Chapter 1 Before Giving Care

Question 0

What is the number 1 cause of death in the u.s??

Answer 0

Heart diease

Question 1

What does EMS stand for and what do they do???

Answer 1

EMS stands for Emergency Medical Services,

EMS system is a network of community resources including police fire and medical personnel-and you

Question 2

When does the EMS system go into action????

Answer 2

When someone recognizes that emergency exist and decides to action.

Question 3

What is your EMS role’s 4 basic steps????

Answer 3

1. Recognize that an emergency exist
2. Decide to act
3. Activate EMS
4. Give care until help takes over

Question 4

Step 1: recognize that an emergency exist

What do you have to be aware of to recognize that an emergency exist????

Answer 4

Unusual nosies, unusual sight, unusual odors, unusual appearance and behavior

Question 5

List Examples of unusual nosies.

Answer 5

1. Screaming, moaning, yelling, or calls for help.
   Breaking of glass, crashing metal, or screeching tires
2. A change in sound made by machinery or equipment
3. Sudden nosies such as the sound of collapsing building of fallen ladder
   Unusual silence.

Question 6

List example of unusual sights

Answer 6

1. A stopped vehicle on the roadside Or car that has run off of the road
2. Downed electrical wires
3. A Person laying motionless
4. Spilled medication or empty container
5. An overturned pot in the kitchen
6. Sparks, smoke, or fire

Question 7

List examples of unusual odors

Answer 7

1. Odors stronger than usual
2. Unrecognized odors
3. Inappropriate odors

Question 8

List examples of unusual appearance or behavior

Answer 8

1. Unconscious
2. Confusion, drowsiness, unusual behavior
3. Trouble breathing
4. Sudden collapse, slip or fall

Question 9

Step 2: deciding to act.

What are the most common factors that keep people away from responding to an emergency????

Answer 9

1. Panic of doing something wrong
2. Being unsure of the persons condition and what to do
3. Assuming another person will take action
4. Type of injury or illness
5. Fear of catching diseases
6. Fear of being sued
7. Being unsure when to call 911

Question 10

What do you do if you are not sure what to do????

Answer 10

Call 911, the worst thing to do is to do nothing

Question 11

What type of injuries you might see in an emergency??

Answer 11

Blood, vomit, bad odor, deformed body parts or torned or burned skin. But you have to get in control of your self and give care

Question 12

What is the Good Samaritan law???

Answer 12

Law that protects people against claim of negligence when they give emergency care in good faith without expecting anything in return.

Question 13

To be covered by the Good Samaritan law you should.?

Answer 13

1. Move a person only if the person’s life is in danger
2. Ask a conscious person for permission, also called consent, before giving care
3. Call 911 immediately
4. Check for life threatening conditions before giving care
5. Continue to give care until more highly trained EMS takes over.

Question 14

How do you activated the EMS system and what should you have ready when your call is answered????

Answer 14

Call 911!!!!!!

1. Your phone number
2. Address
3. Location of your emergency example gym, Walmart, school etc.
4. what do you need, police? Fire? Medical??

Question 15

You should give the appropriate care to a person in an ill or injured person until?

Answer 15

1. You see an obvious sign of life such as breathing
2. Another trained EMS personnel takes over
3. You are to exhausted to continue
4. The scene becomes unsafe

Question 16

What is express consent????

Answer 16

When a conscious person who understands your question and what you plan to do gives permission to give care

Question 17

What is implied consent

Answer 17

People who are unconscious or unable to respond such as a unconscious, confused, mentally impaired, seriously injured or seriously ill person.

Question 18

What do you do to get a permission from a injured or ill person???

Answer 18

1. Tell them your name
2. How much training you have
3. What you think is wrong
4. What you plan to do
5. Ask permission to give care

Question 19

What is the difference between bacteria and virus???

