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
