CPR and First Aid Questions and
Answers Rated A+
how to recognize an emergency
look for unusual noises, sights, odors, appearances and behaviors
example: screams, breaking glass, crashing metal
safety
do not risk your own _________________ in orer to rescue or provide first aid to another person
Good Samaritan Laws
state laws that help protect healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens from liability while
giving emergency care to accident victims. You are protected if you are certified and obtain
consent, act in good faith, are not paid, use reasonable skill and care, are not negligent (careless),
and do not abandon the person
,how to open an Airway
tilt head, lift chin
signs of life
movement or breathing
ABCs
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (blood flowing through the body)
How to check Breathing
,look for movement of the chest, listen and feel for air movement by placing your ear and then
your cheek at the mouth and nose of the victim
how to check Circulation
place your index and middle fingers into the groove of the neck next to the voice box to feel the
carotid artery pulse
index finger
the finger next to the thumb; also called pointer finger
voice box
larynx
, Rescue Breathing
an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing. To
perform this, a person blows air into a victim's lungs to give him/her oxygen
how to give rescue breaths to an adult
1. tilt head, lift chin, pinch the nose shut
2. take a breath and make a complete seal over the person's mouth
3. blow in to make chest clearly rise (1 second)
4. Begin CPR/administer AED if breaths go in OR assume unconscious choking if breaths do
NOT go in
Steps to check an injured child or infant
1. check scene, then check child
2. obtain consent from parent/guardian if present
Answers Rated A+
how to recognize an emergency
look for unusual noises, sights, odors, appearances and behaviors
example: screams, breaking glass, crashing metal
safety
do not risk your own _________________ in orer to rescue or provide first aid to another person
Good Samaritan Laws
state laws that help protect healthcare professionals and ordinary citizens from liability while
giving emergency care to accident victims. You are protected if you are certified and obtain
consent, act in good faith, are not paid, use reasonable skill and care, are not negligent (careless),
and do not abandon the person
,how to open an Airway
tilt head, lift chin
signs of life
movement or breathing
ABCs
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (blood flowing through the body)
How to check Breathing
,look for movement of the chest, listen and feel for air movement by placing your ear and then
your cheek at the mouth and nose of the victim
how to check Circulation
place your index and middle fingers into the groove of the neck next to the voice box to feel the
carotid artery pulse
index finger
the finger next to the thumb; also called pointer finger
voice box
larynx
, Rescue Breathing
an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing. To
perform this, a person blows air into a victim's lungs to give him/her oxygen
how to give rescue breaths to an adult
1. tilt head, lift chin, pinch the nose shut
2. take a breath and make a complete seal over the person's mouth
3. blow in to make chest clearly rise (1 second)
4. Begin CPR/administer AED if breaths go in OR assume unconscious choking if breaths do
NOT go in
Steps to check an injured child or infant
1. check scene, then check child
2. obtain consent from parent/guardian if present
