What are the 3 killers? 

Airway/breathing

Bleeding

Shock

How do you check to see if someone who is unconscious is breathing? 

Observe if there is chest movement

Feel for breath

How do you open someone’s airway if they’re not breathing? 

Head tilt

Chin lift

What would be considered very fast breathing? 

What are 3 ways to stop bleeding? 

Direct pressure

Elevation

Pressure points

How can you recognize if someone is in shock? 

Are they breathing rapidly?
Check their mental status - are they cohent? (Confusion could be a sign of shock)

Check nail beds for slow refill 

How can you quickly & effectively triage one person in less than a minute? 

Check breathing

Observe if there is visible injury or bleeding

Evaluate for shock

How do you treat for shock? 

If the person is standing try to get them to lay down.

Elevate legs

Regulate body temperature

DO NOT give food or water

What is the first thing you say before treating someone? 

What are the 4 triage categories and colors? 

Green - OK or walking wounded

Yellow - Delayed (need treatment but can wait)

Red - Urgent/Life threatening

Black - Dead

If the sewer system isn’t working, where will you poop? 

If your entire neighborhood does not have a working sewer system, what do you do with all that poop? 

You can use a bucket lined with a plastic bag.

Bury if possible - establish a designated location for human waste.

What kinds of personal protective equipment (PPE) can you wear to protect yourself? 

Gloves (non latex for medical, leather)

Helmet

Goggles

Boots

Mask

Name 3 ways to purify water. 

Bleach

Iodine tablets

Filter

Boiling

If space is available and you can sort victims according to colors, what are the 4 treatment areas? 

Green - walking wounded

Yellow - delayed

Red - Urgent/life threatening

Black - morgue

Name the parts of the body you touch & examine when conducting a head-to-toe assessment. 

Head to toe assessment

Use a confident, firm touch

Look at hands for blood

How do you treat a burn? 

Cool burned area

Cover with sterile cloth (loosely)

Elevate burned extremities higher than heart

Do NOT apply ice directly

Do NOT remove tissue or break blisters

If a victim has an open wound that is bleeding and you want to put a new dressing on it, do you remove the old bloody dressing? 

No!

You might open the wound.

If an amputated body part is found, what do you do with it? 

Wrap in clean cloth and put in plastic bag.

Put in ice if possible (but not directly on)

Keep near the person to which it belongs

f you suspect a fracture and want to splint the lower leg, describe how you would splint it. 

You can use cardboard or pillow

Tie firmly above and below fracture

Check pulse, movement, and sensation before and after

What does PMS stand for and when do you use it? 

Pulse

Movement

Sensation