First Aid 1
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is first AID?
Emergency care given to sick, injured or wounded before professional medical help arrives.
What are the ABDC'S of First AID?
A- Airway B- Breathing C- Circulation D- Disablilty
What are the 2 types of fractures?
Simple and compound
What are the 3 degree burns?
1st, 2nd, 3rd
What is a Severe injury outcome?
Go into shock
Ways to stop bleeding
Pressure addressing, elevation, pressure points, and tourniquet
Types of blood vessles
Arterial, Venous, and capillary
What is the RICE procedure?
Rest, Ice, Circulation, Elevation.
What is the law designed to protect the rescuer and encourage people to assist others in distress by granting them immunity against lawsuits?
The Good Samaritan Law
List the 7 Steps to evaluating a Casualty?
( MUST BE IN ORDER )
1- Consciousness, 2- Breathing, 3- Bleeding, 4- Shock, 5- Fractures, 6-Burns, 7- Head Injury
List 3 signs of shock
Sweaty but cool skin, paleness, restlessness ( nervousness), thirst, loss of blood, confusion, fast breathing, blotchy ( blueish) skin, vomiting (nausea)
What is the name of the best known method to clear a person's airway?
The Heimlich Maneuver
what are the 3 types of heat injures from least severe to most severe?
Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke
What are the 3 types of venom?
Neurotoxins, hemotoxins, cardiotoxins
What are the 4 basic life saving steps
What is artificial respiration?
To restore breathing
Which body part is least likely to be affected by frostbite?
Neck
What are 2 types of cold-weather injuries?
Frostbite, immersion foot/ trench foot, hypothermia, snow blindness, dehydration.
What type of venom does the Black-Widow spider produce?
Neurotoxins
List 6 items in a well stocked First Aid Kit?
Bandages, band-aids, tape, aspirin, antiseptic cream and cleanser, safety pins, scissors, tweezers, cotton, and tissues.
What is Arterial Bleeding?
Blood that is bright red in color and shooting out in spurts is an indication of this type of bleeding.
What are 4 symptoms of insects bites and stings?
Pain at site, itching (hives), weakness, anxiety, headache, breathing difficulty, nausea (vomiting), diarrhea.
When is the best time to give food/drink to a shock victim?
Do not, unless help is not coming for a while, if so give small amounts of fluids with salt every 15 minutes.
What type of venom does the Brown Recluse spider produce?
Hemotoxins