First Aid
Poisons and Snakebites
Shock and Stroke
CPR
Cold-Related Illnesses
100
The immediate and temporary care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly becomes ill.
What is First Aid?
100
Suck the poison out.
What is a myth for snakebite treatment?
100
A dangerous reduction in blood flow to the body's tissues.
What is shock?
100
Survey the scene.
What is the first step done during an emergency?
100
The freezing of body parts (usually the extremities).
What is frostbite?
200
Bandages, cold pack, antiseptic ointment, hand sanitizer, gauze pads
What are items that should be in a First Aid kit?
200
Slows rate of venom travel
What is placing the injured body part below the heart?
200
A condition caused by a blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain.
What is stroke?
200
1 breath every 5 seconds for 2 minutes.
What is rescue breathing for an adult?
200
Rewarm the affected area in lukewarm water.
What is treatment for mild frostbite?
300
Used to absorb toxins in case of ingestion of a poisonous substance
What is activated charcoal?
300
Acid, bleach or gasoline products.
What are items that should not be vomited if ingested?
300
Rapid, shallow breathing; cold, clammy skin; rapid, weak pulse; dizziness; weakness; and fainting.
What are signs of shock?
300
1 breath every 3 seconds for 2 minutes.
What is rescue breathing for an infant?
300
A reduction of the body temperature so that it is lower than normal.
What is hypothermia?
400
Oral or written permission from a mentally competent adult to give first aid.
What is actual consent?
400
Substances that cause injury, illness or death.
What are poisons?
400
Weakness or paralysis on one side of the body; blurred vision; severe headache, slowed breathing, loss of speech.
What are signs of stroke?
400
No pulse, not breathing.
What is the moment CPR should occur?
400
Dress appropriately (hats, gloves, coat) in cold weather.
What is prevention of frostbite?
500
Laws that protect people who give first aid in good faith without gross negligence or misconduct.
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
500
This is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States.
What is Carbon Monoxide?
500
Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
What is a cause of stroke?
500
The chest doesn't rise when rescue breaths are given.
What is an obstructed airway?
500
Numbness, waxy discoloration of skin, and skin is cold to the touch.
What are signs of frostbite?
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