Personal Safety
If your clothing should catch on fire, what is the correct action you need to take?
stop, drop and roll
Fill in the blanks: Always ride on the extreme ______ side of the road.
right
the emergency care given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill
First aid
Another name for a cut.
incision
What does A-B-C of first aid stand for?
Airway, Breathing, Circulation
If someone acts strangely toward you when you are alone with that person, what should you do?
talk about it to your parents or to someone else you trust
Never swim alone. There should always be at least one person with you. What is this called?
buddy system
What does EMT stand for?
Emergency Medical Technician
What does RICE stand for?
Rest Ice Compression Elevation
What's another name of abdominal thrust that is done when someone's choking?
Heimlich maneuver
This means being aware of and following rules that help prevent accidents.
Safety conscious
what does H.E.L.P stand for?
Heat Escape Lessening Posture
Symptom of this disease would show a bright red ring on the skin, red spots and blotchy areas, severe headaches and pain in the joints.
Lyme disease
a long and firm object used to support or immobilize an inured body part
splint
type of burn that is caused by flames, hot gases or hot objects
Thermal burn
Should a grease fire start on top of the stove, what should you do in this situation?
cover the pan with a lid or smother the fire with salt or baking soda
How would you identify the coral snake? Give the color of its bands in the correct order.
red, yellow and black
Symptoms of this disease: hot, flushed, dry skin; high fever; weak, rapid pulse; shallow breathing; possible unconsciousness
heat stroke
Differentiate simple fracture and compound fracture.
simple fracture is a break or chip in the bone while compound fracture is when a bone breaks and pierces through the skin.
Define medical emergency.
injury or sickness that needs emergency care
How can you help guard young children from accidentally swallowing or inhaling poison
By keeping cleaning supplies and medicines out of a young children's reach.
give 2 diseases that ticks can cause to humans
possible answers: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever and Lyme disease
What is the difference between a hypothermia and frostbite?
hypothermia - body temperature goes down below normal due to exposure to cold
frostbite - freezing of body tissue
Differentiate muscle strain and sprain.
muscle strain results when a muscle is pulled to the point of tearing and sprain is the result of a stretched or torn ligament around a joint
Give 5 pressure points to stop bleeding.
temporal artery, carotid artery, brachial artery, radial artery and femoral artery