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-Being uncertain that an emergency exists
List 4 of the 6 common
-Being afraid of giving the wrong care or accidentally
reasons that people give
causing the person more harm
for not acting in an
-Fear of catching a disease
emergency -
-Fear of being sued
Barrier 1 - Fear of catching a disease: Even though it is
possible for one to catch a disease you can prevent
Pick 2 of the 6 common
this by putting on latex-free gloves and or using a
reasons that people give
CPR breathing barrier when giving CPR.
for not acting that might
impact your willingness to
Barrier 2 - Fear of being sued: Although the thought
help in an emergency, and
of being sued when helping someone commonly
describe what steps you
arises one can remember to overcome this barrier
can take to overcome
that a majority of states in the country have Good
those barriers -
Samaritan Laws that protect people against law suits
involving negligence.
, -EMS personnel or another trained responder take
over
You should give care until
-You are too exhausted to continue with care
help arrives. List the 5
-The scene of the emergency becomes unsafe
reasons that it is
-The person you are helping wakes up and is alert and
acceptable to stop
asks you to stop giving care
providing care, as
-You are alone and need to call 911 or the designated
described in Chapter 1.
emergency number after giving initial care to the
individual
Imagine yourself I think that even though one feels faint and may not
approaching an be able to proceed farther; they can still call 911 or
automobile accident to the designated emergency number and get more
provide help, but as you advanced care.
approach, you begin to
feel faint and nauseated
and you are not sure that
you can proceed any
farther. What do you think
that you can do to still
provide help?
, *CHECK the scene and the person; become aware of
what is happening at the scene, see if it is safe to
enter, what happened, how many people are
involved, what the nature of the person's injury is, and
is there a bystander that can help. Once you have
cleared the scene check the person that is injured,
first obtain consent and gather information about the
injury of the victim. If the person seems to be
unresponsive shout using the person's name or tap
their shoulder. If you see that the person is
undergoing a life threatening emergency make sure
that 911 is called, and see if you can find an AED or
first aid kit.
LIST and briefly DESCRIBE
each of the 3 Emergency *Call 911 or the designated emergency number; if
Action Steps? there is someone near you, ask them to call 911 or if
you are alone call quickly and return to the person
and start providing care. The person calling 911 should
tell the dispatcher the location of the emergency, the
nature of the emergency, the number being used, and
description of what happened, how many people are
injured and what help has been given and by whom.
The individual should stay on the phone until told to
hang up.
*CARE for the person; the last step is to give care for
the individual according to what you determined and
what you know from your knowledge and training.
Take care of conditions that are life threatening first.
-Is the scene safe to enter?
List 4 of the 5 questions
-What happened?
you should ask as you
-How many people are involved?
Check the Scene -
-Is anyone else available to help?
, If you determine that the scene is unsafe you should
What should you do if you stay at a safe distance and cal 911 or the designated
determine that the scene emergency number and wait until professional
is UNSAFE? responders make the safe scene and you can help (if
needed at that point).
Which of the following is D. You might become injured yourself if the scene is
the most important reason unsafe.
for checking the scene
before approaching to
help a victim?
a. Another responder
might already be helping
the victim.
b. The EMD (Emergency
Medical Dispatcher) will
want to know details
about the scene.
c. You must know what
happened in order to give
proper first aid.
d. You might become
injured yourself if the
scene is unsafe.
-They can call 911 or the designated emergency
number
List 3 ways that bystanders
-They can wait for EMS personnel and lead them to
can help at a scene.
the emergency and control crowds
-They can help get items like an AED and First Aid Kit
During the CHECK step, if You should shout using the person's name, if there is
the person appears to be no response tap the person's shoulder (or foot if it is
unresponsive, what 3 an infant) and shout again while observing for normal
things should you do? breathing.