Health Assessment & First Aid Flashcards
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When using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you should first:
Answer: Clear all personnel from the victim before pressing the shock button
Everyone must stand clear of the victim when the AED delivers a shock to prevent accidental electrocution of bystanders.
When responding to a victim who has ingested a petroleum product such as gasoline, first aiders should:
Answer: Call Poison Control or EMS and do NOT induce vomiting
Inducing vomiting with petroleum products can cause aspiration pneumonia or additional chemical burns to the esophagus; Poison Control directs the appropriate response.
The recovery position (lateral recumbent) is used for an unconscious breathing victim primarily to:
Answer: Prevent airway obstruction from vomit or fluids
Placing a breathing but unconscious victim on their side allows fluids to drain from the mouth, reducing the risk of airway obstruction or aspiration.
A coworker at a petroleum site has a deep laceration that is bleeding heavily. After applying direct pressure for 10 minutes, the bleeding has not stopped. You should:
Answer: Apply additional dressings on top without removing the original and continue pressure
Removing a soaked dressing disrupts forming clots; adding more dressings on top maintains pressure and promotes clotting.
At a petroleum facility, a worker reports sudden crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm and jaw. You suspect a heart attack. Your FIRST action is:
Answer: Call EMS immediately and have the victim rest in a comfortable position
Activating EMS is the highest priority for a suspected heart attack because definitive treatment (such as angioplasty) can only be provided in a hospital.
A victim has a penetrating object (impaled piece of metal) in the leg from a petroleum equipment accident. You should:
Answer: Leave the object in place, stabilize it, and control bleeding around it
Removing an impaled object can cause massive hemorrhage; stabilizing it in place controls movement and prevents further vascular damage.
Which of the following is the BEST indicator that rescue breaths during CPR are effective?
Answer: The victim's chest visibly rises with each breath
Visible chest rise confirms that air is entering the lungs rather than the stomach, which can cause regurgitation and aspiration.