General First Aid
Gear included in a personal first aid kit (list four).
What is Adhesive bandage; Gauze roll; Moleskin; Adhesive tape; Soap or hand sanitizer; Antibiotic ointment; Scissors; Nonlatex disposable gloves; CPR breathing barrier; Pencil and paper?
Rate at which chest compressions are delivered.
What is 100 bpm?
An automatic defibrillator should be used on a patient with irregular or no heartbeat.
What is false?
An AED should not be used on a person with no heartbeat, as it is purely for correcting irregularities.
Things first searched for in an injured person (list two of four).
What is consciousness; breathing; pulse; severe bleeding?
The international distress signal for choking.
What is grasping at ones throat?
Blisters are filled with blood and continue bleeding when popped.
What is false?
Blisters are filled with plasma and do not bleed when popped because they occur in the upper layers of the skin where there are no blood vessels.
The first step of administering first aid.
What is 'Check the scene'?
The amount of blood in the human body.
What is 1.2-1.5 gallons/4.5-5.7 Liters?
When someone is stung by a bee or wasp, you should squeeze the wound to get the stinger out.
What is false?
Squeezing will force more venom into the skin from the sac attached to the stinger. Use the edge of a knife blade to scrape away the stinger.
Good samaritan law.
What is a law that protects a first responder from being sued by a person they were treating in good faith?
A patient with this injury should not be moved.
What is head and neck damage?
Alcohol wipes should be used to clean a wound before applying a bandage.
What is false?
Alcohol wipes damage healthy tissue and extend healing times.
The one condition all injured persons should be receiving treatment for.
What is shock?
The national poison control hotline.
What is +1(800)-222-1222?
After removing a tick, you should save its body.
What is true?
A tick's corpse can be tested by a doctor if you develop an infection.