Red Cross 101
This a humanitarian organization known for responding to disasters, hosting blood drives, supporting communities, and providing emergency assistance.
What is Red Cross?
In the United States, this is the three-digit phone number you dial to reach emergency services like police, fire, or ambulance.
What is 911?
This organ pumps blood throughout your body.
What is the heart?
Howard University's mascot is this animal.
What is a bison?
This comprehensive breakdown of assignments, grading policies, and exam dates is handed out at the start of a course and should be checked weekly.
What is a syllabus?
This blood disorder disproportionately affects people of African ancestry and is a major focus of Red Cross blood donation initiatives.
What is sickle cell disease?
Before helping someone during an emergency, you should first make sure this is safe.
What is the scene?
This simple, rhythmic practice of focusing on your breathing is a common way to reduce stress and improve mental clarity.
Howard University's famous motto contains these three words.
What is Truth and Service?
Before there was Abbott Elementary, this '90s sitcom followed a group of students attending the fictional HBCU Hillman College.
What is A Different World?
In addition to disaster relief, the Red Cross offers training in these two lifesaving skills commonly taught together.
What are CPR and First Aid?
To treat a standard burn, the Red Cross recommends cooling the area immediately using this type of water, rather than ice.
What is cool, running water?
Dehydration can happen when your body loses more of this than it takes in.
What are fluids/water?
This legendary R&B singer and former Howard University student famously dropped out of school after finding massive success with her 1998 debut album, The Miseducation of...
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This Black agricultural scientist and inventor became famous for his research involving peanuts and other crops at Tuskegee Institute.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The classic Red Cross symbol was created by reversing the colors of this country's flag to honor its role in the movement.
What is Switzerland?
If your clothing catches fire, you should immediately do these three sequential actions to put out the flames.
What are stop, drop, and roll?
To kill germs effectively, the Red Cross recommends scrubbing your hands with soap and water for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
This acclaimed author of The Bluest Eye and Nobel laureate graduated from Howard in 1953 with a degree in English.
Who was Toni Morrison?
The phrase “Bye, Felicia” comes from this 1995 film.
What is Friday?
The American Red Cross supplies roughly this percent of the total blood and blood components in the United States.
What is 40 percent?
When treating a minor nosebleed, you should lean your head in this direction to prevent blood from going down your throat.
What is forward?
This position may be used for an unresponsive person who is breathing normally and has no suspected spinal injury.
What is the recovery position?
Howard University was named after this Civil War general and university founder.
Who is Oliver Otis Howard?
This Howard University-trained surgeon became the first Black woman to receive a medical patent.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?