Assignment One Background Information
Chapter 1: Background Information
Read textbook Chapter on Background Information and use the internet to help you answers the following questions.
1. Why is first aid important?
2. Who needs first aid?
3. Please explain the following:
· Value of Self
· Value of Others
· Value in Remote Area
4. What is first aid?
5. List at least 25 different first aid supplies?
6. What is the leading cause of death________________.
7. Properly applied first aid can mean the difference between _________ and ___________, between rapid _____________, and a long _______________, or between a _____________and_____________ ____________.
8. List 4 ways to minimize the risk of a law suit.
9. Discuss the following :
· Children and Mental Incompetent Adults
· Refusing Help
· Abandonment
· Negligence
· Confidentiality
· Good Samaritan Laws
10. Table 1-4 list examples of Interventions (Please list 4 examples under each Intervention )
· Education /Persuasion
· Enforcement/Law
· Engineering Technology
Complete prep Kit
1. Assessment In Action
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