Fainting
Seizures
Diabetes
Stroke
How to Care
100
One of the most common signs of fainting. Often experienced when standing up too quickly.
What is lightheaded?
100
Condition in which the diagnosed suffers from seizures more than the average person.
What is epilepsy.
100
How many types of diabetes are there?
2
100
Nickname for stroke.
What is a brain attack.
100
A man in a suit and tie faints in front of you, what is the first step in tending to him?
Loosening tight/restrictive clothing.
200
When unconscious fainting victim starts vomiting while they are on their back, you put them in what position.
What is H.A.IN.E.S position.
200
The medication you do NOT give to a feverish person under 18.
What is aspirin.
200
Hormone produced by the pancreas.
What is insulin.
200
What the 'S' stand for in F.A.S.T
What is speech.
200
Acronym used to help check a person who may be in stroke.
What is F.A.S.T.
300
One emotionally stressful event that can occur during an emergency that can cause one to faint.
What is the sight of blood.
300
Do you try to stop a seizure?
No
300
Diabetes is the condition when the body cannot convert sugar (_________) from food into energy for the body.
What is glucose.
300
First step in caring for a stroke.
What is activate EMS/Call 911.
300
A person starts to seize while he is in a chair. You should...
Carefully lower him on to a flat surface.
400
Fainting is a ____________ condition. The body will adjust itself in the time the victim is unconscious.
What is self-correcting.
400
True or false: during the seizure, you use your fingers to keep tongue out of the way
false
400
Name two factors that, if not controlled, will lead to a diabetic emergency.
What is glucose levels/diet/exercise.
400
Two causes of stroke.
What is bleeding into the brain and cut off blood flow to the brain.
400
Call 911 immediately if a person has a seizure while...
Swimming/In the water/Pregnant
500
You do not splash water on a fainting victim's face in attempts to wake them up due to the risk of...
What is aspiration.
500
Type of seizure most common in children under 5, caused by a rapid increase in temperature.
What is febrile.
500
Too much sugar in the bloodstream.
What is hyperglycemia.
500
A major signal that someone is having a stroke, can be noticed by victim themselves and emergency respondents quite easily.
What is numbness on one side of the body.
500
A man with diabetes falls unconscious after he drinks a bottle of orange juice, you should...
Call 911
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