Cpr And Aids Cards

Question 1

You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone who has collapsed.
Which of the following best describes your role in a medical emergency?

Answer 1

You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid care.

Question 2

You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud thumps and then
someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a better look and see a coworker
sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain.
Some blood is visible on her forehead. What leads you to believe she might be seriously injured?

Answer 2

The suspected mechanism of injury.

Question 3

Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you
do?

Answer 3

Pause and assess for hazards before entering the room.

Question 4

You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while driving to
work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured. You think about stopping but you hesi-
tate because it all seems so overwhelming to handle. What should you do?

Answer 4

Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care.

Question 5

You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while using a hand tool on a jobsite. How should you best address the possibility of being exposed to an infectious bloodborne dis-
ease?

Answer 5

Wear protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person you are helping.

Question 6

What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws?

Answer 6

To encourage bystanders to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.

Question 7

What is not considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system?

Answer 7

Emergency action plan for a workplace

Question 8

You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment
makes you suspect the responsive employee may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way
that sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address that?

Answer 8

Leave him where you found him and have others stop any forklift traffic.

Question 9

What is the combined primary function of the respiratory and circulatory systems?

Answer 9

Continuously supply body tissues and cells with oxygen

Question 10

What is the most likely indication that someone has experienced a sudden cardiac arrest?

Answer 10

Person collapses; breathing is abnormal or stops completely

Question 11

Which of the following is not a link in the chain of survival?

Answer 11

Prevention of the typical causes of cardiac arrest.

Question 12

You encounter a person who has been pulled from a swimming pool unresponsive and not breathing.
What is the best description for what you suspect has occurred?

Answer 12

Secondary cardiac arrest due to drowning.

Question 13

You have responded to a coworker who has collapsed at her work station. As you begin your assess-
ment, a friend she works with insists her collapse is the result of taking too many opioid pills. If true, what could the underlying problem be?

Answer 13

Breathing failure.

Question 14

Which is the best recommendation for performing high-quality chest compressions?

Answer 14

Compress at least 2 inches and 100 to 120 times per minute. Avoid leaning.

Question 15

What is the best description for the volume of air provided in a high-quality rescue breath?

Answer 15

Only enough air to create a visible rise of the chest.

Question 16

You have attached an AED to someone you suspect of being in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed
the heart rhythm and advises a shock be delivered. What should you do next?

Answer 16

Make sure no one, including you, is in contact with the person before delivering the shock.

Question 17

You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive she is lying on the
floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so
you direct others to activate EMS and get the company’s AED. During your breathing assessment, she
takes a weak gasp but makes no other attempt to breathe. What is your next step?

Answer 17

Perform CPR, starting with chest compressions

Question 18

Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the recovery position?

Answer 18

It helps keep fluids and the tongue clear from the airway.

Question 19

Which best describes the initial care provided for someone who is unresponsive and not breathing or not breathing normally?

Answer 19

Perform ongoing cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths.

Question 20

When more than one trained provider is available to help manage cardiac arrest, they can work together to:

Answer 20

Improve quality and minimize interruption

Question 21

You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands up suddenly and grasps his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is choking. How can you tell if the obstruction is severe and requires your help?

Answer 21

He cannot speak or make any sounds

Question 22

It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action?

Answer 22

Control the bleeding for the injury on her leg

Question 23

You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm. He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his hand. What approach will you take to control the bleeding?

Answer 23

Apply pressure with a clean pad directly to the site until bleeding stops

Question 24

Because you cannot clearly see injuries inside the body, internal bleeding can be difficult to detect. Which of the following would make you suspect the possibility of internal bleeding?

Answer 24

A person who has received a forceful blow to the chest or abdomen.

Question 25

What is the underlying cause of shock?

Answer 25

Poor blood flow creates a shortage of oxygen to body tissues.

Question 26

You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is responsive and has a small bruise on his forehead. What should you do?

Answer 26

Have someone activate EMS while you manually stabilize his head.

Question 27

You are treating someone who has sustained a significant blow to the head. He is awake but clearly confused and unable to understand you. A bloody fluid is flowing from one of his ears. What should you do?

Answer 27

Activate EMS immediately and manually stabilize the head with your hands.

Question 28

You have been called to assess a person who accidentally struck his head on a low-hanging steel beam. Witnesses tell you he was initially stunned and slow to respond, but he seems much better now. He seems normal to you, but is still a bit confused about what happened. What should you do?

Answer 28

Have him seek evaluation by a healthcare provider or EMS personnel as soon as possible.

Question 29

You are caring for a person who has fallen and injured her forearm, which is lying at an unnatural angle. You cut away her shirt sleeve to reveal an open wound with exposed bone and minor bleeding. What should you do?

Answer 29

Immobilize the limb as found using padding to fill the gaps around under the arm.

Question 30

You are the first aid provider on scene for a responsive person whose shirt sleeve caught fire while he was welding. The scene is safe and you have removed his burning shirt. He has a burn on his forearm about the size of your palm that has damaged the skin. What will be your initial treatment for the burn?

