The purpose of this study guide is to orient you to the American Red Cross First Aid - When Help is Delayed materials. You will need a copy of the First Aid - When Help is Delayed Participant Booklet and the First Aid - When Help is Delayed Instructor Guide, both available through the Transylvania County Chapter, American Red Cross, 828-884-4530 or www.transylvaniaredcross.com

Go through the materials at your own pace and concurrently work through this study guide, marking your answers on the answer sheet. Note that the questions are arranged by topic and that they generally follow sequentially as you read the materials. An Answer Key is also available to aid you in evaluating your self-study.

Study Guide Contents:

Section A: Participant Booklet

Section B: Instructor Guide

After you have reviewed the materials and completed Sections A and B of the self-study guide, please complete and sign the Verification Form and return it to your American Red Cross unit of authorization.

If you have any questions regarding this self-study guide and/or procedure, please contact your local American Red Cross chapter for clarification.

Section A: First Aid - When Help is Delayed participant booklet

1. Your participant’s manual describes a delayed-help situation as one in which emergency assistance is-

1. Delayed for more than 3 hours.

2. Unavailable for an unknown amount of time.

3. When you are completely on your own.

4. Delayed for more than 30 minutes.

2. One good way to plan for emergencies is to –

1. Check that you have the right equipment.

2. Ensure that one person has planned for emergencies.

3. Ask yourself "What if . . . . .?" questions.

4. Talk with others about their expectations.

3. A natural shelter that you could use in an emergency would be –

1. A car or other vehicle.

2. A tarp attached to the branches of nearby trees.

3. A cave, overhang, or large tree.

4. A tent or a bivouac sac.

4. If you must leave a victim alone in order to get help, you should –

1. Place a conscious victim in the recovery position.

2. Take a note with you describing the route you are taking, the time you left, and when you hope to arrive.

3. Take adequate food and water, since if you don’t get help, the victim won’t need food and water anyway.

4. Mark the victim’s location clearly so you can find it when you return.

5. If medical care is more than 2 hours away, you might want to provide care for shock by giving a fully conscious adult victim –

1. Half a cup of water with 2 tablespoons of salt dissolved in it and sipped slowly over a 20 minute period.

2. Some water to drink and sweet food to eat.

3. About half a cup of cool water to drink over a 20 minute period.

4. Anything he or she wants to drink.

6. The use of a tourniquet to control bleeding is –

1. Not that dangerous as long as you remember to loosen the tourniquet for 2 minutes out of every 15.

2. Appropriate whenever the limb below the point of the tourniquet is so badly damaged as to be unsalvageable.

3. A procedure that can save a life and the limb if the proper procedures are followed.

4. Rarely needed and should only be used when all other methods to control bleeding have failed.

7. When help is delayed and you are providing care for a victim, you should be sure to recheck the victim’s condition –

1. Every 5 minutes for conditions that are not life threatening.

2. Every 15 minutes for conditions that are not life threatening.

3. Every 2 minutes for conditions that are life threatening, every 15 minutes otherwise.

4. Every minute for conditions that are life threatening, every 5 minutes otherwise.

8. True or False: In general, the care you provide for a victim in a delayed-help situation is not different from the care you provide for any victim.

1. True

2. False

9. When sending someone for help, you should make sure that –

1. The person carries certain vital information in writing.

2. The person has enough food and water for the trip.

3. The most experienced person stays with the victim.

4. Only one person makes the trip, in case something happens to him or her.

10. True or False: A series of three of almost anything can be used to signal "HELP!"

1. True

2. False

11. An improvised help sign that could be used to signal an aircraft is –

1. The work "HELP" spelled out on the ground.

2. A large "H" mark on the ground.

3. A large "X" mark on the ground.

4. A circle with a large "H" placed inside it.

12. One important piece of information to give rescuers when you call for help is –

1. When and where you departed from, and where you are going.

2. Your age and gender and the age and gender of the victim.

3. Your location, including prominent landmarks if possible.

4. The number of days for which you have food and water available.

13. True or False: The best thing you can do in a delayed-help situation is to get help, even if this means leaving the victim.

