Know first aid requirements for sport

Question 1

What is first aid?

Answer 1

Help given to someone until full medical treatment is available

Question 2

What is a first aider?

Answer 2

Qualified person who is able to offer assisstance

Question 3

What does the Health and Safety regulations 1981 state?

Answer 3

All businesses should provide adequete equipment, facilities and people so all employees are able to administer help

Question 4

What are the provisions needed for first aid?

Answer 4

• Stocked first aid kit
• An appointed person to take charge in situations
• Info on any arrangements about first aid

Question 5

What needs to be stated in a needs assessment?

Answer 5

Nature of work
Nature of workforce
History of accident
Patterns
Remoteness
Annual Leave
First aid provision

Question 6

How would a low hazard be dealth with?

Answer 6

Fewer than 25- 1 appointed person
25-50 - 1 EFAW
50+ - 1 FAW for every 100 people

Question 7

How would a high hazard be dealt with?

Answer 7

Fewer than 25 - 1 appointed person
25-50 - 1 EFAW
50+ - 1 FAW for every 50 people

Question 8

Factors that may affect provision of first aid?

Answer 8

Inexperienced workers
Employees who travel or work from home
Shifts
Spread out premises
Remote workplace
Working at sites
Planned absences
Member of the public

Question 9

What is an EFAW?

Answer 9

Emergency first aid at work. One day course for first aid

Question 10

What is a FAW?

Answer 10

First aid at work. Lengthy course that teaches more in depth first aid

Question 11

What do first aiders need to know?

Answer 11

Arrangements of first aid
Where the box is
Special arrangements for certain employees

Question 12

What are the roles and responsibilities of a first aider? (Name 4)

Answer 12

To provide first aid
Prevent further danger
Prevent harmful intervention
Contact emergency services
Prevent delay in recovery
Prevent patient from becoming worse

Question 13

What would be focused on in an EFAW course?

Answer 13

Preventing cross infection
Recording incidents
How to use equipment
Understand how to assess a situation

Question 14

How to assess the situation?

Answer 14

Danger - Remove or call 999
Response - Recovery position or second survey
Airway
Breathing - Treat any bleeding or shock
Resuscitation

Question 15

What to do if someone is unconscious?

Answer 15

Assess situation
Put patient in the recovery position
Call 999
Watch patient and make sure they keep breathing

Question 16

How to do CPR?

Answer 16

Stayin alive x2
30 compressions
2 rescue breaths

Question 17

How to treat someone who has shock?

Answer 17

Elevate their legs
Check for a response -CPR
Put blanket over
keep still

Question 18

How to treat someone who is choking?

Answer 18

5 back hits
5 abdominal thrusts
Check in between each move

Question 19

What do you need in a first aid kit? (Name 4)

Answer 19

Leaflet
20 individually wrapped sterile plasters
2 sterile eye pads
4 individually wrapped triangle bandages
6 safety pins
2 wound dressings
6 medium size wound dressings
3 pairs of gloves