First Aid

Question 1

What do the 3 Ps mean in first aid

Answer 1

Preserve life
Promote Healing
Prevent conditions worsening

Question 2

What defines an adult in first aid

Answer 2

8 years or above

Question 3

What defines an infant and child in first aid

Answer 3

Infant 0-1
Child 1-8

Question 4

How long can oxygen last on high flow

Answer 4

45 minutes

Question 5

How long can oxygen last on low flow

Answer 5

90 minutes

Question 6

How many people are involved in a medical situation? Who are they?

Answer 6

3
Finder, helper, communicator

Question 7

What is the finders role?

Answer 7

Check scene safety
Call for help
Care for casualty

Question 8

What is the helpers role

Answer 8

Collect relevant equipment
Inform another crew member

Question 9

What is the communicators role

Answer 9

Inform commander
Make PA for medical personnel
Manage other passengers
Keep crew informed

Question 10

Airway:
What is the normal breaths for adults

Answer 10

12-20 per minute (2 breaths per 10 seconds)

Question 11

What is the normal breaths for children

Answer 11

24-40 breaths per minute (4 breaths per 10 seconds)

Question 12

What is the normal breath rate for infants

Answer 12

40-60 per minute (6 breaths per 10 seconds)

Question 13

What does ABCDE stand for

Answer 13

Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Examination

Question 14

What is the pulse rate for newborns

Answer 14

120-140 bpm

Question 15

What is the pulse rate for infants

Answer 15

100-120

Question 16

When do we use DOTS

Answer 16

patients are unconscious but have a patent airway

Question 17

What does DOTS stand for

Answer 17

D-Deformities
O- Open wounds
T- Tenderness
S- Swelling

Question 18

What is the full body exam sequence

Answer 18

1. Head
2. Neck
3. Shoulders
4. Chest
5. Abdomen
6. Pelvis
7. Lower limbs
8. Upper limbs

Question 19

What does SAMPLE stand for

Answer 19

S- Signs and symptoms
A- Allergies
M- Medication
P- Past medical history
L- Last meal
E- Extras/ Events