1. True

2. False

14. In a delayed-help situation, the normal CHECK-CALL-CARE steps should also include –

1. Checking the scene.

2. Checking for resources.

3. Checking the victim.

4. Checking for back injuries.

15. You are in a delayed-help situation; however, the victim’s injuries are not severe. Even though moving the victim might cause additional injury, you are concerned that the conditions at the scene are unsafe. Which of the following options might be the best course of action in this situation?

1. Transport the victim to help.

2. Send someone else to get help.

3. Leave the victim and get help yourself.

4. Stay where you are and call for help.

16. Information included in sidebars in the participant manual –

1. Will be included on the written test.

2. Must be covered during class.

3. Is usually not relevant to the course.

4. Is only for information purposes, and will not be tested.

17. The Key Terms for this module are located –

1. In the glossary at the beginning of the participant’s manual.

2. In the instructor’s guide only.

3. In bold throughout the text.

4. There are no key terms for this course.

Section B: First Aid - When Help is Delayed Instructor’s Guide

18. Learning objectives of the First Aid - When Help is Delayed module are located in –

1. The Teaching Tools Section.

2. The Administration Section.

3. The index.

4. The Glossary.

19. To be eligible to receive a completion certificate for First Aid - When Help is Delayed module, a participant must –

1. Be currently certified in CPR for the Professional Rescuer.

2. Have a current American Red Cross first aid certificate, plus a current CPR certificate, and pass the written exam with a score of 80% or better.

3. Have hiking and climbing experience.

4. Only have had first aid training in the past.

20. Approximate length of First Aid - When Help is Delayed is –

1. 2 hours

2. 2.5 hours

3. 3 hours

4. There is no specified module length.

21. Additional teaching aids for this module include –

1. 19 optional color slides.

2. 6 transparency masters located in the back of the Instructor’s Guide.

3. A 30 minute video.

4. a and b only.

22. Primary Points to be covered during the course are located –

1. In the Administration section.

2. Within the Lesson Plan.

3. In the participant’s manual.

4. None of the above.

23. Upon successful completion of this module, which includes passing the written test with 80% or better and full attendance; a participant may receive –

1. A When Help is Delayed certificate valid for one year.

2. A universal certificate with "First Aid – When Help is Delayed" noted on it.

3. A "Has Attended" certificate.

4. A Standard First Aid certificate.

24. First Aid – When Help is Delayed is designed to be a stand-alone first aid course.

1. True

2. False

25. For a student to receive a completion certificate, the instructor must –

1. Be a currently authorized Responding To Emergencies, Standard First Aid, FA/CPR/AED, Lifeguarding, or Emergency Response instructor.

2. Complete this self-study orientation.

3. Follow all Red Cross policies and procedures.

4. All of the above.

26. In order for participants to be eligible for a course completion certificate, they must pas the written examination with how many correct responses?

1. 12

2. 15

3. 18

4. 11

27. Information for instructors regarding the additional care procedures added to the participant’s manual are located in –

1. The Teaching Tools section.

2. The Instructor Trainer Guide.

3. Only in the participant’s manual.

4. In Part A: Administration of the Instructor’s Guide.

28. The participant’s manual describes additional information on care for which injuries?

1. Burns, sudden illness, infectious disease.

2. Neurogenic shock and dislocations.

3. Burns, sudden illness, fractures and dislocations, and an extra step for controlling bleeding.

4. Bleeding and choking.

29. Which method for transporting a victim to safety has a figure in the participant’s manual?

1. Saddleback carry.

2. Pack-strap carry.

3. Cross-chest carry.

4. Fireman’s carry.

30. At the conclusion of teaching the module, the instructor should –

1. Submit a Course Record (Form 6418) and Course Record Addendum (Form 6418A) to the local Red Cross unit.

2. Use the 3228 course code on the Course Record (Form 6418).

3. Issue universal certificates with "First Aid – When Help is Delayed" as the course for participants who meet the prerequisite and successfully complete the test.

4. All of the above.

Self – Study Guide Answer Sheet

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