Red Cross

• What is the primary focus of Emergency First Aid Training?

  Immediate help in emergencies
• What does Basic Life Support involve?

  Recognizing respiratory or cardiac arrest
• What is the purpose of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?

  To assist someone who has stopped breathing
• What are the objectives of First Aid?

  • Preserve life
  • Prevent further harm and complications
  • Seek medical help
  • Provide reassurance
• What is consent in the context of First Aid?

  Permission to ask for help
• What is expressed consent?

  Explicit permission from a conscious person
• What is implied consent?

  Assumed permission when a person is unconscious
• Who needs consent for pediatric patients?

  Guardian or parent consent
• What is the Duty to Act?

  Responsibility of the first aider
• What distinguishes professional rescuers from lay rescuers?

  Professional rescuers have advanced knowledge
• What is the standard of care?

  Providing care with a certain level of knowledge
• What is negligence in First Aid?

  Intention to help but causing further harm
• What does Article 12 no. 4 of the Philippines Revised Penal Code state?

  Exempted from liability if acting with due care
• What is abandonment in First Aid?

  Leaving a patient before someone qualified takes over
• What are health hazards and risks in First Aid?

  Potential dangers during emergency response
• What is herpes in the context of transmittable diseases?

  A disease transmitted through kissing
• How is meningitis commonly transmitted?

  Through mouth-to-mouth contact
• What type of disease is tuberculosis?

  Airborne disease
• What is hepatitis and its common symptom?

  Causes jaundice, yellow skin color
• How is HIV transmitted?

  Through sexual intercourse and blood
• What are universal precautions?

  Strategies to prevent bloodborne pathogen transmission
• What is Body Substance Isolation (BSI)?

  Preventing exposure to body secretions
• What does Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) refer to?

  Specialized clothing for protection
• What are the steps in Scene Size Up?

  1. Check location and 360 view
  2. Know what happened
  3. Role of bystanders
  4. Number of casualties
  5. Asking permission or consent
• What does the AVPU mnemonic stand for?

  A - alert, V - responsive to voice
• What should you do if someone is unconscious?

  Call for local emergency help
• What does the LLF technique involve?

  Listening for breathing and chest rise
• What is the first step in assessing circulation?

  Check for pulse at carotid area
• What does the SAMPLE history acronym stand for?

  S - signs, A - allergies, M - medications
• What does DOTS stand for in injury assessment?

  Deformation, open-wound, tenderness, swelling
• What are the signs and symptoms of shock?

  • Restlessness or irritability
  • Altered level of consciousness
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Pale, ashen or greyish color
  • Rapid breathing
  • Rapid and weak pulse
  • Excessive thirst
• What should you do if a person is in shock?

  Make them lie down and control bleeding
• What is a closed wound?

  Intact outer layer of skin
• What are the signs of a closed wound?

  Tender, swollen, bruised areas
• What is the first aid management for closed wounds?

  Apply an ice pack and elevate
• What are the types of open wounds?

  1. Abrasion
  2. Laceration
  3. Avulsion
  4. Amputation
  5. Punctures
• What is an abrasion?

  Common type caused by rough objects
• What is a laceration?

  A cut caused by sharp objects
• What is an avulsion?

  Partial tearing of skin and tissue
• What is an amputation?

  Complete tearing away of a body part