Medical Emergencies
What is the recovery position
In first aid, the recovery position is one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, often used for unconscious but breathing casualties
What step in your scene assessment can help us realize there is a head/neck injury?
Mechanism of Injury
What does RICE stand for?
Rest
Immobilize
Cold
Evelvation
What is the ratio of compressions to breath in CPR?
30:2
True or False: Two symptoms of shock are confusion and cold, clammy skin.
True
Name 3 medical emergency that always require calling emergency services or 911.
Choking, heart attack, anaphylaxis, compound fracture, shock, frost bite.... etc
What is a sign or symptom of a head/neck injury?
Unresponsive/unequal pupils, nausea, vomiting, change in responsiveness...
What is a tendon?
A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone.
What is the lifesaving device used during CPR?
AED.
True or False: There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
True
What can be used to remove a stinger?
Credit card or any other similar tool.
Name the 3 degrees of burns and which one is the most painful.
1st, 2nd, 3rd degree. 2nd is most painful.
a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
What does AED stand for?
Automated external defibrillator
True or false: Talking or texting on your phone while driving can impair your ability to drive similarly to while intoxicated.
True.
How many seconds do you hold an Epi-Pen in until removing it from the person?
5 seconds depending on the Epi-Pen.
With a nosebleed, you should pinch your nose and tilt your head back. True or false
False, you tilt your head forward.
What are two common injuries for joints?
Sprains and strains.
Who at the school is trained for CPR and first aid?
Some teachers, principals, and coaches.
True or False: We have more bones as an adult than as a baby.
False. We are born with more bones.
What is shock?
Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to either reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen consumption, inadequate oxygen utilization, or a combination of these processes.
What is a common brain injury for athletes?
Concussion
With a nosebleed, you should try and sneeze to get all of the blood out, true or false?
FALSE
Where can I get CPR and first aid certification training?
through Red Cross/at school
True or false: The radius is the hardest bone to break in the human body.
False. It is the femur.