First Aid & CPR Midterm Chapters 1-5
1. The leading cause of death in children and young adults is:: Unintentional injuries
2. Who primarily benefits from first aid training?: Oneself
3. First aid is intended to:: provide temporary help until proper medical care, if needed, is obtained
4. Properly applied, first aid may mean the difference between:: All of the above - life and death,
rapid recovery and long hospitalization, and temporary disability and permanent injury
5. Consent to give first aid must be obtained from every victim who is:: All of the above -
responsive, mentally competent, and an adult
6. If the victim is unresponsive, permission to give first aid is known as:: Implied consent
7. Which of the following is a true statement regarding obtaining consent to give first aid?:
Consent should be obtained from every responsive, mentally competent adult
8. In cases of psychiatric emergencies, who has authority to restrain and trans- port a
person against the person's will?: A police oflcer
9. A first aider must stay with the victim until another equally or better trained person
takes over. Failure to do so would be considered:: Abandonment
10. Deviating from accepted standards of care that result in further injury to the victim
is known as:: Negligence
11. Duty to act, breach of duty (substandard care), and injury and damages
inflicted are all factors involved in:: Negligence
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,12. Which statement concerning duty to act is correct?
a. duty to act occurs when employment requires it
b. duty to act occurs when a preexisting relationship exists
c. duty to act following guidelines for standards of care
d. all of the above: All of the above
13. Which occupation has a job description designating the person to give first aid?
a. law enforcement officer
b. park ranger
c. lifeguard
d. all of the above: All of the above
14. A first aider who breaks his or her responsibility to a victim by failing to pro- vide
the type of care that another person with similar training would provide, commits:: Breach of
Duty
15. Failure to do what a reasonably prudent person with the same or similar training
would do in the same or similar circumstances is known as:: An Act of Omission
16. Good Samaritan laws granting immunity are generally applicable when the
rescuer is?
a. acting in good faith
b. acting during an emergency
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, c. not guilty of malicious conduct
d. all of the above: All of the above
17. Doing something that a reasonably prudent person would not do under the same
or similar circumstances is known as:: Act of Commission
18. Touching a person or providing first aid without consent is known as:: Battery
19. An assumed consent given by an unconscious adult when emergency life- saving
treatment is required is known as:: Implied Consent
20. Helping behaviors and initial care given to an acutely ill or injured person is known
as:: First Aid
21. First Aiders who help injured victims are rarely sued. (T/F): True
22. You are required to provide first aid to any injured or suddenly ill person you
encounter. (T/F): False
23. Who usually recognizes a situation as an emergency, and intervenes to help the
victim?: A bystander
24. Who is the most important link between the emergency medical service (EMS)
and the victim?: Bystanders
25. A bystander who
has seen the emergency happen is to help than a
bystander who arrives after the event: More Likely
26. What is the first action a bystander should take in an emergency?: Recognize the
emergency
27. Severity, physical distance, relationship, and time exposed are all factors that can
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1. The leading cause of death in children and young adults is:: Unintentional injuries
2. Who primarily benefits from first aid training?: Oneself
3. First aid is intended to:: provide temporary help until proper medical care, if needed, is obtained
4. Properly applied, first aid may mean the difference between:: All of the above - life and death,
rapid recovery and long hospitalization, and temporary disability and permanent injury
5. Consent to give first aid must be obtained from every victim who is:: All of the above -
responsive, mentally competent, and an adult
6. If the victim is unresponsive, permission to give first aid is known as:: Implied consent
7. Which of the following is a true statement regarding obtaining consent to give first aid?:
Consent should be obtained from every responsive, mentally competent adult
8. In cases of psychiatric emergencies, who has authority to restrain and trans- port a
person against the person's will?: A police oflcer
9. A first aider must stay with the victim until another equally or better trained person
takes over. Failure to do so would be considered:: Abandonment
10. Deviating from accepted standards of care that result in further injury to the victim
is known as:: Negligence
11. Duty to act, breach of duty (substandard care), and injury and damages
inflicted are all factors involved in:: Negligence
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,12. Which statement concerning duty to act is correct?
a. duty to act occurs when employment requires it
b. duty to act occurs when a preexisting relationship exists
c. duty to act following guidelines for standards of care
d. all of the above: All of the above
13. Which occupation has a job description designating the person to give first aid?
a. law enforcement officer
b. park ranger
c. lifeguard
d. all of the above: All of the above
14. A first aider who breaks his or her responsibility to a victim by failing to pro- vide
the type of care that another person with similar training would provide, commits:: Breach of
Duty
15. Failure to do what a reasonably prudent person with the same or similar training
would do in the same or similar circumstances is known as:: An Act of Omission
16. Good Samaritan laws granting immunity are generally applicable when the
rescuer is?
a. acting in good faith
b. acting during an emergency
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, c. not guilty of malicious conduct
d. all of the above: All of the above
17. Doing something that a reasonably prudent person would not do under the same
or similar circumstances is known as:: Act of Commission
18. Touching a person or providing first aid without consent is known as:: Battery
19. An assumed consent given by an unconscious adult when emergency life- saving
treatment is required is known as:: Implied Consent
20. Helping behaviors and initial care given to an acutely ill or injured person is known
as:: First Aid
21. First Aiders who help injured victims are rarely sued. (T/F): True
22. You are required to provide first aid to any injured or suddenly ill person you
encounter. (T/F): False
23. Who usually recognizes a situation as an emergency, and intervenes to help the
victim?: A bystander
24. Who is the most important link between the emergency medical service (EMS)
and the victim?: Bystanders
25. A bystander who
has seen the emergency happen is to help than a
bystander who arrives after the event: More Likely
26. What is the first action a bystander should take in an emergency?: Recognize the
emergency
27. Severity, physical distance, relationship, and time exposed are all factors that can
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