Assignment Four
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.