First Aid

Have someone activate EMS and get an AED if one is available

A coworker of yours is complaining of not feeling well. He says he has a severe pressure and discomfort in his chest. His skin is pale, and he is sweating. He asked you not to make a fuss over him, but you know he has problems with his heart what should you do

Call the poison help line

A coworker thinks she may have accidentally swallowed something poisonous. She is responsive and looks worried but does not look or feel sick. What should you do

A person who received a forceful blood to the chest or the abdomen

Because you cannot clearly see injuries inside the body internal bleeding can be difficult to detect. Which of the following would make you suspect the possibility Of internal bleeding?

Control the bleeding for the injury on her leg

It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action

Wrap the affected fingers in a clean towel or pad, keeping them still in protected.

On A bitterly cold day, you are caring for a fellow logger whom you suspect of having a frostbite on his fingers. A rural EMS service is on the way to your login site. What general care of should you

Pause and assess for hazards before entering the room

Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working what do you do

Emergency action plan for the workplace

What is not considered a part of a community wide emergency medical services system

To encourage by thinners to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance

What is the basic purpose of good Samaritan laws

Poor blood flow creates a shortage of oxygen to body tissues

What is the general underlying cause of shock

FAST assessment

What tool can you use to help reduce the time it takes to get a person with a suspected stroke treated at a hospital

It helps keep fluids in the tongue clear from the airway

Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the recovery position

Get her to a cooler place and they get immediate cooling

You approach an ill employee who works near the furnace is in the glassblowing shop. She is responsive but confused. Her skin is dry and very warm, almost hot to your touch. What care should you provide for her

You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aide care.

You are a newly trained first a provider responding at work to a report of someone who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role in a medical emergency

Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care

You are a trained first a provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured. Do you think about stopping but you hesitate because it all seems so overwhelming to handle what should you do

We are protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person you were helping

You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while using a handle on a job site how should you best address the possibility of being exposed to an infectious blood-borne disease

Breathing failure

You are caring for a person who has difficulty breathing. A bystander tells you she has asthma but does not have her medication with her. Her breathing is fast, weak, and taking significant effort. Her lips look bluish purple and she appears exhausted. What should you prepare for

Immobilize the Lynn as found using padding to fill the gaps around and under the arm

You are caring for a person who has fallen and injured her forearm which is lying at an unnatural angle you cut away her shirt sleeve to reveal an open wound with exposed bone and minor bleeding. What should you do

Have someone activate EMS while you manually stabilize his head

You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is responsive and has a small bruise on his forehead what should you do

Keep the truth moist, in saliva

You are caring for a person whose tooth has been accidentally knocked out. She has no other issues you are concerned about. Proper care for the knocked out tooth includes

He cannot speak or make any sounds

You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands up suddenly and graphs his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is joking. How can you tell if the obstruction is severe and requires your help?

The suspected mechanism of injury

You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud thumbs and then someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a better look and see a coworker sprawled on the ground at the bottom of the flight of stairs she is groaning and appears to be in pain. Some blood is visible on her forehead blank what leads you to believe she might be seriously injured?

Help to find Has prescribed epinephrine auto injector and assist him in self administrating it

You are sitting outside with a coworker when he is stung by a bee. He becomes very anxious and tells you he is allergic to bee stings (sounds like Janet) within minutes, his face and lips are swollen and his effort to breathe becomes more difficult. What should you do

Cool a burn with cool or cold water as quickly as possible

You are the first aid provider on a scene for a responsive person who's shirt sleeve caught fire while he was welding. The scene is safe and you have removed his burning shirt. He has a burn on his forearm about the size of your palm that has damaged the skin. What will be your initial treatment for the burn

Activate EMS immediately and manually stabilize the head with your hands

You are treating someone who has sub stained a significant blow to the head. He is awake but clearly confused and unable to understand you. A bloody fluid is blowing from one of his ears what should you do

Have him seek evaluation by a healthcare provider or EMS Personnel as soon as possible

You have been called to assess a person who accidentally struck his head on a low hanging steel beam. Witnesses tell you he was initially stunned and slow to respond, but seems much better now. He seems normal to you but still a bit confused about what happened what should you do

Provide glucose tablets or some thing that contains dietary sugars

You have been called to help a visitor to your workplace who was interacting normally but suddenly became confused, shaky, and pale. The person he is with tells you he is diabetic and a medical alert bracelet confirms that. The man is able to follow simple commands and can swallow without trouble. How should you respond

Apply pressure with a clean pad directly to the bleeding site until the bleeding stops

You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm. He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamp down on the wound, but there is a pool of blood on the floor and what is still dripping from beneath his hand what approach will you take to control bleeding

Leave him where you found him and have other stop any forklift traffic

You have responded to an employee ball in the manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment makes you suspect the responsive employee may have an injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way that sometimes has forklift traffic how should you address that

Place her in the recovery position to protect her airway

You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunchroom. When you were arrive she is lying on the floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so you direct others to activate EMS and get the companies AED. During your breathing assessment, you determine she is breathing normally. What is your next step

Place him in a recovery position to maintain and protect the airway

You were waiting for EMS to arrive while caring for a person with an altered mental status. If the persons level of responsiveness becomes severely damaged, what should you do

Pinch the south portion of the nose and have him tell his head forward, chin down

You working for a coworker with a nosebleed. What should you do to provide care

Protect her from further injury by moving away from her any object she might bump into

You're talking with a group of coworkers when one of them suddenly collapses to the ground. Her whole body is jerking and convulsing. What is your immediate care

Have him sit down in a cool area and drink some cold water IDK

Your coworker has been standing in place a long time while monitoring a production line tells you that he suddenly feels lightheaded and warm. How should you respond