1. Chapter 1

2.  Types  Sudden illness  Injury  Categories  Life-threatening emergency  Non-life-threatening emergency

3.  Life-threatening emergency- illness or injury that impairs a victim’s ability to circulate oxygenated blood to all the parts of his or her body.  Non-life-threatening emergency- situation that does not have an immediate impact on a victim’s ability to circulate oxygenated blood, but still requires medical attention.

4.  Injury- Damage to the body from an external force.  Sudden Illness- Physical condition that requires immediate medical attention

5.  Your primary role as a citizen responder:  Recognizing that an emergency exists.  Deciding to act.  Taking action by calling 9-1-1  Giving care until help arrives.

6.  Reasons people give for not helping are called barriers to action.  Presence of bystanders.  Uncertainty about the victim.  Nature of the injury or illness.  Fear of disease transmission.  Fear of doing something wrong  Fear of being sued  Assuming someone else will take action

7.  The EMS system is a network of community resources and medical personnel that provides emergency care to victims of injury or sudden illness.