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First-Aid Flashcards

Trivia Game

1
Q

The EMS system is a network of trained professionals linked to proide “blank “, “blank” care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness.

A. life saving, high quality
B. advanced, out-of-hospital
C. advanced, life saving
D. accurate, first-aid

pg 37

A

B
advanced, out-of-hospital
The EMS system is a network of trained professionals linked to provide
advanced, out-of-hospital care for victims of sudden traumatic injury or illness.

pg 37

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The duties of the criminal justice first-aid provider is….
A. ensure the safety of everyone
B. alerting the EMS system
C.Usually the first to provide basic first-aid
D. All of the above

pg 37

A

D
All of the above
The duties of the criminal justice first-aid provider are
ensuring the safety of everyone, alerting the EMS sytem, and is
usually the first to provide basic first-aid

pg 37

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Your first-aid duties may include:
Gaining access to patients, assessing a patient for life threatening injuries, alerting EMS and relaying all relevant medical information, providing a patient with basic medical care, remaining with the patient till EMS arrive… and what else?
A. Wearing PPE
B. Alerting your OIC
C. A & D
D. Providing a patient with advanced medical care

pg 37-38

A

A
Wearing PPE

pg 37 - 38

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To take some action to prevent harm to another, and for the failure of which one may be liable depending on the relationship of the parties and the circumstances.
A. Standard of Care
B. Breech of Duty
C. Duty to Act
D. Negligence

pg 39

A

C
Duty to Act

pg 39

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When transporting an inmate in restraints to medical after a cell extraction he goes into cardiac arrest what do you do?

A. take him back to his dorm
B. continue taking him to medical
C. initiate first-aid
D. A & C

pg 39

A

C
initiate first-aid
“… the duty to render first-aid following a use of force incident when you know, or it is evident that the person detained or in custody sustained injuries or requires medical attention”

pg 39

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The “blank” protects a first-aid provider from liability for emergency care or treatment performed in good faith or emergency care or treatment that would be expected of another first-aid provider with equal training.
A. Black’s Law Dictionary
B. Good Samaritan Act
C. BLS training
D. Good Faith Act

pg 40

A

B
Good Samaritan Act
The Good Samaritan Act protects a first-aid provider from liability for emergency care or treatment performed in good faith or emergency care or treatment that would be expected of another first-aid provider with equal training.

pg 40

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“The failure to exercise the standarad of care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in a similar situation, any conduct that falls below the legal standard established to protect others against unreasonable risk of harm….”
A. Breach of Duty
B. Duty to Act
C. Negligence
D. Causation

pg 40

A

C
Negligence

pg 40

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Negligence only occurs if what four conditions are present?
A. duty to act, breach of standard of care, causation, damages
B. damages, breach of standard of care, abandonment, not following universal precautions
C. damages, abandonment, lack of consent, duty to act
D. abandonment, damages, duty to act, lack of consent

pg 41

A

A
duty to act, breach of standard of care, causation, damages

pg 41

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A positive confirmation an example being a physical gesture such as a nod in agreement is what type of consent?

A. implied
B. informed
C. A & D
D. expressed

pg 41

A

D
expressed consent

pg 41

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A patient that is confirmed to be under the influence of alcohol with an altered mental status is able to refuse medical care; true or false?

pg 41

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False
“To refuse medical care, a patient must be competent….Consider an adult incompetent if they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs with an altered mental status and impaired judgement…..”

pg 41

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What delivers oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide from the blood?
A. circulatory system (cardiovascular)
B. respiratory system
C.nervous system
D. endocrine system

pg 47

A

B
respiratory system

pg 47

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The following are major arteries that determine blood flow and are used to feel for a patient’s pulse EXCEPT :

A. radial
B. femoral
C. brachial
D. temporal

pg 48

A

D
temporal
The four major arteries….
radial, femoral,
brachial, carotid

pg 48

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The largest organ of the body.
A. Intestines
B. skin
C. liver
D. brain

pg 49

A

B
skin

pg 49

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The central nervous system has two main systems these are what?
A. central nervous system, automatic nervous system
B. peripheral nervous system, somatic nervous system
C. central nervous system, somatic nervous system
D. peripheral nervous system, central nervous system

pg 49

A

D
peripheral nervous system, central nervous system

pg 49

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This gives the body shape, protects internal organs, and allows for body movement.

