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HSI YMCA ADULT First Aid -2024 – 33 Q’s and A’s
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HSI YMCA ADULT First Aid -2024 –33 Q’s and A’s
First aid is the initial care provided for ____________. - -acute illness or injury
-Implied consent usually occurs when __________________. - -You are unable
to communicate with the person
-Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid requires being able
to _____________________. - -Recognize life-threatening conditions
-You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Aid Alert received
on your smart phone for a person needing medical assistance. As you
approach, a bystander directs you to a person who was struck by a forklift
truck that was attempting to pass by. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have a first aid kit. The
person is responsive, breathing, and holding their misshapen leg in obvious
pain. You ask, "May I help you?" The person angrily say - -Don't touch or
give first aid to the person without consent.
-You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless emergency
alert for "an injured person." As you reach the scene, you see a machinist
sitting on a workbench holding their hand over their bloody forearm. The
person is responsive and consents to first aid. Blood flows continuously from
a deep, irregular, and jagged tear in the forearm. You are wearing safety
glasses and disposable gloves. You have a first aid kit with a 10 pack of
sterile 4" x 4" gauze sponges, but no hemostatic dress - -Apply the gauze
sponges onto the wound. Push down hard.
-Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged nail beds and lips,
are a result of _____________________. - -Not enough circulating red blood cells
-You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in the first aid room who
has consented to first aid after tripping and falling. The person has minimal
bleeding from scrapes to both elbows. Dirt is embedded in both wounds. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no other
obvious injuries. What would you do? - -Flush the wounds with a large
volume of warm or room temperature water.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain biker who has
consented to first aid following a crash. The person has minor bleeding from
their lip and in their mouth. A tooth has been knocked out. A bystander
points to the dirty tooth lying in dusty, loose gravel. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What
, would you do? - -Pick up the tooth by the chewing surface, gently rinse it
with water.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate who has consented to
first aid for a spontaneous nosebleed. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What would you
do? - -Pinch the soft portion of the nose with your thumb and index finger.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing coworker who has consented to
first aid following a fall from the 2nd floor. The person has been impaled
across (not through) the chest by a 36 in. (91 cm) iron construction rod. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has been activated.
Another coworker is getting the AED and first aid kit. There is slight external
bleeding from around the rod. There are no other obvious injuries. What
would you do? - -Place sterile bulky dressings over the wound and around
the object to stabilize it in place.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing carpenter who has consented to
first aid after being struck in the eye by a piece of a stainless-steel staple.
The staple piece is embedded in the person's eye. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. Your EAP has been activated. Another
coworker is getting the first aid kit. The eye is red, watery, and swollen.
There are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? - -Stabilize the
object to prevent additional injury.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing fellow worker whose arm was
amputated below the elbow after becoming caught in the conveyor belt drive
sprocket. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have
taken standard precautions. Your EAP has activated EMS. You have an AED
and a first aid kit with a manufactured tourniquet. Blood is gushing from the
wound and pooling on the plant floor. What would you do? - -Immediately
control the bleeding using a manufactured tourniquet.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing worker who was caught between
a backhoe and a concrete wall. The person has consented to first aid. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a
first aid kit. You notice that the person is sweaty and cool. They have no
difficulty breathing, but complain of abdominal pain, and of being cold and
thirsty. What would you do? - -Activate EMS and/or your EAP. Help the
person lie down. Cover them to help maintain body temperature.
-You are assisting a responsive, breathing main office receptionist who was
stabbed in the chest by a disgruntled ex-employee. The person has
consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. EMS is on the way. The
frightened victim is complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain. You
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