Answer 19

Bacteria can live outside the body and do not depend on other organism to live and they can be treated with medication like antibiotics

A virus depends on other organism to live, once it’s in the body it’s hard to stop there progression, FEW medication can fight viruses

Question 20

What are the standards precaution to prevent disease transmission???

Answer 20

1. Avoid contact with blood and other bodily fluids or objects that might be soiled with blood or bodily fluids
2. Use protective CPR berating barriers
3. Use barriers such as gloves
4. Cover any of your cuts or sores with bandages before putting on gloves
5. Do not eat, drink, touch your mouth, nose, eyes, before washing your hands after giving care
6. Wash your hands with warm hot soapy water

Question 21

How to you clean up blood spills????

Answer 21

1. Clean up spill immediately
2. Use disposable gloves
3. Wipe up spill with paper towel
4. If spill is mixed up with broken glass or needles use a tong, a broom, and dustpan or two pieces of cardboard
5. After area had been cleaned flood the area with an appropriate disinfectant such as approximately 1 / 1 half Cups of liquid chlorine
6. Dispose contaminated material in an bio hazard container

Question 22

What are the emergency action steps? Not the basic steps the action steps!!!!!

Answer 22

1. CHECK
2. CALL
3. CARE

Question 23

What are the 2 non emergency moves???

Answer 23

Walking assist

Two person seat carry

Question 24

List 4 emergency moves

Answer 24

Pack strap carry Clothes drag Blanket drag Ankle drag

Question 25

What should you CHECK???

Answer 25

The scene and person

Question 26

Who should you CALL?

Answer 26

911

Question 27

Who should you CARE

Answer 27

For the person

Question 28

CHECK that the scene is safe for you and the bystander before giving care?? True or false What question should you ask your self while checking the scene

Answer 28

``` True. Is it's safe? Is immediate danger involved? What happened?? How many people are involved? Is anyone else available to help?? What is wrong??? ```

Question 29

Decide to call or care first???? | If you are alone:

Answer 29

Do not do further harm monitor person breathing Call 911 before giving care for: any adult or child about 12 years of age who is unconscious A child or infant who witnessed sudden collapsed An unconscious child or infant know to have heart problems Give care first for 2 minutes then call 911 for: an unconscious child younger than 12 who you do not see collapse An drowning victim.

Question 30

How do you give care for conscious person?

Answer 30

1. No farther harm 2. Monitor breathing and consciousness 3. Help person rest in comfortable position 4. Keep person chilled or overheated 5. Reassure Person 6. Give specific care needed

Question 31

You should transport a ill injured person. True or false?

Answer 31

False!!!!

Question 32

What are the 3 assists for water rescue??

Answer 32

1. Reaching assist 2. Throwing assist 3. Wading assist

Question 33

List the interview question when checking a conscious person

Answer 33

1. What happened?? 2. Do you feel pain or discomfort anywhere? 3. Do you have any allergies?? 4. Do you have any medical condition or are you taking any medication???

Question 34

What are the 3 condition needed to keep the blood flowing???

Answer 34

1. The heart is working well and normal 2. An adequate amount of oxygenated rich blood must be circulating body 3. The blood vessels must be intact and able to adjust blood flow

Question 35

What is shock???

Answer 35

Shock is a condition in which the circulatory system fails to deliver enough oxygen rich blood to the body's tissues and vital organ

Question 36

What are the signals of shock??

Answer 36

1. Restlessness or irritably 2. Alterd level of consciousness 3. Nausea or vomiting 4. Pale, ashen, or grayish cool moist skin 5. Rapid breathing and pulse 6. Excessive thirst.

Question 37

What to do until help arrives for shock

Answer 37

``` Have person lie down Control external bleeding Help maintain body temp Don't give victim anything to eat or drink Reassure person Monitor breathing ```

Question 38

How do you open a person's airway when they are unconcious

Answer 38

Do head tilt chin lift

Question 39

What is H.A.N.E.S

Answer 39

It's a recovery positions