A. muscular system
B. skeletal system
C. nervous system
D. circulatory system

pg 49

A

A
muscular system

pg 49

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The muscular system is made up of what three specific types of muscle?
A. voluntary, involuntary, semivoluntary
B. voluntary, involuntary, smooth
C. involuntary, smooth, cardiac
D. voluntary, smooth, cardiac

pg 49

A

D
voluntary, smooth, cardiac

smooth, and cardiac are both types of involuntary muscle

pg 49

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The three practices used to protect yourself from pathogens when providing emergency first-aid are all of the following EXCEPT :
A. universal precautions
B. hand hygiene
C. standard precautions
D. body substance isolation (BSI)

pg 51

A

B
hand hygiene

Hand hygiene is a part of all practices but is not a practice itself

pg 51

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OSHA requires “blank” bags or container for storing biomedical waste.
A. labeled
B. combustible
C. Both A & B
D. color-coded

pg 54

A

D
color-coded
“OSHA requires color-coded bags or containers for storing biomedical waste, such as red or yellow bags…”

pg 54

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Airborne diseases can be transmitted from person to person in these ways EXCEPT:
A. talking
B. sneezing
C. spitting
D. coughing

pg 55

A

C
spitting
“An infected person who talks, sings, coughs, or sneezes into the air….can spread airborne pathogens.”

pg 55

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Some ways to prevent the spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) are the following EXCEPT:
A. Washing towels, equipment, uniforms, and other laundry in hot water and detergent daily
B. Not sharing equipment, towels, soap, or any personal care items
C. Keeping all skin wounds completed covered with a bandage
D. Keeping your hands near your nose, mouth, and eyes

pg 57

A

D
Keeping your hands near your nose, mouth, and eyes

pg 57

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What are the four components of scene size-up?
A. scene safety, mechanism of injury or nature of illness, the number of victims, the need for more rescuers and special equipment
B. scene safety, the number of victims, amount of medical supplies
necessary, amount of PPE on hand
C. mechanism of injury or nature of illness, the need for more rescuers
and special equipment, amount of medical supplies necessary, total
number of responding units
D. mechanism of injury or nature of illness, scene safety, amount of PPE
on hand, the number of victims

pg 58

A

A
scene safety, mechanism of injury or nature of illness, the number of victims, the need for more rescuers and special equipment

pg 58

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AVPU stands for what?
A. Airway, Veins, Pulse, Unresponsive
B. Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive
C. Alert, Veins, Pain, Unresponsive
D. Airway, Verbal, Pulse, Unresponsive

pg 60

A

B
Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive

pg 60

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MARCH stands for what?
A. Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, Hypothermia/ Head injury
B. Movement, Airway, Respirations, Cranium, Hyperthermia
C. Massive Hemorrhage, Alert, Recovery, Circulation, Head injury/
Hyperthermia
D. Massive Hemorrhage, Airway,Respirations, Cranium, Hypothermia

pg 61

A

A
Massive Hemorrhage, Airyway, Respirations, Circulation, Hypothermia / Head Injury

pg 61

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What mnemonic do we follow when conducting our primary assessment?
A. DOTS
B. START
C. MARCH
D. PMS

pg 61

A

C
MARCH

We complete the primary assessment in the exact order, priority of MARCH

pg 61

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Other than head tilt what is a technique we use to establish an airway?
A. Mouth Gape
B. Jaw Thrust
C. Tongue Press
D. Both A & B

pg 61 - 62 (BLS training video)

