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20 Cards in this Set
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First aid is the ____ care given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill.
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tempory
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One of the primary principles of first aid is to obain ____ .
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medical assistance
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A goal of first aid is to minimize ____ .
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complications
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Define First Aid
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the temporary and immediate care given to a person who is injured or who suddenly becomes ill.
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You should provide basic life support first to ____ .
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the most seriously injured
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During the first few minutes after an accident, you should activate ____ .
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the EMS systems
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What does EMS stand for?
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Emergency Medical Services
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If you are alone, you should provide rescue suport to a child for ____ before telephoning for help.
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1 minute
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Define Duty to Act
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The legal obligation to five aid or perform first aid care.
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Duty to act means you have a ____ to give aid.
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legal obligation
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The "reasonable-man" test shows that you acted as a normal. prudent person would have acted under the ____ .
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same circumstances
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Every competent adult has the right to give ____ to treatment.
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consent
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What are the ten signs that a victim is infectious?
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*rash or skin lesion
*open sore *diarrhea *vomiting *coughing or sneezing *draining or oozing wounds *profuse sweating *abdominal pain *headache with stiff neck *yellowish skin or eyes |
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Define Good Samaritan laws
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Laws that protect health care personnel and provide quidelines for care.
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Define negligence.
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Acting with carelessness, inattention, disregard, inadvertence, or avoidable oversight.
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Define "reasonable-man" test.
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Did the First Aider act the same way a normal, prudent, person with similar training would have acted under the same circumstances?
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Define actual consent.
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informed consent
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Define implied consent
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assumption that a victim of life-threating injury or illness would give consent
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Define minor's consent
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the right of consent given to a parent or guardian
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Define infectious disease
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a disease that can eb transmitted from one person to another or from an insect or animal to a person
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