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What is the best approach to lowering the risk for infection when giving first aid care?
- correct answers Always wash your hands as soon as possible after giving care How can you lower your risk for infection when giving breaths? - correct answers Use a breathing barrier If soap and water are not available, you can use which of the following instead to lower your risk for infection? - correct answers Alcohol-based hand sanitizer Which of the following would cause you to suspect an emergency situation? - correct answers A woman who appears unresponsive on the sidewalk What is your risk of getting infected with a disease while giving first aid care? - correct answers Low risk What are you legally required to do before you touch a person when responding to an emergency? - correct answers Obtain consent During an emergency, what should you check first? - correct answers Check the scene for safety What is the third and final emergency action step? - correct answers Care What are the 3 of the emergency action steps in order? - correct answers Check - Call
When you check a responsive person who DOES NOT have a life-threatening emergency, what should you do after asking them questions about their signs and symptoms, allergies and medications/medical conditions? - correct answers Do a focused check You have a first aid kit and are about to give care to a co-worker who is unresponsive and not breathing. After calling 9- 1 - 1 and getting equipment, what should you do before giving care, if possible? - correct answers Put on latex-free disposable gloves. How long should you wash your hands when using soap and water? - correct answers At least 20 seconds What are some things to keep in mind about wearing gloves when giving first aid care? Select 2 answers.
- Avoid touching other surfaces.
- Wash your hands after taking off your gloves.
- Wearing gloves increases your risk for transmitting an infection.
- You don't need to wear gloves when caring for a child. - correct answers 1. Avoid touching other surfaces.
- Wash your hands after taking off your gloves.
Identify the signs that indicate an emergency exists in the video you just watched. Select 3 answers.
- Paula stated that she had bad body odor
- Paula moaned, grimaced, and rubbed her shoulder
- Paula made a thud when she collapsed to the ground
- Paula complained about her workout
- Paula appeared unresponsive on the ground - correct answers 1. Paula moaned, grimaced, and rubbed her shoulder
- Paula made a thud when she collapsed to the ground
- Paula appeared unresponsive on the ground You hear a scream and some loud noises coming from a few feet away in the crowded school playground. As you walk quickly across the playground, you tell yourself to do what first? - correct answers Check the scene for safety A person who is responsive and breathing but not fully awake should be placed in a recovery position for which of the following reasons? - correct answers To lower their risk for choking and aspiration
You are working a shift at the local farmer's market when you recognize that a 10- year-old shopping with their parent is choking. You check the scene for safety and approach the child. What do you need to do at this point? - correct answers Obtain consent from the parent (who is present) because the person is a minor. You are working in a senior center when you hear a thud and someone yells out that a man has collapsed. The scene is safe, but the man appears unresponsive. What should you do next? - correct answers Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap- shout sequence while checking for breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life- threatening conditions. Your co-worker fell off of a tall ladder and hit their head quite hard. You can see they have a large lump and they are bleeding a lot. You suspect a potentially life- threatening injury. You tell them you are trained in first aid and want to help them. They tell you, no; that they are fine and it is no big deal. What should you do? - correct answers Call 9- 1 - 1 or tell someone to do so. You have obtained consent and are checking a responsive person. You know you need to interview them first using SAM. What does SAM stand for? Select 3 answers.
- Allergies
- Meningitis
- Abdominal pain
- Signs and symptoms
- Medications and medical conditions
- Seizures - correct answers 1. Allergies
When you ask someone to call 9- 1 - 1 for you in an emergency situation, what communication techniques/instructions should you use? Select 2 answers.
- Look directly at one person.
- Say, "You, call 9- 1 - 1."
- Yell directions to call 9- 1 - 1 to someone in the crowd.
- Say, "Don't come back until EMS arrives." - correct answers 1. Look directly at one person.
- Say, "You, call 9- 1 - 1." Scenario: Nick Puras, a landscape worker, is carrying a bag of mulch to the area where he and his coworker, Joe Young, are working outside of an office building. Suddenly, he trips over something on the ground, cries out, and falls to the ground. Joe, hearing Nick call out, turns to see what happened. What is important for Joe to do before he approaches Nick? - correct answers Check the scene for safety The scene is safe. As Joe approaches, Nick says, "Oh, man, I didn't see that plant in my way." What should Joe do once he has determined that the scene is safe? - correct answers Form an initial impression, obtain consent to care and use PPE.
