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First Aid Essentials: Q&A Guide for Emergency Care, Exams of Advanced Education

Emory UniversityAdvanced Education

Essential questions and answers related to first aid, covering topics such as emergency scene management, cpr, aed usage, choking, and various medical conditions like heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and anaphylaxis. It also includes information on treating injuries, bleeding, hypothermia, and heat injuries. The guide is designed to help first aiders respond effectively in emergency situations by providing clear and concise information on assessment, treatment, and prevention of further injury. It also covers legal and regulatory issues, infection prevention, and communication with casualties and professionals.

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St. John Ambulance First Aid
What is the definition of First Aid? - ANSWER The emergency care given to
an injured or suddenly ill person using readily available materials
What is a First Aider? - ANSWER Someone who takes charge of an
emergency scene and gives first aid
What is Medical Help? - ANSWER Care given by a health care professional, or
under the supervision of a medical doctor
What is a casualty? - ANSWER The individual who is injured or becomes
suddenly ill
What are the ages? - ANSWER Adult - over the age of 8
Child - between 1 and 8 years of age
Infant - under the age of 1 year
What are the objectives when administering First Aid - ANSWER Preserve
Life, Prevent Further Injury, Promote Recovery
Why do people hesitate to help? - ANSWER Fear of a lawsuit, Fear of
contracting a disease, Fear of making things worse
What are the legal and Regulatory issues? - ANSWER Good Samaritan
Principles:
- no legal duty to respond
- identify yourself and get consent
- use reasonable skill and care
- you are not negligent
- Do not abandon the casualty
How to prevent infections from administering First Aid - ANSWER -Hand
washing
- minimizing mouth to mouth contact
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- take care when handling sharp objects
What immunizations do you have to maintain - ANSWER -Tetanus
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St. John Ambulance First Aid What is the definition of First Aid? - ANSWER The emergency care given to an injured or suddenly ill person using readily available materials What is a First Aider? - ANSWER Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene and gives first aid What is Medical Help? - ANSWER Care given by a health care professional, or under the supervision of a medical doctor What is a casualty? - ANSWER The individual who is injured or becomes suddenly ill What are the ages? - ANSWER Adult - over the age of 8 Child - between 1 and 8 years of age Infant - under the age of 1 year What are the objectives when administering First Aid - ANSWER Preserve Life, Prevent Further Injury, Promote Recovery Why do people hesitate to help? - ANSWER Fear of a lawsuit, Fear of contracting a disease, Fear of making things worse What are the legal and Regulatory issues? - ANSWER Good Samaritan Principles:

  • no legal duty to respond
  • identify yourself and get consent
  • use reasonable skill and care
  • you are not negligent
  • Do not abandon the casualty How to prevent infections from administering First Aid - ANSWER -Hand washing
  • minimizing mouth to mouth contact
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • take care when handling sharp objects What immunizations do you have to maintain - ANSWER -Tetanus
  • Hepatitis Who might the First Aider need to communicate with? - ANSWER - the casualty
  • bystanders
  • other first aiders
  • other professionals (hydro services)
  • Ems providers what are 4 steps in Emergency Scene Management? - ANSWER - Scene Survey
  • Primary Survey
  • Secondary Survey
  • Ongoing Casualty Care What do you do in Scene Survey? - ANSWER - History
  • Hazards
  • Responsiveness What do you do for a Primary Survey? - ANSWER - Airway
  • Breathing
  • Circulation What do you do for a Secondary Survey? - ANSWER Head to toe examination what do you do in a Ongoing Casualty Care? - ANSWER - Re-check ABC's -Rest/Reassure -Keep warm What is Shock? - ANSWER A circulation problem where the body's tissues don't get enough oxygenated blood. What is Fainting? - ANSWER a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a shortage of oxygenated blood to the brain. What is the Chain of Survival? - ANSWER recognition, CPR, AED, Advance life support, Medical Care
  • agonal breathing What does CPR stand for? - ANSWER Cardio - chest compressions Pulmonary - ventilations Resuscitation - keep viable What to do when CPR is needed? - ANSWER ESM - scene + primary survey Call for help - send for a AED Begin CPR - 30 compressions 5-6cm deep, 100-120 compressions/minute, 2 ventilations, repeat how do you work a AED? (Automated External Defibrillation) - ANSWER - open or turn on the AED -follow the voice prompts - bare the chest, dry or shave the chest if needed, apply the pads as indicated -the AED will analyze -Press shock if prompted -Continue CPR if prompted symptoms that someone is choking - ANSWER -cannot speak -cannot breathee -holding throat What is Mild Choking? - ANSWER -can cough -can speak -can breathe What is Severe Choking? - ANSWER -Cannot cough -Cannot speak or breathe What to do if someone is severe choking? - ANSWER -5 back blows followed by -5abdominal thrusts -repeat, 5 back blows then 5 abdominal thrusts -if goes unresponsive lower to floor

