Caregiver Safety and Emergency Response 2

Question 1

What is the first thing to do if you discover a fire in the client's home?

Accepted Answer

Get the client to safety (RACE: Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish)

Answer

Call the fire department

Answer

Attempt to extinguish it

Answer

Open windows to ventilate

Question 2

A client is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)

Answer

Give them water

Answer

Slap them on the back of the head

Answer

Wait for the obstruction to clear

Question 3

What should an incident report after a fall include?

Accepted Answer

Date, time, location, what happened, injuries, witnesses, actions taken

Answer

Only date and time

Answer

Only what you directly witnessed

Answer

A brief note that a fall occurred

Question 4

What does PASS stand for when using a fire extinguisher?

Accepted Answer

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

Answer

Push, Aim, Spray, Sweep

Answer

Point, Activate, Spray, Secure

Answer

Pull, Activate, Spray, Stop

Question 5

A client with epilepsy begins seizing. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Clear hazards, protect the head, time the seizure, do not restrain

Answer

Place something in their mouth

Answer

Hold them down firmly

Answer

Perform CPR immediately

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of an emergency preparedness plan?

Accepted Answer

To ensure safety and continuation of care during emergencies

Answer

To satisfy regulations only

Answer

To assign blame

Answer

To eliminate all risks