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Chapter 47
Student Assignment
Basic Emergency Care
Fill in the Blanks
1. The goals of first aid are to:
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
2. You must activate the emergency medical services (EMS) system. What information should
you give the operator?
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
C. ________________________________
D. ________________________________
E. ________________________________
F. ________________________________
3. List the four parts of CPR.
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
C. ________________________________
D. ________________________________
4. The three major signs of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) are
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
C. ________________________________
5. The American Heart Association’s Chain of Survival actions are
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
C. ________________________________
D. ________________________________
6. The ____________________________________________ opens the airway.
7. With mouth-to-barrier device breathing, the barrier device prevents contact with
______________________________________________________.
8. Before starting chest compressions, use the______________ on the side near you to check
for circulation.
9. The purpose of chest compressions is to_______________
_______________________________________________.
10. CPR is done if the person___________________________
________________________________________________.
11. ________________________________________________ as soon as possible after the
onset of ventricular fibrillation increases the person’s chance of survival.
12. What is the purpose of the recovery position?___________
_______________________________________________
13. Where does internal bleeding occur?__________________
_______________________________________________
14. Bleeding from ________________________________ occurs in spurts.
15. Shock results when_______________________________
_______________________________________________.
16. ______________________________ is a life-threatening sensitivity to an antigen.
17. With a ________________________ seizure, the person does not lose consciousness.
18. This type of seizure has two phases. __________________
_______________________________________________
19. Some burns are minor, others are severe. Severity depends on
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
C. ________________________________
20. Emergency care for fainting includes
A. ________________________________
B. ________________________________
C. ________________________________
D. ________________________________
E. ________________________________
F. ________________________________
G. ________________________________
21. Signs of stroke depend on_________________
_______________________________________________.
22. During an emergency, you need to protect the person from onlookers because
________________________________________________
_______________________________________________.
True or False
Mark T for true or F for false.
1. _____ Respiratory arrest is when breathing stops and the heart stops.
2. _____ Basic life support procedures support breathing and circulation.
3. _____ For effective chest compressions, the person must be supine and on a soft, comfortable
surface.
4. _____ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is done for sudden cardiac arrest.
5. _____ The airway must be open to restore breathing.
6. _____ Internal bleeding is controlled by applying direct pressure to the bleeding site.
7. _____ High blood pressure and a slow, weak pulse are signs of shock.
8. _____ Anaphylactic shock is an emergency.
9. _____ A person is having a seizure. To promote safety, you must restrain the person’s body
movements.
10. _____ Full-thickness burns are very painful.
11. _____ The right to privacy and confidentiality are protected during an emergency.
Multiple Choice
Circle the BEST answer.
12. The emergency care given to an ill or injured person before medical help arrives is
A. Emergency medical system
B. First aid
C. Basic life support
D. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
13. Air is not inhaled when breathing stops. The person is given breaths. Before giving breaths,
you must
A. Check for adequate breathing
B. Check for a blood pressure
C. Check for a pulse
D. Make the person comfortable
14. Before starting chest compressions
A. Check for breathlessness
B. Check for a blood pressure
C. Check for a pulse
D. Make the person comfortable
15. When doing chest compressions, which is incorrect?
A. Your arms are straight.
B. Your shoulders are directly over your hands.
C. Exert firm downward pressure.
D. Depress the sternum 21/2 to 3 inches.
16. Chest compressions are given to adults at a rate of
A. 100 per minute
B. 70 per minute
C. 120 per minute
D. 110 per minute
17. Adult CPR is being given by two people. Breaths are given
A. After every 5 compressions
B. After every 10 compressions
C. After every 15 compression
D. After every 30 compressions
18. Do the following to prevent and treat shock except
A. Keep the person lying down
B. Control hemorrhage
C. Keep the person cool
D. Reassure the person
19. A resident is having a seizure. Do all of the following except
A. Lower the person to the floor
B. Loosen tight clothing
C. Offer the person fluids
D. Turn the person onto his or her side
20. Emergency care of burns includes all of the following except
A. Remove the person from the fire or burn source
B. Leave the burns open to the air
C. Remove hot clothing that is not sticking to the skin
D. Provide basic life support as needed
21. Which is not a warning signal of fainting?
A. A slow, strong pulse
B. Dizziness
C. Perspiration
D. Blackness before the eyes
22. Emergency care for the person having a stroke includes all of the following except
A. Raise the head without flexing the neck
B. Loosen tight clothing
C. Position the person on the unaffected side
D. Keep the person quiet and warm