene

a)

All of the above

b)

fire/smoke

c)

broken glass

d)

traffic

24.

What is the Good Samaritan Law?

a)

a law that says to hide your dawgs

b)

a law that says all people are good

c)

allows people to look at toes

d)

provides protection for people who give assistance during times of need

25.

If someone is allergic to peanuts and she eats a cookie and begins to have difficulty breathing and breaking out in hives, what is happening?

a)

They are going into Anaphylactic Shock

b)

They are choking

c)

They are drowning

d)

They are hemorrhaging

26.

If someone with epilepsy falls out of their chair, loses consciousness and their arms and legs begin to jerk. They were having a

a)

seizure

b)

panic attack

c)

heart attack

d)

stroke

27.

If someone is having a seizure you should NOT

a)

put anything in their mouth

b)

clear the area of any objects

c)

stay calm

d)

place something soft under their head

28.

What is the greatest christmas movie of all time?

a)

It's a Wonderful Life

b)

Elf

c)

Diehard

d)

Santa Buddies