- What is the first thing to do when you approach a casualty?
- How long would you check for breathing on an unconscious casualty?
- What position would you place an unconscious, breathing casualty?
- On a non-breathing child what is the rate of compressions to breaths?
- On a non-breathing adult what is the rate of compressions to breaths?
- How far would you compress the chest of an adult during CPR?
- What information should you give emergency services when calling?
- What is a primary survey?
- What is a secondary survey?
- What is the treatment of a conscious choking casualty?
- What are the signs of shock?
- What is the treatment of shock?
- What is the pulse rate of an adult at rest?
- How fast would you give chest compressions during CPR?
- What percentage of oxygen is in your exhaled breath?
- Which injury is the priority – bleeding arm or broken leg?
- If a diabetic casualty is anxious, aggressive and drowsy, what should you do?
- Should you have plasters in first aid kit?
- If an employee breaks their leg at work what regulations require reporting to HSE?
- Who must fill in the accident book?
- What are the ABC´s of First Aid?
ANSWERS
- Check for Danger
- 10 seconds
- Recovery position
- 30 compressions, 2 breaths
- 30 compressions, 2 breaths (same ratio for all ages)
- 4-5cm
- Location, Incident, Other services, No. of casualties, Extent of Injury, Location in detail
- The initial check carried out on a casualty – open the airway and check breathing
- A more detailed check on a casualty for bleeding, burns, broken bones etc.
- Lean them forward, instruct to cough, give 5 back blows and then 5 abdominal thrusts
- Pale face, clammy skin, rapid shallow breathing
- Treat the cause of the shock then lay the casualty down with legs raised, warm and reassure
- 60-80 per minute
- Almost 2 compressions per second (rate of 100 per minute)
- Approx 16%
- Bleeding arm
- Give them a sugary drink then something more substantial like a sandwich, rice or pasta
- If possible use hypo-allergenic plasters and ask if the casualty has any relevant allergies
- RIDDOR – Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations
- Anyone can fill in the accident book
- The ABC´s refers to Airway, Breathing and Circulation. Since the 2005 Resuscitation updates we now commonly use the DRSAB method (Danger, Response, Shout Help, Airway & Breathing) to assess a casualty, rather than checking for circulation, due to inaccuracies in the Circulation checking method.