Nick tells Joe that he has a lot of pain in his right elbow. He tells him that he doesn't take medications, has no medical conditions and has no allergies. Joe needs to continue checking Nick by completing a focused check. Joe knows based on Nick's answers during the interview and by what he observes that he should complete a focused check where on Nick? - correct answers Right arm and elbow Joe is forming an initial impression as he approaches Nick. Nick appears responsive, is sitting on the ground, has a grimace on his face and is holding his arm. He does not appear to have a life-threatening illness or injury. Joe tells Nick that he is trained in first aid and that he would like to help him. Nick says, yes. After putting on PPE, Joe needs to interview Nick to find out more information. When interviewing the person to find out more information, it is important to ask specific questions. The mnemonic SAM should be used to help you remember to ask those questions. Which of the following are topics covered by SAM? Select 3 answers.
- Medications and medical conditions
- Age
- Signs and symptoms
- Social security number
- Allergies - correct answers - Medications and medical conditions
- Signs and symptoms
- Allergies
- Dizziness - correct answers - Unresponsive
- Not breathing or only gasping After recognizing that a person is in cardiac arrest (unresponsive and not breathing), you call 9- 1 - 1 and send someone to get an AED. What is your next step? - correct answers Start CPR by giving chest compressions and breaths When giving high-quality CPR, you should give compressions at a rate of which of the following per minute? - correct answers 100 to 120 When giving high-quality CPR to an adult, you should give compressions at a depth of which of the following? - correct answers At least 2 inches When giving high-quality CPR, you should minimize necessary interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many seconds? - correct answers 10 seconds When giving breaths during high-quality CPR, each breath should last about 1 second and make what happen? - correct answers The chest begin to rise When giving compressions, how should the first aid responder position their body and arms? - correct answers Shoulders directly over the hands and elbows locked Before giving breaths to the adult, you should open their airway using the head- tilt/chin-lift technique to which position? - correct answers Past-neutral
What is it important to do between giving the first and second breath? - correct answers Allow the chest to fall and the air to exit If the chest does not rise on the first breath, and you reopen the airway and give a second breath and the chest still does not rise, what might be a reason? - correct answers An object might be blocking the airway. If you are unable or unwilling for any reason to perform full CPR, give continuous breaths at a rate of 10 to 12 per minute. True or False? - correct answers False - give continuous chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute. You are placing AED pads on a person in cardiac arrest. What is the correct placement for the pads? - correct answers Upper right side of the chest and lower left side of the chest, a few inches below the left armpit You are using an AED on an 82-year-old woman in cardiac arrest. She is frail and only weighs about 105 pounds, so you should use pediatric AED pads. True or False? - correct answers False - NEVER use pediatric AED pads on anyone older than 8 years of age or weighing more than 55 pounds (25 kg) because the shock delivered will not be sufficient. You are using an AED on an older adult in cardiac arrest. They are wearing a sweatshirt. You need to remove the sweatshirt before you place the pads on the chest. True or False? - correct answers True
After delivering the shock, what should Gary do next? - correct answers Immediately resume CPR Shock is a common cause of cardiac arrest in children and infants. True or False? - correct answers True Sinus infections are a common cause of cardiac arrest in children and infants. True or False? - correct answers False You are giving CPR to a 5-month-old in cardiac arrest. You know to follow techniques and use equipment for which of the following age groups? - correct answers Infant You are giving CPR to a 14-year-old in cardiac arrest. You know to follow techniques and use equipment for which of the following age groups? - correct answers Adult You are giving CPR to an 8-year-old in cardiac arrest. You know that for CPR, a child is someone considered from the age of 1 year to which of the following? - correct answers the onset in puberty Which of the following are the appropriate depth and rate to use when giving chest compressions to a child? Select 2 answers.
- Compress the chest to a depth of about 2 inches.
- Compress the chest to a depth of about 1 ½ inches.
- Compress the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
- Compress the chest at a rate of 140 to 180 compressions per minute. - correct answers - Compress the chest to a depth of about 2 inches.
