Head injuries
Ringing in the ears, dizziness, headache, nausea
What is a concussion?
A superficial burn affecting the outermost layer of the skin.
What is a first degree burn?
Commonly called scrape, rug burn, or road rash
What is an abrasion?
Used to prevent bacteria and promote healing of a small wound.
What is triple antibiotic?
Shortness of breath, cough, chest tightness, and wheezing. The guest may have an inhaler.
What is asthma?
Sit upright with head tilted down. Pinch the nostrils shut with tissues.
How to care for a nosebleed
Apply cool water and aloe vera once the burn has cooled off.
What is proper care for a FIRST degree burn?
Jaded-edge cut that tears away skin tissue, caused by items such as irregular broken glass, or saw.
What is a laceration?
Used to stop bleeding and promote healing of a small scrape.
What is a bandaid?
1.Shake the inhaler and remove the cap.
2. Have the GID exhale forcefully.
3. Have the GID place the inhaler to his or her mouth and start to breathe in slowly.
4. Depress the button and breathe in deeply.
5. Remove the inhaler and have the GID hold his or her breath for about 10 seconds, then exhale. 6.
Wait about 30 seconds and repeat steps 2-5 if needed.
How to help administer an inhaler?
Apply pressure with gauze. Locate the missing tooth and keep to bring to the dentist.
How to care for a Tooth Avulsion.
This type of burn, often covering multiple areas of the body, can have an enterance and exit wound.
What is an electrical burn?
Injury from a pointed object that penetrates the skin, such as a nail, icepick, or bullet.
What is a puncture wound?
Used to help clotting of blood on a larger wound.
What is gauze?
Chest pain, difficulty breathing, sweating, dizziness, shoulder pain
What are signs of a heart attack?
Rinse out with water. Use a sterile eye lubricant solution.
How to care for a loose object in the eye.
A burn that is caused from acids and chemicals.
What is a chemical burn?
Tissue torn away and hanging from the body
What is an avulsion?
Used to cut off blood flow to prevent blood loss.
What is a tourniquet?
This is a type of shock associated with a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness the result of reduced blood flow and oxygen to the brain.
What is fainting?
A restrictive position to prevent a guest with a spinal injury from moving further.
What is SMR (Spinal Motion Restriction)?
With this type of burn the skin may appear leathery, waxy, grey or charred.
What is a THIRD degree burn?
Injury resulting in the loss of body part, such as a finger or toe.
What is amputation?
There are 3 different kinds of these. Used to restrict movement to an injured body part.
What is a splint?
Diminished level of consciousness, Hunger or thirst, weakness, difficulty seeing clearly, frequent urination, fruity breath odor
What are signs of a diabetic condition?