Study Guide 8

Question 1

When responding to an emergency, safety is important. Mark the activities that a person can do when responding to an emergency that will keep them safe.

Look around to ensure the area is safe
Grab personal protective equipment
Get help.
Act quickly! The safety of the injured person is the only thing that matters

Answer 1

Look around to ensure the area is safe
Grab personal protective equipment
Get help.

Question 2

What does the term conscious mean and imply?

having the awareness of surrounding, sensations, and thoughts
a conscious person has a pulse and able to breath
if the person is conscious, then this situation is not an emergency
If the person is conscious, then CPR needs to be started immediately

Answer 2

having the awareness of surrounding, sensations, and thoughts
a conscious person has a pulse and able to breath

Question 3

Mark the two step to follow in an emergency after making sure the environment is safe and putting on gloves.

Assess the situation
Assess the victim
Panick
Be silent so that you can hear things around you.

Answer 3

Assess the situation
Assess the victim

Question 4

Define the following:

Respiratory Arrest
Cardiac Arrest
Respiratory Arrest
Cardiac Arrest

Answer 4

Respiratory Arrest - means that breathing has stopped

Cardiac Arrest - means the heart has stopped

Respiratory Arrest - only rescue breaths are needed

Cardiac Arrest - CPR is needed

Question 5

CPR should be started

after all supplies have been gathered
Despite a person’s code status
immediately
after calling 911

Answer 5

immediately

Question 6

What is an AED?

Answer 6

automated external defibrillator
can restore the heart rhythm

Question 7

The universal sign for choking is when a person puts their hands around their throat. True or False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Which are risks of choking

Poor fitting dentures
poor hearing
difficulties with chewing and swallowing
confusion
poor vision
limited mobility

Answer 8

Poor fitting dentures
difficulties with chewing and swallowing
confusion
poor vision

Question 9

When should abdominal thrusts be used?

Answer 9

when a person’s coloring has turned blue
When a person is no longer breathing
When a person is no longer coughing
When a person is no longer speaking

Question 10

True or False: Abdominal thrusts should be completed on a person who is coughing really hard.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What are the steps to giving abdominal thrusts?

Answer 11

1. stand behind the person, bringing your arms under theirs. Wrap your arms around their waist
2. Make a fist with one hand. Place the thumb side against the persons’ stomach
3. Grasp your fist with the other hand. The motion should be quick and forceful, inward and upward
4. Repeat until the object is removed from the airway
5. Report and document everything that occurred

Question 12

What is shock?

Answer 12

When the organs of the body are not receiving adequate blood supply

Question 13

What are symptoms of shock?

Answer 13

increase pulse and respirations
pale, grey, cyanotic skin
extreme thirst
staring
low blood pressure

Question 14

If a person is vomiting or bleeding from the mouth, which position is best?

Answer 14

side lying

Question 15

What is the importance of elevating the feet when a person is in shock?

allows blood flow to the brain and other vital organs
to reduce edema in the extremities
supports wound healing when the injury is in the spine
to allow the person to relax

Answer 15

allows blood flow to the brain and other vital organs

Question 16

When providing care to a person who is bleeding, wearing gloves is vital.
True or False?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

which are correct when providing care to a person who is hemorrhaging

change bandages as they are saturated
continue to hold pressure
do not remove the first pad, put additional pads over the first
apply pressure by pressing down hard
release pressure to check if bleeding as stopped

Answer 17

continue to hold pressure
do not remove the first pad, put additional pads over the first
apply pressure by pressing down hard

Question 18

When caring for a minor burn….

use ice to cool the skin
a dampen cloth with cool water can be placed on the burn
use butter to soothe the skin
put the part of the body in ice water

Answer 18

a dampen cloth with cool water can be placed on the burn

Question 19

When a person’s clothing is on fire…. (2)

the victim needs to stop, drop, and roll
smother the fire with a blanket
clothing cannot catch on fire
the victim needs to run to blow out the fire

Answer 19

the victim needs to stop, drop, and roll
smother the fire with a blanket

Question 20

When caring for a person with a nose bleed

position the person on their back with their feet up 12 inches
assist the person to tilt their head back to cause the blood to clot
assist the person to a sitting position with head slightly forward
a side lying position is best with a kidney basin under the cheek

Answer 20

assist the person to a sitting position with head slightly forward

Question 21

When documenting on a resident who has vomited, what needs to be considered?

Answer 21

the amount, the color, and if blood was present

Question 22

A myocardial infarction is ______ (3)

the medical term for heart attack
the medical term for stroke
abbreviated MI
commonly described as crushing, squeezing, piercing pain
has pain that comes and goes in waves

Answer 22

the medical term for heart attack
abbreviated MI
commonly described as crushing, squeezing, piercing pain