Exam 1: Introduction to First Aid Care

First Aiders should keep victim's health information confidential.

The "reasonable-man test":

Meningitis is spread through close blood-to-blood transmission.

Infectious disease is a disease that:

A 911 dispatcher will need information which will include:

You can be legally charged with battery if you give first aid care or forcibly transport a victim who has refused consent.

To help you avoid being infected by contact with blood, body fluids, and secretions, you should:

If you are alone and come upon an unconscious/unresponsive infant or child, you should first:

In administering care, First Aiders are:

If you wear protective gloves while treating a victim, it isn't necessary to wash your hands after removing the gloves.

Stopping care and leaving a victim at a scene is legally considered abandonment.

Good Samaritan laws are enacted to protect the First Aider from being sued unless the First Aider is found guilty of negligence.

"Duty to act" means you have a ________ to give aid.

If an adult victim or guardian refuses consent, you may:

You are providing first aid at a car accident. What is the greatest threat to you and the victim's safety?

A competent adult has the right to refuse first aid care for himself/herself or a minor in need of such care.

If unsafe, enter a first aid situation only if you have been properly trained and have proper protective equipment.

Stay a safe distance from a hostile victim and call for help.

You are helping at a car accident and there are downed power lines. You should move them to make the scene safe.

An infectious disease of particular concern to First Aiders and others in emergency settings is Hepatitis B, which is most commonly spread through: