5. AERO – MEDICAL ASPECTS

Question 1

ROLE OF FIRST AIDER

Answer 1

The role of a first aider is to provide immediate, lifesaving, medical care before the arrival of further medical help.

Question 2

PRINCIPLES OF FRIST AID

Answer 2

Preserve Life

Prevent Worsening

Promote Recovery

Question 3

CASUALTY ASSESSMENT

Answer 3

increases the likelihood that life threatening injuries are identified and prioritized. If life threatening injuries are identified during the assessment, life saving treatment and interventions can be initiated immediately.

Question 4

AVPU scale

Answer 4

is a system by which a health care professional can measure and record a patient’s level of consciousness

Question 5

AVPU -Meaning

Answer 5

ALERT – patients are fully awake (eyes
spontaneously open, can follow commands etc.)
VOICE – the patient responds to a verbal stimulus
PAIN – the patient only responds upon application
of a pain stimulus.
UNRESPONSIVE – the patient is completely
unresponsive.

Question 6

Sample

Answer 6

S – Sign and Symptoms – What is wrong? For how long you have these symptoms?
A – Allergies – Do you have any known allergies? If yes, how do you react?
M – Medication – Do you take any medicine/substance? What medicine do you take? When did you last take it?
P – Previous medical history/Pregnancy – Do you have any other health problems? Did you have any surgery or hospitalization recently? Is there any possibility to be pregnant?
L – Last oral intake – When did you last eat or drink anything (even a bite)? What was it?
E – Events - What do you think that had happened to make your condition worst?

Question 7

First aid kit

Answer 7

should be equipped with appropriate and sufficient medications and instrumentation. However, these kits should be complemented by the operator according to the characteristics of the operation (scope of operation, flight duration, number and demographics of passengers etc.).

Question 8

Portable oxygen bottle

Answer 8

can be used for first aid purposes and as supplemental oxygen after decompression

Question 9

Pocket mask

Answer 9

sometimes called a pocket face mask or CPR mask, is a device used to safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest. The pocket mask is a small device that can be carried by a rescuer.

Question 10

AED or Automated External Defibrillator

Answer 10

used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It’s a sophisticated, yet easy-to-
use, medical device that can analyze the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical
shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.