Starguard written exam- if a dressing becomes soaked with blood you should ? - correct answer -place additional layers of dressing over blood soaked dressing shock may result from internal bleeding. true or false - correct answer -true should you remove an impaled object from a victim? - correct answer -no victim may suffer from severe bleeding as a result the knot of a presure bandage should tied directly over the wound - correct answer -true what is the order of care for a sprain - correct answer -rest ice compress elevate for chemicals in the eye, you should - correct answer -flush eye for 15 min to observe universal precautions means to - correct answer -to act as if the victim's blood or body fluid is infected whether or not you think it actually is you are caring for a 52 year old female with a history of heart disease and allergy to aspirin. she is complaining of chest pain shortness of breath and nausea. treatment may include all of the following except - correct answer -advising patient to chew and swallow a half or whole aspirin tablet if you suspect a person having a stroke you should ask her to preform these three tasks. - correct answer -smile, raise both hands, and speak a simple sentence a sudden collapse and cardiac arrest in an adult is likely caused by ____ and requires ______. - correct answer -ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation 1 / 3
standing in line at a local aquatic facility, a middle aged man suddenly collapses. the man is unconscious, unresponsive, and occasionally gasping for breath. he looks dead. the condition is most likely ___ and should be treated with ____ and ____ . - correct answer -sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation you are attending to a patient who collapsed suddenly. It does not look like the patient is breathing adequately and there is no sign of trauma. What should you do? - correct answer -begin to provide CPR two rescuers are preforming CPR on a 9 year old child who collapsed suddenly. An AED is available.What should you do? - correct answer -continue CPR (15:2) for 5 cycles and then attach the AED an adult has been electrocuted. the scene has been made safe. An AED has been attatched to the patient and a shock is advised. WHat should you do? - correct answer -clear the patient and deliver the shock after delivering a shock using AED, what should you do? - correct answer -follow AED voice directions a woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, Are you choking? she nods yes. what should you do? - correct answer -give a series of abdominal thrusts the proper hand position for a chest compression in a 7 year old child - correct answer -center of the chest. using 1 or 2 hands first aid for a 1st or 2nd degree burn can best be treated by - correct answer -applying cool water two rescuers are preforming CPR to prevent fatique and maintain quality of the chest compressions what should they do? - correct answer -change positions every two minutes with compressions interrupted as little as possible a person has been in the heat and is cold and clammy complaining of nausea, cramps, and dizziness.what should you expect - correct answer -heat exhaustion becomes weak or dizzy and is a diabetic - correct answer -give sugar 2 / 3
the links in the chain of survival in adults are - correct answer -early identification of sudden cardiac arrest and calling 9-1-1, early CPR, early defibrillation, and ealy advanced life support.a teenager falls from the steps at the top of the diving board. the victim is conscious and states that he has a tingling sensation in his feet you should: - correct answer -keep victim lying down, provide support for the head and neck, activate EMS and treat for shock a person is very weak and complaining of nausea. you have to go to the other room to get access to a phone. How should you position the victim.? - correct answer -on side the written plan that defines who does what and when, in an aquatic emergency is called the what ? - correct answer -emergency action plan EAP during an adult victim assessment, you should check the victim for respoonsiveness, if there is no responce you should - correct answer -call or signal for hep so that EMS can be activated rescue breathing for an adult is given - correct answer -1 breath every 5-6 seconds when two or more rescuers are preforming CPR on an infant, the compression to centillation ration and preferred chest compression method are - correct answer -15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers encircling the chest compression to breath ratio for adult CPR with one or two rescuers is - correct answer -30:2 if you attempt to give breaths to an unconscious victim and the chest does not rise you should - correct answer -retilt head and try breaths once again if you suspect a foriegn body is obstructin the airway of an unconscious person you should - correct answer -do a visual check of the airway after each attempt to remove the object to determine whether or not an adult has a pulse you should - correct answer -look for signs of circulation, and feel for pulse at the carotid artery in the neck
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