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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What kind of consent is taken when you identify yourself as a First Responder and the victim gives you permission to help him/her? | informed |
| What organ is located in the medial right upper quadrant of the abdomen? | liver |
| What is the first thing that you should do when you find an unresponsive victim? | Ensure an open airway and do a complete patient assessment. |
| What should you assess after the chest during the patient assessment? | abdomen, for abdominal tenderness |
| What is the rate of rescue breathing (rate of ventalations) for an adult? | one every 5 seconds |
| How many breaths and compressions are provided during adult CPR? | 2 breaths,30 compressions |
| How many compressions should be given during CPR in a minute for an adult? | 100 |
| What steps should be done when trying to control bleeding? | direct pressure, elivation, pressure points |
| What is the treatment for a victim that is developing shock? | elevate feet |
| What law protects you if you do everything to help a victim as long as you act in good faith? | Good Samaritan |
| How many ventalations and chest compressions should two man CPR deliver? | 2 breaths,30 compressions |
| What should you do if a patient has an impaled object in the globe of the eye? | leave object in place, apply dressing around object , and place a cup or cone over object. |
| If a persons face becomes swollen, has blotches on body, wheezing and labored breathing you may suspect that the patient is in what type of shock? | anaphylactic shock |
| Where should hands be placed for adult CPR? | over lower half of sternum |
| What is the breaths and compressions when providing CPR to a Child? | 2 breaths, 30 compressions |
| What is your best defense against infectious disease when providing emergency care? | wear gloves |
| Wearing gloves and treating everyone as if they have an infectious disease is called_____________? | BSI |
| What should you do if a patients intestines are exposed? | apply a moist dressing over exposed organs |
| If a patient has clear fluids draining from his or her ears, what should you do? | cover the ear with a loose dressing |
| What type of vaccinations should the First Responder get? | hepatitis B |
| If a patient has a spinal injury how should you open the airway? | jaw thrust |
| If a victim has a neck or chest wound, what type of dressing should be applied? | occlusive dressing |
| If a victim falls, what type of injury should you look for? | spinal injury. |
| What should be your first step when caring for an open wound? | control bleeding |
| When caring for an injuried eye, what should you cover? | both eyes |
| If an object is loosly impaled in the cheek, what care should be given? | Do not remove object but place packs between the teeth and cheek wall. |
| What organ would be injured if the victims lap seat belt is too tight? | bladder |
| How long does it take brain damage to occur when there is a lack of O2 | 4-6 min |
| What do you do if a victim has an object impaled in the chest? | stabalize object with pads of dressing |
| What type of dressing is applyed to a sucking chest wound? | occlussive dressing |
| What is the safe zone for a hazard materials incident? | uphill and upwind |
| If a victim has a skull fracture, how would the puplils look? | unequal |
| How should a patient be positioned with a minor closed head injury and has no spinal injury? | upper body elevated |
| If a victim has a spinal injury and is in cardiac arrest do you do CPR? | yes |
| WHat would you susspect if a patient is restless, has chest pain, and is short of breath? | heart attack |
| What equipment would you use to move a victim up or down stairs? | stair chair |
| What would you susspect if the victim is short of breath, swollen ankles and abdomen, and a bluish color around lips? | CHF- congestive heart failure |
| How would you position a person with altered mental status that is showing signs and symptoms of a stroke? | recovery position |
| What disease is indicated with seizures? | epilepsy |
| What type of move should you do if the first victim is breathing but the second one is not? | emergency move |
| How often do you breath for the infant that is recieving rescue breathing? | 1 every 3 seconds |
| How long does normal labor last? | 16 hours |
| DUring a breach birth and the babys head is not delivered what should you do? | insert fingers into mothers vagina and open an airway for baby |
| How can you control normal postdelivery bleeding? | massage the area above uterus. |
| What do you do if a newborn doesnt start breathing within 30 sec of delivery? | tap the soles of feet and vigorously rub back |
| Burns with dry lime should not be wet. Why? | brush first. if wettened the lime will turn to cement. |
| If a 2 year old swallows cough medicine what should you do? | dilute by making him drink fluids. |