Hurry Cases
This is the very first thing you must check and ensure before approaching any victim or scene.
What is checking if the scene is safe?
This is the precise number to dial immediately if you find an unresponsive victim.
What is 911?
You should wash a basic scratch or minor cut with these two simple items.
What are soap and water?
This temperature of clean, running water is what you should use to treat a mild, first-degree burn.
What is cool water?
Every individual scout must pack and carry this specific item during all outdoor camping and hiking activities.
What is a personal first aid kit?
The universal sign for this emergency is grabbing your throat with one or both hands.
What is severe choking?
This is the correct ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths during one adult CPR cycle.
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths?
This thick adhesive fabric is applied to a hotspot on your foot to prevent blisters from forming while hiking.
What is moleskin?
Grayish-white patches on exposed skin, especially the nose, ears, or fingers, are a classic sign of this freezing injury.
What is frostbite?
You should avoid moving a car accident victim unless absolutely necessary due to the severe danger of injuring this body structure.
What is the spine (or spinal cord)?
This is the primary first aid step used to stop a severe, life-threatening external bleed.
What is applying direct pressure?
The rate of chest compressions should match the beat of popular songs like "Stayin' Alive," which is this many beats per minute.
What is between 100 and 120 beats per minute?
To remove this embedded pest, you should use tweezers to grasp it closely by the head and pull straight out gently.
What is a tick?
When treating a victim with third-degree burns, you should never try to remove this from the wound area.
What is clothing? (As it may be stuck to the flesh)
This step, often used for sprains, involves raising an injured limb above the level of the heart to minimize swelling.
What is elevation?
This critical item from your first aid kit should always be worn before treating someone else's open wound.
What are latex-free gloves?
This is the depth, in inches, that you should compress an adult's chest during CPR.
What is 2 inches?
This is the term for a broken bone that pierces completely through the surface of the skin.
What is a compound (or open) fracture?
Moving a victim to a warm shelter, changing them into dry clothes, and putting them in a sleeping bag are steps to treat this cold illness.
What is hypothermia?
This is what the acronym "R.I.C.E." stands for when managing soft-tissue injuries like sprains and strains.
What is Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation?
This is a tightly tied band placed above a severe bleed used only as a last resort when direct pressure fails.
What is a tourniquet?
This device delivers an electric shock to help restore a normal heart rhythm and talks you through the steps out loud.
What is an AED? (Automated External Defibrillator)
When treating a victim who was bitten by a non-venomous snake, this is the very first thing you do after checking scene safety.
What is wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water?
This life-threatening heat illness features hot, red, dry skin and a rapid pulse, meaning the body can no longer cool itself down.
What is heat stroke?
Before providing any care to a conscious person, you must ask them for this legally and ethically required permission.
What is consent?