Performance should include

• use of appropriate equipment and supplies
• assessment techniques
• procedures to control external bleeding
• first aid for choking victim and shock victim
• procedures to treat bone traumas
• procedures to treat heat/cold exposure, poisoning, seizures, burns, and bites

after completing AHA Basic Life Support health care provider and first aid training.

Process/Skill Questions:

• How would one assess the situation and the client in an emergency through observation, inspection, and palpation?
• Why would one evaluate the situation for hidden dangers before entering the scene or touching the client?
• How would one perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a non-medical setting?
• How would one administer first aid to a conscious and an unconscious choking victim?
• What are the signs and symptoms of shock? What emergency procedures would one provide for a shock victim until help arrives?
• How would one perform emergency procedures to treat fractures, sprains, strains, and dislocations?
• How would one treat victims of heat or cold exposure, poisoning, seizures, and burns?