A

B
Jaw Thrust

pg 61 - 62 (BLS training video)

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What does DOTS stand for?
A. Deformities, Open Injuries, Tenderness, Swelling
B. Deformities, Obstruction, Treatment, Swelling
C. Disorder, Open Injuries, Tenderness, Spinal
D. Distress, Obstruction, Tenderness, Spinal

pg 63

A

A
Deformities, Open Injuries, Tenderness, Swelling

pg 63

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What does PMS stand for?
A. Pain, Massive Hemorrhage, Sensory
B. Pulse, Motor, Sensory
C. Pain, Motor, Swelling
D. Pulse, Massive Hemorrhage, Swelling

pg 64

A

B
Pulse, Motor, Sensory

pg 64

28
Q

When conducting a secondary assessment what mnemonics do we use?
A. MARCH
B. DOTS
C. PMS
D. Both B & C

pg 63 - 64

A

D
Dots, and PMS

pg 63 - 64

29
Q

When performing a comprehensive physical assessment during a secondary assessment we inspect and touch the, head, eyes, neck, shoulder,chest and abdomen, lower and upper extremities; and what else?
A. Spine and back, feet and hands
B. spine and back
C. Pelvis and groin, spine and back
D. feet and hands

pg 64 - 65

A

C
Pelvis and groin, spine and back

pg 64 - 65

30
Q

This helps maintain an open airway should the patient becaome nauseated or vomit, and may prevent breathing restrictions, such as positional asphyxia.
A. Prone position
B. Recovery position
C. Supine position
D. Both B & C

pg 67

A

B
recovery position

pg 67

31
Q

The process of sorting and categorizing patients.
A. color coding
B. triage
C. treatment
D. assessment

pg 80

A

B
Triage

pg 80

32
Q

What does RPM stand for?
A. respirations per minute
B. respiration, perfusion, mental status
C. respiration, pain, massive hemorrage
D. respiration, pulse, mental status

pg 81

A

B
respiration, perfusion, mental status

pg 81

33
Q

In the order of immediate, delayed, ambulatory minor, and deceased what are the four colors used during triage?
A. Black (immediate), Yellow (delayed), Green (ambulatory minor), Red (deceased)
B. Red (immediate), Green (delayed), Yellow (ambulatory minor), Black (deceased)
C. Green (immediate), Yellow (delayed), Black (ambulatory minor), Red (deceased)
D. Red (immediate), Yellow (delayed), Green (ambulatory minor), Black (deceased)

pg 81

A

D
Red (immediate), Yellow (delayed), Green (ambulatory minor), Black (deceased)

pg 81

34
Q

When you are treating a fellow officer for a massive hemorrhage in an area with an active threat is an example of what type of care when under threat?
A. Evacuation care
B. Direct Threat care
C. Indirect Threat care
D. Tactical Field care

pg 83

A

B
Direct Threat care

pg 83

35
Q

A scene in which you are moving towards transporting an injured officer to a medical treatment facility, it can also refer to an area that has been cleared of threats and may include triage areas and incident command posts.
A. Evacuation care
B. Tactical Field care
C. Cold zone
D Both A & C

pg 84

A

D
Both A & C
Evacuation care, and Cold zone

pg 84

36
Q

The failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain enough oxygen-rich blood flowing to vital organs of the body.
A. Shock
B. Trauma
C. Hemorrhage
D. TBI

pg 90

A

A
shock

pg 90

37
Q

When treating a patient for shock all of the following are steps of treatment EXCEPT :
A. Maintaining an open airway
B. Applying cooling pads to different areas of the body
C. Elevating the lower extremities
D. Covering them with a suitable material to maintain body heat

pg 91

A

B
applying cooling pads to different areas of the body

Keeping the body WARM is the goal during shock

pg 91

38
Q

You have a patient who sustained major injuries to their legs; their skin is pale, cool, and clammy they also have an altered mental status in the absence of a head injury and are complaining of intense nausea and excessive thirst. What is going on?

