True or False
An automatic defibrillator should be used on a patient with irregular or no heartbeat.
What is false?
An AED should not be used on a person with no heartbeat, as it is purely for correcting irregularities.
Things first searched for in an injured person (list two of four).
What is consciousness; breathing; pulse; severe bleeding?
The international distress signal for choking.
What is grasping at ones throat?
The two things that, together, cause heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
What is dehydration and high temperatures?
Sun damage protection (list two).
What is a hat; sunscreen; a long-sleeved shirt; pants?
Blisters are filled with blood and continue bleeding when popped.
What is false?
Blisters are filled with plasma and do not bleed when popped because they occur in the upper layers of the skin where there are no blood vessels.
Good samaritan law.
What is a law that offers legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated
Rate at which chest compressions are delivered.
What is 100 bpm?
What is gray / white?
The three types of skin burns.
What is first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree?
When someone is stung by a bee or wasp, you should squeeze the wound to get the stinger out.
What is false?
Squeezing will force more venom into the skin from the sac attached to the stinger. Use the edge of a knife blade to scrape away the stinger.
Daily Double!
Gear included in a personal first aid kit (list four).
What is Adhesive bandage; Gauze roll; Moleskin; Adhesive tape; Soap or hand sanitizer; Antibiotic ointment; Scissors; Nonlatex disposable gloves; CPR breathing barrier; Pencil and paper?
A patient with this injury should not be moved.
What is head and neck damage?
Methods of heating a frostbitten area that should be avoided.
What is friction; fire; hot water?
The cause of blisters.
What is friction?
Alcohol wipes should be used to clean a wound before applying a bandage.
What is false?
Alcohol wipes damage healthy tissue and extend healing times. rinse with water and apply antibiotic ointment instead.
The first step of administering first aid.
What is 'Check the scene'?
The amount of blood in the human body.
What is 1.2-1.5 gallons/4.5-5.7 Liters?
The body temperature at which heat exhaustion becomes heat stroke.
What is a core body temp of 105 degrees fahrenheit?
Something you shouldn't do with a large object embedded in the flesh.
What is removal?
After removing a tick, you should save its body.
What is true?
A tick's corpse can be tested by a doctor if you develop an infection.
The one condition all injured persons should be receiving treatment for.
What is shock?
The national poison control hotline.
What is +1(800)-222-1222?
The body temperature below which one is considered hypothermic.
What is a core body temperature of 95 degrees fahrenheit?
The first aid procedure of a simple cut or scrape.
What is rinsing with soap and water, applying antibiotic ointment, and covering with a dry, sterile bandage?