Chapter 5-Study Guide
1. An easy way to tell if a victim is conscious and shows signs of life is to—
2. What represents a life-threatening condition?
3. Describe the conditions that are considered life threatening.
4. The Check step in Check—Call—Care is a check for safety and a check for—
5. True or false: A conscious victim who has a heartbeat and signs of life can have a life-threatening emergency.
6. Check to see if a victim is unconscious by—
7. A victim who is unconscious and lying on his or her back could stop breathing if his or her—
8. An unconscious child must be checked carefully for signals of breathing. You should—
9. Open an unconscious victim’s airway by—
10. True or false: A victim whose heart has stopped beating will also have stopped breathing.
11. A person has been injured in a bicycle crash. You decide to help. The victim is conscious and appears to be cooperative. You identify yourself and gain the victim’s consent. What four important questions should you ask the victim?
12. A victim is not always able to answer a responder’s questions during an interview. List four reasons why.
13. It is important to ask a bystander simple questions about what happened and the victim’s condition because—
14. Begin a head-to-toe examination of a conscious victim by—
15. True or false: It is important during the head-to-toe examination to have the victim lie completely still, not moving any body parts, so as to avoid further injury.
16. You have already identified yourself to a victim, gained his or her consent for your assistance and conducted the interview. Assuming that you do not suspect a head, neck or back injury, describe the general process for performing a head-to-toe examination of a victim.
17. One way to determine if a body part or limb looks unusual is to _____.
18. A victim who can move all body parts without pain or discomfort and has no other signals of injury or illness can be—
19. A victim is conscious and breathing normally. Your head-to-toe examination reveals only a small bruise on the victim’s forehead. As you continue talking to the victim, you notice that he or she becomes increasingly confused and disoriented. You should—
20. You are alone with an unconscious victim. You must leave the victim to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number. Describe what you should do before leaving the victim.
Match the following terms with the statement which best relates to it.
21. Carotid artery
22. Brachial artery
23. No more than 10 seconds
24. No more than 10 seconds
a. The amount of time you should check for breathing
b. The place to feel for a pulse on a child
c. The place to feel for a pulse on an infant
d. The amount of time you should check for signs of life
25. A person with a known medical condition might wear a medical alert bracelet around the wrist. Where else might you find such medical alert information?
26. When would you not want to transport a victim yourself to an emergency-care facility?
27. Under what three conditions should you decide to transport a victim to an emergency-care facility yourself?
28. The _____ are the major blood vessels that supply blood to the head and neck.
29. The _____ pulse may be felt on the inside of the upper arm.
30. When blood flow is directed away from the skin’s surface to increase the blood supply to the vital organs, the skin may—
31. An important guideline to follow when giving care for a victim before EMS personnel arrive is to—