PREPARATION AND SUMMARY SHEET 2026
◉ What is consent, and how do you get it? Answer: permission from
the injured or ill person or their parent or guardian if the person is a
minor. To obtain; start with your name, state type and level of
training you have, explain what you think is wrong, explain what you
plan to do, ask if you may help.
◉ What are the emergency action steps? Answer: Check, Call, Care
◉ When is it time to call 911? Answer: when the situation has
become one of the emergency situations or you recognize
emergency conditions in play
◉ What are the clues that an emergency has happened? Answer:
unusual sounds, sights, odors, and behaviors.
◉ What are PPE's? Answer: Personal Protective Equipment, such as
gloves, breathing barriers, hand washing, etc.
◉ If a victim is responsive what 2 skills do you do? Answer:
Interview the person and do a head to toe check. Roll the person into
the recovery position.
, ◉ How long and how do you check for breathing? Answer: No more
than 5-10 seconds. Head tilt chin lift, ear to mouth look towards
sternum.
◉ How do you give rescue breaths? Answer: Head tilt chin left,
breath in until you see chest plate rise. In intervals of 2.
◉ What leads to cardiac issues in infants & children? Answer:
◉ What is cycle for CPR and how long do you do it? Answer: 2 rescue
breaths for every 30 Chest compressions. Continue until exhaustion,
more trained professional takes over, scene becomes unsafe, or
person shows obvious signs of life.
◉ What if a responsive, child, infant, or adult is choking? Answer: 5
abdominal thrusts and 5 back blows for adults and children. For an
infant, put the infant in a secure position alternating between legs to
rest the infant on and do 5 chest thrusts and 5 back blows
◉ How do we know somebody is having a breathing emergency?
Answer: Panicked, surprised, or confused facial expression, holding
throat with both hands, trying to forcibly cough, initially flushed skin
but turning pale rapidly.