Title: Identify emergencies and health-threatening conditions and the appropriate responses.
Course: Medication Aide (14051-18) > Section: Preparing for Safe Administration of Medications

Identification should include

- causes for emergencies
  - injury
  - illness
  - complications related to illness or injury
  - unwanted effects of medication

- common emergency conditions
  - excessive, uncontrolled bleeding
  - accidents involving severe injury
  - failure or obstruction of the respiratory system
  - uncontrollable behavior which is a danger to the client or others
  - loss of consciousness unrelated to predictable seizure activity

- types of health-threatening conditions which should be reported
  - life-threatening emergencies
  - nonemergency, but health-threatening conditions
  - other significant changes in physical condition or behavior

- appropriate responses to emergency and nonemergency but health-threatening conditions
- appropriate follow-up to emergency and nonemergency but health-threatening conditions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the signs of anaphylactic shock?
- How would an MA activate the emergency medical services (EMS)?
- How would an MA control bleeding?
- What is the universal sign for choking?
- How does an MA provide first aid for soft-tissue injuries?