A. Patient has a sucking chest wound
B. Patient has a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
C. Patient is experiencing shock
D. Patient is having a panic attack

pg 90

A

C
patient is experiencing shock

pg 90

39
Q

Any injury that is bleeding internally or has pooling blood under the skin.
A. closed soft-tissue injury
B. open wound
C. open soft-tissue injury
D. puncture wound

pg 92

A

A
closed soft-tissue injury

Internally is our key word for closed there is no blood outside the body

pg 92

40
Q

The three types of bleeding include all EXCEPT:
A. arterial
B. internal
C. capillary
D. venous

pg 93

A

B
internal

internal bleeding describes WHERE not type

pg 93

41
Q

Dark red blood flowing steadily from a wound is what type of bleeding?
A. arterial
B. venous
C. capillary
D. All of the above

pg 93

A

B
venous

pg 93

42
Q

Which of these are tools used to stop bleeding?
A. tourniquet
B. hemostatic gauze or dressing
C. dressings
D. all of the above

pg 93 - 94

A

D
All of the above

pg 93 - 94

43
Q

When applying a tourniquet is written on the patient to alert medical personnel of their tourniquet?
A. The time the tourniquet was applied
B. A “T” on their forehead
C. The word “tourniquet”
D. Both A & B

pg 96

A

B
A “T” on their forehead

This is only to ALERT medical personnel

pg 96

44
Q

A patient has a pen stabbed through their upper thigh these are all steps to treatment EXCEPT
A. Cutting away clothing around the impaled object
B. Applying proper dressing to prevent further contamination
C. Removing the object to pack the wound
D. Stopping the bleeding

pg 99

A

C
Removing the object to pack the wound

We NEVER remove an impaled object

pg 99

45
Q

Some symptoms of spinal injuries include; respiratory distress, persistent erection, weakness in the arms or legs with or without movement, constant or intermittent pain or tenderness in the neck or back and what else?
A. loss of bladder or bowel control
B. tingling, numbness, loss of sensation in upper or lower extremities
C. seizures
D. Both A & B

pg 103

A

D
Both A & B
Loss of bladder or bowel control, and tingling,numbness, loss of sensation in the upper or lower extremities

pg 103

46
Q

When stabilizing the head of a patient with a suspected spinal injury when can you leave that position?
A. When you get tired
B. When another equally trained officer arrives to take over
C. When EMS arrives
D. Both B & C

pg 103

A

C
When EMS arrives

MINIMAL movement is key and a handoff can cause unecessary motion

pg 103

47
Q

Symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) include; altered mental status, unequal size of pupils, trouble breathing, vomiting, seizures, and what else?
A. coma
B. paralysis
C. discoloration around the eyes and behind the ears
D. all of the above

pg 105

A

D
All of the above

pg 105

48
Q

This results from blunt force trauma to the chest area.
A. sucking chest injury
B. open chest injury
C. flail chest injury
D. closed chest injury

pg 108

A

D
Closed chest injury

pg 108

49
Q

This occurs when two or more adjacent ribs are fractures in two or more places due to blunt force trauma.

A. sucking chest injury
B. open chest injury
C. flail chest injury
D. closed chest injury

pg 108

A

C
Flail chest injury

pg 108

50
Q

This occurs when there is a penetration through the chest wall. Air and blood enter the area surrounging the lungs and create a change in pressure of the chest cavity.

A. sucking chest injury
B. open chest injury
C. flail chest injury
D. closed chest injury

pg 108

A

B
Open Chest Injury

A sucking chest wound is a larger hole in the chest wall

pg 108

51
Q

This is an open wound where the organs protrude from the abdominal cavity.