Answer 30

Cool a burn with cool or cold water as quickly as possible.

Question 31

You are caring for a coworker with a nosebleed. What should you do to provide care?

Answer 31

Pinch the soft portion of the nose and have him tilt his head forward, chin down

Question 32

You are caring for a person whose tooth has been accidentally knocked out. She has no other issues
you are concerned about. Proper care for the knocked out tooth includes:

Answer 32

Keeping to tooth moist in saliva

Question 33

You are waiting for EMS to arrive while caring for a person with an altered mental status. If the person’s
level of responsiveness becomes severely diminished, what should you do?

Answer 33

Place him in recovery position to maintain and protect the airway.

Question 34

Your coworker who has been standing in place a long time while monitoring a production line tells you
that he suddenly feels light-headed and warm. How should you respond?

Answer 34

Quickly lay him flat on his back, and elevate his feet 6 to 12 inches.

Question 34

Your coworker who has been standing in place a long time while monitoring a production line tells you
that he suddenly feels light-headed and warm. How should you respond?

Answer 34

Quickly lay him flat on his back, and elevate his feet 6 to 12 inches.

Question 35

What tool can you use to help reduce the time it takes to get a person with a suspected stroke treated at
a hospital?

Answer 35

FAST assessment

Question 36

You have been called to help a visitor to your workplace who was interacting normally but suddenly
became confused, shaky, and pale. The person he is with tells you he is diabetic and a medical alert
bracelet confirms that. The man is able to follow simple commands and can swallow without trouble.
How should you respond?

Answer 36

Provide glucose tablets or something that contains dietary sugars

Question 37

You are talking with a group of coworkers when one of them suddenly collapses to the ground. Her
whole body is jerking and convulsing. What is your immediate care?

Answer 37

Protect her from further injury by moving away from her any objects she might bump into.

Question 38

You are caring for a person who has difficulty breathing. A bystander tells you she has asthma but does not have her medication with her. Her breathing is fast, weak, and taking significant effort. Her lips look
bluish-purple and she appears exhausted. What should you prepare for?

Answer 38

Breathing failure

Question 39

You are sitting outside with a coworker when he is stung by a bee. He becomes very anxious and tells
you he is allergic to bee stings. Within minutes, his face and lips are swollen and his effort to breathe
becomes more difficult. What should you do?

Answer 39

Help him to find his prescribed epinephrine auto-injector and assist him in self-administering it.

Question 40

A coworker of yours is complaining of not feeling well. He says he has a severe pressure and discomfort
in his chest. His skin is pale, and he is sweating. He asks you not to make a fuss over him, but you know
he has problems with his heart. What should you do?

Answer 40

Have someone activate EMS and get an AED if one is available.

Question 41

A coworker thinks she may have accidentally swallowed something poisonous. She is responsive and
looks worried but does not look or feel sick. What should you do?

Answer 41

Call the Poison Help line.

Question 42

You approach an ill employee who works near the furnaces in the glass blowing shop. She is responsive
but confused. Her skin is dry and very warm, almost hot to your touch. What care should you provide for
her?

Answer 42

Get her to a cooler place and begin immediate cooling.

Question 43

On a bitterly cold day, you are caring for a fellow logger whom you suspect of having frostbite on his fin-
gers. A rural EMS service is on the way to your logging site. What general care should you provide?

Answer 43

Wrap the affected fingers in a clean towel or pad, keeping them still and protected.

Question 44

You are performing CPR on a six-year-old child. Your compression depth should be about:

Answer 44

1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches

Question 45

You have responded to a four-year-old child who was found submerged in a pool. You found the child
unresponsive and not breathing, so you initiated CPR. How do you perform high-quality rescue breaths
as part of your CPR?

Answer 45

Deliver each breath over one second and create a visible chest rise but no more.

Question 46

What is the recommended placement for the two defibrillation pads when attaching an AED to a small
child?

Answer 46

Front chest below clavicles and back between shoulder blades

Question 47

The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths when performing CPR on a 7-year-old-child is:

Answer 47

30:2

Question 48

You are in a restaurant eating lunch. At a nearby table a child starts coughing loudly and forcefully. Someone yells, “Please help her, she’s choking!” You should:

Answer 48

Encourage her to cough

Question 49

Chest compressions for an infant are performed using:

Answer 49

Two fingers

Question 50

You are performing CPR on an infant who was carried out of a house that was on fire. The infant’s face
is covered in soot and you suspect the infant’s condition is the result of inhaling smoke. What part of
your CPR performance do you most want to emphasize?

Answer 50

Effective rescue breaths

Question 51

You are caring for a 5-month-old infant who was accidentally electrocuted by an exposed wire. The
scene is safe and you have been performing CPR. Someone has brought you an AED which does not
have a pediatric setting or pads. What do you do?

Answer 51

Attach the AED and use it

Question 52

The speed, or rate, of chest compressions when performing CPR on an infant is _________ times per
minute.

Answer 52

100-120

Question 53

You suspect an 8-month-old infant has a severe foreign body obstruction of the airway. What care do
you provide?

Answer 53

Repeated 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts