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Aid Basics
Aid Basics
For a nosebleed, you should lean this direction.
Forward
Invisible, odorless gas that is the leading cause of fire-related deaths and builds up during fires
Carbon monoxide
The term for staying indoors in a safe location until it's safe to leave
Shelter in place
What year was the American Red Cross founded?
1881
If someone twists their ankle, what acronym do you use to care for it?
RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)
How often should you test smoke alarms?
How often should you check and update your emergency kit?
Geneva, Switzerland
When treating a sprain, you should apply ice for how much time?
20 minutes
You should replace your smoke alarms entirely after _____ years
10 years
The amount of water that should be in your emergency survival kit per person, per day.
1 gallon
The American Red Cross supplies how much of the nation's blood?
40%
If someone has a possible broken bone, you should keep the injured area in what position?
The position you found it in
A pan of oil catches fire on the stove. Safest way to extinguish it is:
Cover it with a lid and turn off the heat
This type of disaster often follows wildfires due to unstable soil
Mudslides
The best way to care for a tooth that has been knocked out:
Place it in milk or tooth-preservation solution
That distance that you should keep space heaters away from anything that can burn:
3 feet
This scale measures hurricane strength from Category 1 to Category 5
Saffir-Simpson scale