Heart, Stroke, CPR
This common acronym represents the core warning signs of a stroke: Face, Arms, Speech, and Time
FAST
Before applying first aid to a cut, you should do this to prevent infection.
Wash your hands
To immediately treat a burn or scald, you should flush the affected area with cold running water for this many minutes.
10
In the acronym RICE used for treating strains and sprains, the letter E stands for what?
Elevate
If a spinal cord injury is suspected, a first aider must explicitly advise the patient not to do this.
Move
Across adults, children, and infants, a standard individual cycle of CPR consistently requires this many quick chest compressions.
30
To slow down the bleeding from a cut, a first aider should apply pressure and elevate the wound above this organ.
These painful, fluid-filled pockets typically develop during second-degree burns and should never be intentionally popped.
Blisters
This action, done before physical activities, can help prevent sprains and strains?
Stretching
Confusion, dizziness, and hearing loss are typical symptoms of what injury?
Head injury
Chest discomfort, vomiting, and shortness of breath are all signs of what?
Heart attacks
Knives, scissors, and glass are common sources of what?
Cuts
When treating a second-degree burn, you should never apply this frozen item directly because it restricts blood flow and slows healing.
Ice
In the acronym RICE used for treating strains and sprains, the letter I stands for what?
Ice
Contact sports are a common way to get this type of injry.
Spinal cord injury
To aid a choking infant under the age of one, a first aider must alternate 5 back blows with 5 of these compressions.
Chest thrusts
If the cut is minor, you can apply this on it.
A bandaid
This type of burn is the worst degree.
Third
A strain is an overstretched or torn what?
Muscle or tendon
A severe head injury may cause a noticeable leakage of fluid coming from these two specific facial structures.
The ears and nose
A stroke is caused by a rush of blood to this organ.
The brain
A sprain is an overstretched or torn what?
Ligament