AMERICAN MIDWIFERY CERTIFICATION BOARD TESTS
Emergency
a situation requiring immediate action.
Sudden illness
A physical condition requiring immediate medical attention.
Life-threatening emergency
An illness or injury that impairs a person's ability to circulate oxygenated blood to all the
parts of his or her body.
Non-life-threatening
A situation that does not have an immediate impact on a person's ability to circulate
oxygenated blood but still requires medical attention.
(EMS) Emergency Response System
A network of community resources and medical personnel that provides emergency
care to people who have been injured or are experiencing sudden illness.
Lay responders
A layperson a person who does not have special or advanced training but who
recognizes an emergency and decides to act.
Recognizing an emergency
Unusual noises, sights, odors, appearances and or behaviors.
Barriers to action
Panic or fear of doing something wrong
Being unsure if the person's condition and what to do
Assuming someone else will take action
Type of injury or illness
Fear of catching a disease
Fear of being sued
Being unsure when to call 911 or the local emergency number
Good Samaritan Laws
Laws that protect people who willingly give first aid without accepting anything in return.
6 ways a bystander can help at the scene of an emergency
Bystanders can help at the scene of an emergency by calling & then meeting and
directing the ambulance, keeping the area free of unnecessary traffic, or giving first aid.
Bystanders can go for additional supplies or give comfort to others on the scene.
Bystanders may be able to give you important information about the person or what
happened.
Signals of life-threatening injuries
Unconsciousness
Trouble breathing,
Severe bleeding.
When to call 911 first before giving care
An unconscious adult or adolescent age 12 or older.
A witnessed sudden collapse of a child (1-12 years of age) or infant under 1.
An unconscious child or infant known to have heart problems.
Care first, provide 2 minutes if care, then call 911
, An unconscious person younger than 12 years of age who you did NOT see collapse.
Any person who had a drowning incident.
Severe Bleeding
Choking Victim
First aid guidelines
Child=someone between the ages of 1 and 12.
Infant=someone younger than 1.
Adult=someone about age 12 (adolescent) or older.
What information you or a bystander should have when calling 911
Exact location of the emergency (address, house number, mile marker, landmarks,
name of town, cross streets)
Telephone number and address where call is being made.
Caller's name.
What happened
Number of people involved .
Person's condition and care being given
Emergency action steps- the three basic steps you should take in any emergency.
Check - the scene and the person.
Call- 911 or the local emergency number.
Care - for the person.
Disease transmission
The passage of a disease from one person to another.
Pathogen
Bacteria or virus
How Bloodborne pathogens spread
A pathogen is present.
There is sufficient quantity of the pathogen present to cause disease.
The pathogen passes through the correct entry site.
A person is susceptible to the pathogen.
Direct contact transmission
Mode of transmission of pathogens that occurs through directly touching infected blood
or body fluids, or other agents such as chemicals, drugs or toxins.
Indirect contact transmission
Mode of transmission of pathogens that occurs when a person touches objects that
have the blood or body fluids of an infected person and that infected blood or body
fluids enters the body through a correct entry site.
Standard precautions
Safety measures taken to prevent exposure to blood and body fluids when giving care
to injured or ill person's assumes that all body fluids secretions and excretions except
sweat or potentially effective
Personal protective equipment
The equipment and supplies that help prevent the responder from directly contacting
infected materials includes gloves, gowns, masks, shields, and protective eyewear
To obtain consent
Identify yourself to the .
Give your level of training.
Emergency
a situation requiring immediate action.
Sudden illness
A physical condition requiring immediate medical attention.
Life-threatening emergency
An illness or injury that impairs a person's ability to circulate oxygenated blood to all the
parts of his or her body.
Non-life-threatening
A situation that does not have an immediate impact on a person's ability to circulate
oxygenated blood but still requires medical attention.
(EMS) Emergency Response System
A network of community resources and medical personnel that provides emergency
care to people who have been injured or are experiencing sudden illness.
Lay responders
A layperson a person who does not have special or advanced training but who
recognizes an emergency and decides to act.
Recognizing an emergency
Unusual noises, sights, odors, appearances and or behaviors.
Barriers to action
Panic or fear of doing something wrong
Being unsure if the person's condition and what to do
Assuming someone else will take action
Type of injury or illness
Fear of catching a disease
Fear of being sued
Being unsure when to call 911 or the local emergency number
Good Samaritan Laws
Laws that protect people who willingly give first aid without accepting anything in return.
6 ways a bystander can help at the scene of an emergency
Bystanders can help at the scene of an emergency by calling & then meeting and
directing the ambulance, keeping the area free of unnecessary traffic, or giving first aid.
Bystanders can go for additional supplies or give comfort to others on the scene.
Bystanders may be able to give you important information about the person or what
happened.
Signals of life-threatening injuries
Unconsciousness
Trouble breathing,
Severe bleeding.
When to call 911 first before giving care
An unconscious adult or adolescent age 12 or older.
A witnessed sudden collapse of a child (1-12 years of age) or infant under 1.
An unconscious child or infant known to have heart problems.
Care first, provide 2 minutes if care, then call 911
, An unconscious person younger than 12 years of age who you did NOT see collapse.
Any person who had a drowning incident.
Severe Bleeding
Choking Victim
First aid guidelines
Child=someone between the ages of 1 and 12.
Infant=someone younger than 1.
Adult=someone about age 12 (adolescent) or older.
What information you or a bystander should have when calling 911
Exact location of the emergency (address, house number, mile marker, landmarks,
name of town, cross streets)
Telephone number and address where call is being made.
Caller's name.
What happened
Number of people involved .
Person's condition and care being given
Emergency action steps- the three basic steps you should take in any emergency.
Check - the scene and the person.
Call- 911 or the local emergency number.
Care - for the person.
Disease transmission
The passage of a disease from one person to another.
Pathogen
Bacteria or virus
How Bloodborne pathogens spread
A pathogen is present.
There is sufficient quantity of the pathogen present to cause disease.
The pathogen passes through the correct entry site.
A person is susceptible to the pathogen.
Direct contact transmission
Mode of transmission of pathogens that occurs through directly touching infected blood
or body fluids, or other agents such as chemicals, drugs or toxins.
Indirect contact transmission
Mode of transmission of pathogens that occurs when a person touches objects that
have the blood or body fluids of an infected person and that infected blood or body
fluids enters the body through a correct entry site.
Standard precautions
Safety measures taken to prevent exposure to blood and body fluids when giving care
to injured or ill person's assumes that all body fluids secretions and excretions except
sweat or potentially effective
Personal protective equipment
The equipment and supplies that help prevent the responder from directly contacting
infected materials includes gloves, gowns, masks, shields, and protective eyewear
To obtain consent
Identify yourself to the .
Give your level of training.