- Compress the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute. Where on the child's chest should the first aid responder position their hands to give compressions (when using two hands)? - correct answers Centered on the chest Before giving breaths to the child, you should open their airway using the head- tilt/chin-lift technique to which position? - correct answers Slightly past-neutral When drowning is the suspected cause of cardiac arrest, what should the responder do first? - correct answers Give 2 breaths When giving chest compressions, the goal is to do which of the following? - correct answers Push hard and fast Which of the following are the appropriate depth and rate to use when giving chest compressions to an infant? Select 2 answers.
- Compress the chest to a depth of about 2 inches.
- Compress the chest to a depth of about 1 ½ inches.
- Compress the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
- Minimize necessary interruptions in chest compressions to less than 15 seconds. - correct answers - Compress the chest to a depth of about 1 ½ inches.
- Compress the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
- About every 2 minutes You are placing adult AED pads on a 10-year-old child. What is the correct placement of the pads for this child? - correct answers Upper right side of the chest and lower left side of the chest, a few inches below the left armpit. You are placing adult AED pads on a 3-year-old child. When placing them on the chest, you notice that the pads are touching. What should you do? - correct answers Place one pad in the middle of the chest and one on the back, between the shoulder blades. You are placing pediatric AED pads on a 7-month-old infant. What is the correct placement of the pads for this infant? - correct answers Middle of the chest and on the back, between the shoulder blades. When there are two or more trained responders, one person will give CPR while the other person sets up the AED. When will the responders switch roles? Select 2 answers.
- After pushing the shock button.
- Never; responders should not switch roles.
- During the second cycle of CPR; between giving compressions and giving breaths.
- After the AED says that no shock is advised.
- During the third cycle of CPR; after giving breaths. - correct answers - After pushing the shock button.
- After the AED says that no shock is advised.
Scenario: Late morning, Monday, Susan and Josh are chatting quietly in a daycare infant room while the infants are sleeping. A few toys are scattered around. Noah appears unresponsive. What should Susan do first after making sure the scene is safe? - correct answers Check Noah for responsiveness and breathing. Which technique should Susan use to give compressions to Noah? - correct answers Encircling thumbs technique In what position should Francey place the AED pads on Noah? - correct answers One pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back, between the shoulder blades After delivering the shock, when the AED prompts to start CPR, which responder should immediately start CPR, beginning with compressions? - correct answers Francey should immediately start CPR, beginning with compressions. Signs that indicate a person is choking may include which of the following? Select 3 answers.
- The person is holding their stomach.
- The person looks surprised.
- The person is making high-pitched squeaking noises.
- The person is sneezing.
- The person is coughing. - correct answers - The person looks surprised.
- The person is making high-pitched squeaking noises.
- The person is coughing.
- The person is too large for you to stand behind and reach around.
- The person is pregnant. When giving abdominal thrusts, where on the choking person's abdomen should the responder place their hands. - correct answers Just above the navel If the responsive choking person becomes unresponsive, what care should you give? - correct answers Give CPR (give compressions, look for object, give breaths). When giving back blows, where on the choking infant's back should the responder give back blows? - correct answers Between the infant's shoulder blades When giving chest thrusts to an infant, how deep should you press? - correct answers About 1 ½ inches. When giving chest thrusts, where on the choking infant's chest should the responder give thrusts? - correct answers In the center of the infant's chest, just below the nipple line. When giving CPR to an unresponsive choking infant, what CPR technique should you use? - correct answers Encircling thumbs technique If you see an object in the infant's mouth, which finger(s) should you use to do a finger sweep? - correct answers Pinky finger
Scenario: It's Friday around noon; three people are sitting at an office cafeteria table eating, talking and laughing. Based on the initial impression, what life-threatening emergency is Sarita most likely experiencing? - correct answers She is choking. Sarita is choking. Brianna must now give care starting with 5 back blows. How should Brianna position Sarita when giving back blows? - correct answers Bent forward at the waist with her upper body parallel to ground The initial back blows did not remove the object. Sarita is still choking. What should Brianna do next? - correct answers Give abdominal thrusts When giving abdominal thrusts, how should Brianna position her hands? - correct answers Make a fist with her first hand and place the thumb side against Sarita's stomach just above her navel; cover her fist with her second hand Which of the following are examples of life-threatening sudden illnesses? Select 2 answers.
- Diabetic emergency
- Anaphylaxis
- Sinus infection
- Migraine
- Sore throat - correct answers - Diabetic emergency
- Anaphylaxis