-begin compressions What is 2-rescuer CPR? - ANSWER Rescuer 1 -begins or continues compressions -100-120 compressions/minute -5-6 cm in depth Rescuer 2 -gives ventilations -2 breaths 1 second long -completes breaths in 5 seconds -takes over compressions when rescuer requests What is diabetes? - ANSWER Disease where body is unable to produce enough insulin. What is a seizure? - ANSWER Abnormal electrical activity in the brain what is Asthma? - ANSWER inflammatory disease of the lungs What is Anaphylaxis? - ANSWER Severe allergic reaction what is Emergency Scene Management? - ANSWER Scene survey -History -Hazards -Responsive Primary Survey -airway -breathing -circulation Secondary survey -head to toe examination Ongoing Care

  • check ABC's

Memory test of concussion/secondary survey - ANSWER -"What venue are we at today?" -"Which half is it now?" -Who scored last in this game?" -What team did you play last week/game?" -"Did your team win the last game?" Internal bleeding - ANSWER -Complications -mechanism of injury -signs and symptoms -first aid First aid for bleeds of... - ANSWER -bleeding from the nose -bleeding from the tongue, cheek or jaw what do you do first for bleeding from the palm of the hand - ANSWER EMS, Emergency Management Survey What do you do first for amputations - ANSWER EMS, Emergency Management Survey What do you do first for Severe bleeding - ANSWER EMS, Emergency Management Survey What do you do first for embedded objects - ANSWER EMS, Emergency Management Survey How many stages are there to hypothermia? - ANSWER 3 -mild -moderate -severe Immersion hypothermia is from what - ANSWER from being in cold water Cautions in first aid for hypothermia - ANSWER - handle the casualty very gently and keep them horizontal if possible -don't give the casualty any alcohol, coffee or other drinks or other drinks with caffeine, or let them smoke

-Don't give the casualty in moderate hypothermia anything to drink -Don't rub the casualty's body to improve circulation What are the 2 different types of frostbite - ANSWER Superficial frostbite + deep frostbite What are some heat injuries? - ANSWER staying to long outside in extreme heat can cause -heatcramps -heat exhasutions -heatstroke What are 2 different types of poison - ANSWER dry and wet How do you treat moderate choking - ANSWER Encourage coughing What comes along with stroke/tia - ANSWER Headache On CPR with a child what is the distance for compression - ANSWER Up to 5cm and 4cm for an infant If someone has a suspected neck injury and has to be rolled over what is the preferred method? - ANSWER Log roll 5 rights in assisting with medication - ANSWER right person right medication right amount right method right time Get medical help for an infant if - ANSWER Baby had seizure Bay is blue or very pale You think baby is having trouble breathing Baby cries a lot or won't stop crying ESM spinal injury - ANSWER tell casual not to move consent ask bystander to support head and neck

First aid for shock - ANSWER Give first aid for the injury or illness that cause the shock RICE - ANSWER Rest Immobilize Cold Elevate A sprain is with ________ and a strain is with ________ - ANSWER Ligaments Muscles The decision process when coming to a scene with multiple injuries is known as _________ - ANSWER Triage How do you know if something is poisonous? - ANSWER Read the label When conducting triage what is the one circumstance you will treat an unresponsive casualty first - ANSWER After lighting strike How do you move someone with a neck and spinal injury - ANSWER Drag A good splint is - ANSWER Rigid and padded If someone has an leg injury you must ________ to see it all - ANSWER Expose If someone has an imbedded nail do you do? - ANSWER Put protection around and bandage If someone has poop what you want to do for them - ANSWER Potted water and blank foods Adjusting diet to new location - ANSWER Eat nutritious food add salt Heart attack - ANSWER Give aspirin If you spill a bad liquid on yourself what is the best way to treat it - ANSWER Wash with liquid What do you not give someone with hypothermia - ANSWER Alcohol Can somebody get hypothermia in the summer - ANSWER Yea Your in the grocery store and you notice someone is having a diabetic episode and acting drunk what do you do - ANSWER Give juice or something sugary

After someone has had. COSR how do you treat them - ANSWER Bring them back to the unit, have them around people, provide support Minor burn from putting hand over stove what would you do? - ANSWER Apply cold water When someone is bleeding what is the first thing you want to do - ANSWER Apply pressure How do you know hypothermia has gotten bad - ANSWER Shriving has stopped Infant choking what do you do - ANSWER 5 back blows 5 chest thurst How do you do cpr on a infant - ANSWER 2 fingers push just below the nipple line