Title: Identify general first aid concepts.
Course: Health Assisting Careers (14002-36) > Section: Identifying First Aid Concepts

Identification should include

- description of the concept of first aid
- ways to recognize and respond to medical emergencies
- use of standard precautions
- controlling external bleeding
- administering first aid to a conscious or unconscious choking victim
- identifying signs and symptoms of shock, and responding procedures
- identifying first aid procedures for a musculoskeletal injury
- identifying signs and symptoms of heat and cold exposure, and responding procedures
- identifying signs and symptoms of poisoning, and responding procedures
- identifying signs and symptoms of a seizure, and responding procedures.
- identifying signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, and responding procedures (epinephrine injection).

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are standard precautions and PPE required?
- What is the first step in responding to a medical emergency?
- How can poison control be contacted, and where should this number be recorded?
- Where can the health assistant access the guidelines of the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross?
- What is the first step in administering first aid to a conscious choking victim?
- What is the first step in administering first aid to an unconscious choking victim?
- What safety precautions should be observed? When?
- What are the signs of shock?
- What is the first step in responding to possible shock?
- What information should the health assistant gather for the emergency personnel?
- What is the first step in administering first aid for a musculoskeletal injury?
- What safety precautions should be observed? When?
- What are the signs of heat or cold exposure?
- What is the first step in responding to heat or cold exposure?