A. lacerations
B. abdominal evisceration
C. amputation
D. extremity fracture

pg 110

A

B
Abdominal evisceration

pg 110

52
Q

True or False:
When handling an abdominal evisceration it is best practice to move the exposed organs in a way to prevent further contamination?

pg 110

A

FALSE
*Do not touch or reinsert exposed organ(s). Repositioning the organ can stop blood flow.

pg 110

53
Q

True or False:
When handling an amputated part it is best practice to not place it directly on ice.

pg 111

A

TRUE
“Try to find the amputated part. Wrap it……and keep it cool but do not place it directly on ice”

pg 111

54
Q

You respond to a situation where a patient has broken their arm and the bone is sticking out from the skin, what type of fracture is this?
A. closed fracture
B. open fracture
C. dislocation fracture
D. extreme fracture

pg 112

A

B
Open Fracture

pg 112

55
Q

What type of burn damages the first two skin layers, causing swelling and red, white or splotchy skin. Blisters may appear and can feel very painful.
A. superficial burns
B. full-thickness burns
C. partial-thickness burns
D. Chemical burns

pg 114

A

C
Partial-thickness burns

pg 114

56
Q

The four common causes of burns are all EXCEPT:
A. thermal
B. inhalation
C. radiation
D. chemical

pg 115

A

C
radiation

fun fact radiation burns refer to sun burns as well

pg 115

57
Q

True or False:
When responding to an electrical burn incident you call EMS even if the patient states that they are feeling fine?

pg 117

A

TRUE
Call EMS even if the patient states that they are feeling fine

pg 117

58
Q

This is when you take too much of a substance or more than the recommended amout that you body can safely handle.
A. Overdose
B. Withdrawal
C. Mental health issue
D. Excited delirium

pg 118

A

A
Overdose

pg 118

59
Q

There is a large quantity fentanyl loosely spread across a desk in a small office room, with more stashed tightly behind the built in drawers on the desk; what level of risk exposure is this?
A. Low Risk of Exposure
B. Moderate Risk of Exposure
C. High Risk of Exposure
D. No Risk of Exposure

pg 120

A

C
High Risk of Exposure

pg 120

60
Q

True or False:
When responding to a fentanyl exposure using alcohol, hand sanitizer, or any solvent to remove the fentanyl is encouraged and best practice.

pg 120

A

FALSE
Alcohol, hand sanitizer, or any solvent can increase your skin’s ability to absorb the drug.

pg 120

61
Q

Symptoms of acute withdrawal or detox include; insomnia or sleep disturbances, irritability, aggression, or hostility, poor memory, increased sensitivity to stress and what else?
A. substance cravings
B. severe mood swings
C. depression
D. All of the above

pg 121

A

D
All of the above

pg 121

62
Q

A hormonse that converts sugar, starches, and other food into energery needed for daily life.
A. diabetes
B. insulin
C. estrogen
D. testosterone

pg 123

A

B
insulin

pg 123

63
Q

With this type of diabetes the body does not produce or produces very little insulin.
A. Gestational
B. Type II
C. Type I
D. Both B &C

pg 123

A

C
Type I diabetes

pg 123

64
Q

Signs and symptoms of a diabetic emergency can include the following:
A. sweet, fruity, or acetone-smelling breath
B. intoxicated appearance that may mimic drunken behavior
C. dizziness and drowsiness
D. All of the above

pg 123

A

D
All of the above

pg 123

65
Q

Is a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between cells in the brain.
A. panic attack
B. epilepsy
C seizure
D. All of the above

pg 124

A

C
Seizure

pg 124

66
Q

Various causes of seizure include; alcohol, illegal drug use, brain abnormalities, infections, lack of sleep, genetic influences as well as the following EXCEPT:
A. stroke
B. shock
C. head trauma
D. extreme stress

pg 124

A

D
extreme stress

pg 124

67
Q

BEFAST stands for what?
A. Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time
B. Behavior, Eyes, Face, Arm, Seizure, Time
C. Behaviour, Epilepsy, Fast, Arm, Seizure, Time
D. Balance, Eyes, Fast, Airway, Speech, Time

pg 126

A

A
Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time

pg 126

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