Module 1 Foundations

Question 1

What are the Emergency Action Steps?

Answer 1

Check - Call - Care

Question 2

You have a first aid kit and are about to give care to a co-worker who is unresponsive and not breathing. After calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment, what should you do before giving care, if possible?

Answer 2

Put on latex-free disposable gloves.

Question 3

What is your risk of catching a disease when giving first aid care?

Answer 3

Low risk

Question 4

How long should you wash your hands when using soap and water?

Answer 4

At least 20 seconds

Question 5

What are some things to keep in mind about wearing gloves when giving first aid care?

Answer 5

Avoid touching other surfaces.

Wash your hands after taking off your gloves

Question 6

The risk of infection when giving first aid care is low. Using what reduces your risk even further?

Answer 6

Latex-free disposable gloves
Face Shield
Pocket Mask

Question 7

Which of the following could be considered signs of an emergency?

Answer 7

Noxious smell

Person who is clutching their throat

Crying

Question 8

Emergency Action Steps - Check

Answer 8

Check the scene for safety

Check the person
• form an initial impressions
• obtain consent
• check the person who appears unresponsive
• continue to check the person who is experiencing non life threatening illness or injury

Question 9

Obtaining consent from conscience person

Answer 9

Who you are

That you are trained

What you plan to do

Question 10

If you are unable to gain consent from a conscience victim, but you feel they need help, what should you do?

Answer 10

Hands off

Call 911

Question 11

What if a person appears to need help but is unable to give consent due to impairment or injury?

Answer 11

Consent is implied. Go ahead and help them.

Question 12

What questions should you ask to form your initial check?

Answer 12

S.A.M.

Signs and Symptoms

Allergies

Medications and Medical Conditions

Question 13

Why is a focus check important?

Answer 13

Getting details about the specific injury while the person is still able to communicate so that the information can be relayed to medics.

Question 14

Emergency Action Steps - Call

Answer 14

Call 911 or designated EMS number

Call for first aid kit and AED as needed

Question 15

Emergency Action Steps - Care

Answer 15

Give care consistent with your knowledge and training

Offer to assist the person with medication administration

Help the person rest comfortably

Keep them from getting chilled or overheated

Reassure the person and watch for changes

Question 16

How do you check an unresponsive person?

Answer 16

Shout - Tap - Shout

Question 17

A recovery position is used if the person is:

Answer 17

Unresponsive but breathing.

Responsive but not fully awake.

Question 18

How do you get a person into the recovery position?

Answer 18

Extend the person’s arm that is closest to you above their head.

Roll the person toward you onto their side so that their head rests on their outstretched arm.

Bend both of the person’s knees to stabilize the person’s body.

Question 19

You hear a scream and some loud noises coming from a few feet away in the crowded park. As you walk quickly across the park, you tell yourself to do what first?

Answer 19

Check the scene for safety

Question 20

A person who is responsive and breathing but not fully awake should be placed in a recovery position for which of the following reasons?

Answer 20

To lower their risk for choking and aspiration

Question 21

You are working a shift at the local farmer’s market when you recognize that a person shopping is choking. You check the scene for safety and approach the person. What do you need to do at this point?

Answer 21

Obtain consent from the person.

Question 22

You are working in a senior center when you hear a thud and someone yells out that a man has collapsed. The scene is safe, but the man appears unresponsive. What should you do next?

Answer 22

Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout sequence while checking for breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening conditions.

Question 23

Your co-worker fell off of a tall ladder and hit their head quite hard. You can see they have a large lump and they are bleeding a lot. You suspect a potentially life-threatening injury. You tell them you are trained in first aid and want to help them. They tell you, no; that they are fine and it is no big deal. What should you do?

Answer 23

Call 9-1-1 or tell someone to do so.

Question 24

You have obtained consent and are checking a responsive person. You know you need to interview them first using SAM. What does SAM stand for?

Answer 24

Signs and symptoms

Allergies

Medications and Medical Conditions

Question 25

During your interview of the person using SAM, they told you that they have a lot of pain in their left arm and that it is throbbing. What should you do next?

Answer 25

Do a focused check of their left arm.

Question 26

Why is it important for you, the first aid responder, to ask questions using SAM and do a focused check of the responsive person?

Answer 26

It can help you to determine what care they may need.

As time passes, the person may be less able to say things.

You may be able to gather information that others may not be able to gather later.

Question 27

The call step involves calling 9-1-1, or telling someone to do so, and what else?

Answer 27

Getting the AED, a first aid kit and a bleeding control kit (if necessary) or telling someone to do so.

Question 28

When you ask someone to call 9-1-1 for you in an emergency situation, what communication techniques/instructions should you use?

Answer 28

Look directly at one person.

Say, “You, call 9-1-1.”