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AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDING TO
EMERGENCIES (ARC RTE) FIRST AID EXAM
GUARANTEED PASS
Abandonment ......answer.....Ending the care of an
injured or ill person without obtaining that person's
consent or without ensuring that someone with
equal or greater training will continue care. Once
you have started emergency care you are legally
obligated to continue that care until a person with
equal or higher training relieves you, you are
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physically unable to continue or the person refuses
care
After checking for consciousness, you determine
that the person is unconscious. What should you do
next? ......answer.....Have a bystander call 9-1-1 or the
local emergency number
(EMS) Emergency Response System ......answer.....A
network of community resources and medical
personnel that provides emergency care to people
who have been injured or are experiencing sudden
illness.
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3 basic causes of musculoskeletal injury
......answer.....Direct force causes injury at the point
of impact and can be blunt or penetrating.
Indirect force transmits energy thru the body and
causes injury to a body part away from the point of
impact.
Twisting force, or rotating force, causes injury when
one part of the body remains still while the rest of
the body is twisted or turned away.
3 conditions necessary to maintain adequate blood
flow to body cells, tissues and organs
......answer.....The heart must be working well
The blood vessels must be intact and able to adjust
blood flow
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An adequate amount of blood must be circulating in
the body
3 major functions of blood ......answer.....1.
transporting oxygen nutrients and waste
2. protect against disease by producing antibodies
and defending against pathogens
3. maintain body temperature by circulating through
the blood
4 types of musculoskeletal injuries are:
......answer.....Fractures - a break or disruption in
bone tissue. Either closed fractures or open fractures.
AMERICAN RED CROSS RESPONDING TO
EMERGENCIES (ARC RTE) FIRST AID EXAM
GUARANTEED PASS
Abandonment ......answer.....Ending the care of an
injured or ill person without obtaining that person's
consent or without ensuring that someone with
equal or greater training will continue care. Once
you have started emergency care you are legally
obligated to continue that care until a person with
equal or higher training relieves you, you are
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physically unable to continue or the person refuses
care
After checking for consciousness, you determine
that the person is unconscious. What should you do
next? ......answer.....Have a bystander call 9-1-1 or the
local emergency number
(EMS) Emergency Response System ......answer.....A
network of community resources and medical
personnel that provides emergency care to people
who have been injured or are experiencing sudden
illness.
,3|Page
3 basic causes of musculoskeletal injury
......answer.....Direct force causes injury at the point
of impact and can be blunt or penetrating.
Indirect force transmits energy thru the body and
causes injury to a body part away from the point of
impact.
Twisting force, or rotating force, causes injury when
one part of the body remains still while the rest of
the body is twisted or turned away.
3 conditions necessary to maintain adequate blood
flow to body cells, tissues and organs
......answer.....The heart must be working well
The blood vessels must be intact and able to adjust
blood flow
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An adequate amount of blood must be circulating in
the body
3 major functions of blood ......answer.....1.
transporting oxygen nutrients and waste
2. protect against disease by producing antibodies
and defending against pathogens
3. maintain body temperature by circulating through
the blood
4 types of musculoskeletal injuries are:
......answer.....Fractures - a break or disruption in
bone tissue. Either closed fractures or open fractures.
