Sudden Illnesses
What is considered an "elevated" temperature?
100.4
Where should you place a tourniquet on a limb of someone who is experiencing life-threatening bleeding?
What is 2 to 3 inches above the wound; not on a joint.
Moving a person out of the cold, removing wet clothing, covering the person with blankets, insulating the person's body from the cold ground, monitoring breathing and providing warm beverages is care for what?
What is Hypothermia?
An inhaler is something you'd administer if someone is experiencing this breathing emergency?
What is Asthma?
Grapes, hot dogs, hard candies and little toys are all examples of what?
What are things infants/children can choke on?
Vomiting, Diarrhea and Dehydration are signs of this in infants and children?
What are high fevers?
In what circumstance would it be appropriate to use a tourniquet?
What is the person has life-threatening bleeding from an arm or a leg.
A child burned their hand in the lunchroom. What should you do?
What is cool the burn under clean, cool running water for at least 10 minutes, ideally 20 minutes.
An epi-pen is something you'd administer if someone is experiencing this breathing emergency?
What is anaphylaxis?
When an infant is responsive and choking, it is important to give cycles of which of?
What are Back blows & Chest thrusts?
A person is having signs and symptoms of a heart attack. What should you do immediately after calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment or telling someone to do so?
What is assist them with administering aspirin and help the person rest in a comfortable position and loosen any tight clothing.
When using direct pressure to control life-threatening bleeding on an arm or a leg, what should you do?
What is apply direct pressure directly on the wound with two hands until the bleeding stops or a tourniquet becomes available.
What are the signs and symptoms of a concussion?
loss of consciousness and headache, dizziness, change of behavior, nausea, vomitting, inability to do activities that they are used to doing
A person experiencing anaphylaxis may have trouble breathing and may go into shock? True or False?
What is true
If a responsive choking person is too large for you to reach around to give abdominal thrusts, which technique should you use to give care?
What are Chest Thrusts
Which of the following medications can you assist a family member with administering when you suspect that a person is experiencing an opioid overdose?
a. Naloxone. Street Name; Narcan
What are two ways to tell if bleeding is life-threatening?
What are volume and flow.
You believe that a responsive person has a head, neck or spinal injury. What should you do after calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment or telling someone to do so?
What is have the person remain in the position they were found.
A child is having an asthma attack. What should you do after calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment or telling someone to do so?
What is assist the child with administering their quick-relief medication.
When you give back blows to an adult who is responsive and choking, how should you position the person?
What is standing and bending forward at the waist; upper body as parallel to the ground as possible.
Slurred speech, drooping arms and facial drooping are signs of?
What is a stroke?
A person is experiencing life-threatening bleeding from their neck. It is appropriate to use a tourniquet to stop the bleeding in this case. True or False?
What is false?
If you suspect a person is experiencing heat stroke, what is the preferred thing you should do immediately after calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment or telling someone to do so?
What is immerse the person up to their neck in cold water.
What are the signs and symptoms of Anaphylaxis?
What are shortness of breath, trouble breathing, chest tightness, chest pain or pressure, itchy skin
When giving back blows and abdominal thrusts to a responsive choking child who is small, you may need to do what?
What is kneel behind them.