Bleeding
What should you do for a nose bleed?
Lean forward and pinch your nose.
What is choking and what are the signs of choking?
Partial or complete blockage in the throat.
Gagging, gasping, or wheezing
Unable to talk or make noise
Face/lips turning blue
Grabbing at throat or waving arms
When is CPR needed?
When you can't find a pulse or in an infant, if the pulse is too slow.
What is the number 1 rule if you think someone has broken their spine or pelvis?
Don't move them.
What is the first step to treat a burn?
Stop the burning process (chemical, electricity, remove from heat, cover up sunburn)
What should you do for capillary or venous bleeding?
Rinse wound with water
Cover with gauze or clean cloth (towel, blanket, clothing)
Apply pressure
Don't remove the dressing
What is the name of the procedure to remove an object that is stuck and how do you do it if you are choking by yourself?
Heimlich Maneuver
Show on a chair
What is the first thing you should do if you find someone unconscious on the ground? What is the second thing you should do?
1-make sure the scene is safe
2-check for a pulse for a maximum of 10 seconds.
If someone has a broken bone and you need to help transport them, what do you do?
1-Don't try and straighten the bone.
2- Make a splint
3-Put ice on the injury
For 1st and 2nd Degree burns, how do you treat them?
Flush with cool running water (don't use ice) and cover with dry gauze.
How do you tell if bleeding it arterial bleeding?
It is spurting out in pulses.
Demonstrate how to do the Heimlich on a baby.
Upside down on arm.
When doing CPR, what is the ratio for compressions to breaths? How fast should you do compressions?
Trick question. Guidelines say compressions only.
100-120 compressions per minute. Or the song "Stayin' Alive"
How do you tell the difference between a sprain and a break?
X-Ray
Warm water or skin-to-skin contact.
What should you do for arterial bleeding?
Rinse wound with water
Cover with gauze or clean cloth (towel, blanket, clothing)
Apply hard pressure
Don't remove the dressing
If possible, elevate the bleeding body part above heart.
What should you watch for in a person that is choking?
Watch for becoming unconscious.
Watch for loss of pulse.
When do you stop compressions?
How do you treat a sprain?
Get medical attention if-numbness and tingling, inability for joint to function or no improvement in a week.
How do you treat a bee sting?
Remove the stinger.
Wash with soap and water.
Apply cold pack.
When do you need to go to the doctor?
If it is deep, if the sides are wide apart, if it is from an animal bite, arterial bleeding, blood continues to soak through bandages after 20 minutes
Demonstrate how you do the Heimlich on a conscious person. Demonstrate how to do the Heimlich on an unconscious person.
Demonstrate J thrust
Demonstrate on the floor.
Demonstrate CPR.
Remove clothing, correct placement
Demonstrate or describe how you would make a splint.
Padding, stabilizer, binding.
Elevate if possible.
How do you get a head/arm out of a tight place?
Soap or lotion