First-Aid

Question 1

What should you do if there was an accident,injury,or infectious disease?

Answer 1

Report to manager: What/How/What First -Aid provided.

Question 2

What number to phone number an emergency?

Answer 2

999

Question 3

What is RIDDOR?

Answer 3

RIDDOR is the law that requires you to report incidents, accidents, illness and infectious diseases.

Question 4

What is Amega?

Answer 4

1. Assess the situation and try to determine what is wrong
2. Make safe - make the situation safe
3. Emergency aid - give first aid
4. Get help - call 999

5.Aftermath - record the incident in the daily log and report the incident - call your manager!

Question 5

What is DR-ABC?

Answer 5

Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation DR-ABC

Question 6

What is AVPU scale?

Answer 6

Alert
Voice
Pain
unresponsive

Question 7

What is the abbreviation to check for a stroke?

Answer 7

F- FACE-
A- ARMS-
S- SPEECH
T- Time to call 999

Question 8

When is there no need to keep or document on a Medication Administration Record (MAR).

Answer 8

If your customer is totally independent with managing and self-administering their medicines.

Question 9

PRN Meaning?

Answer 9

PRN ‘when required’
therefore, means a medication that should be taken only as needed.
Pain medicines, sleeping pills and cough medicines are common examples of PRN medicines.

Question 10

Can you administer PRN medication?

Answer 10

PRN medication should only be signed for on the Medication Administration Record (MAR) as and when the medication is administered.
For example, if your customer has a headache You must then sign the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and complete the notes on the reverse side, explaining what medication was taken and why it was needed.

Question 11

Right to refuse medication

A customer has the right to refuse medication.
In the case where your customer refuses medication you should:

Answer 11

1. Mark the refusal of medication on the Medication Administration Record (MAR) using the code R = Refused
2. Complete the notes on the reverse side of the Medication Administration Record (MAR)
3. Make a note of the refusal in your customer’s Daily Log
4. Contact your manager, branch or support office before leaving your customer

Question 12

What are the Six Rights of Administration:

Answer 12

1. Right Person
2. Right Medicine
3. Right Dose
4. Right Time
5. Right Route
6. Right to Refuse