Assignment 4: Finding Out What’s Wrong
(This is not a PAPER) These are questions
Instructions/Questions:
Read Finding Out What’s Wrong in the textbook before starting the assignment. The answers for this assignment are in the textbook.
Q 1-3
What are the three goals of identifying what is wrong in the Checking the Victim section?
Q 4-6
The scene size-up determines the ______ of the scene, the _______ or nature of illness and the number of _______.
Q 7-10
What are the four parts of the Initial Check?
Q 11-14
What does each letter in the acronym AVPU represent for assessing responsiveness?
Q 15
If the airway is obstructed abdominal thrusts called, the _______ maneuver can be given to clear and obstructed airway. Please note that the American Red Cross teaches five back blows and five abdominal thrusts.
Q16
To check breathing – look, listen and feel for five – ___ seconds.
Q17
If the victim is not breathing, keep the airway open and breathe ____ breaths into the victim.
Q18
From Breathing Sounds in the textbook, occasional gasping breaths after the heart stops are _____ respirations.
Q 19 – 20
The victim’s conditions that you can see, feel, hear or smell are termed _____ while the things the victim feels and is able to describe are termed ______.
Q21 – 22
If a victim is conscious, you should do an assessment every ____ minutes while if a victim is unconscious, you should do an assessment every _______ minutes.
Q23
________ is the process of prioritizing victims.