Chapter 2: Assessing the Injured
How do you check for responsiveness on an infant?
What is tapping them on the foot.
What group of people are heart attacks most associated with?
What is: Men.
What two actions should be performed after an individual begins choking
What is the difference between acute and chronic illness?
Acute illness, such as the flu or a cold, last a short while compared to chronic illnesses such as allergies or asthma.
What often occurs within the body when a traumatic experience or injury is experienced?
What is Shock
How long do you have to check for responsiveness on an unconscious person?
What is 5-10 seconds
What over-the-counter medication can you carry to help someone experiencing a heart attack? What does this medication do?
What is aspirin. The medication is a blood thinner that is meant to help blood circulate past blockages.
How do you position someone who is choking? How do you position an infant?
What is: with their mouth away from you. Position an infant with their head tilted down and their torso on your arm.
What are the two different aids that could be used to help someone with asthma?
What are Inhalers and Nebulizers.
What are the four types of burns?
What are Heat, chemical, radiation(Sunburn/UV), and electricity.
In simplest terms: what is the recovery position for an adult?
What is: On his or her side, facing forward with an arm outstretched to support their head.
What Causes a Heart Attack?
What is restricted and or blocked blood flow to part of the heart.
What should your next few steps be if a choking individual becomes unresponsive?
What is CPR while searching for the lodged object before giving rescue breathes.
What is Anaphylaxis? Is it associated with a chronic or acute sickness?
What is a severe shock from an allergic reaction. Allergies are a chronic sickness.
What is the difference between a strain and a sprain?
What is strain is to do with tendons and muscles, while a sprain deals with joint injuries.
When do I have to ask for consent before giving First Aid Care?
What is: always/every situation involving touching the person if they or a parent/guardian is conscious.
What is an AED? What does AED stand for?
What is: a life saving medical device that sends a shock to essentially restart the heart. AED stands for "Automatic External Defibrillator"
What is the universal sign of a choking individual?
What is: hands grasping their throat.
What is given to someone experiencing a severe allergic reaction? How is it administered?
What is Epinephrine given through a needle (Epipen)
How long should you tighten a tourniquet
What is: Until bleeding stops completely
What is the acronym associated with interviewing an injured or suspected injured person?
What is SAMPLE
If the chest is not seen rising and falling during rescue breathing, what 3 things could be wrong?
What is not tilting the head back, not closing the nose, and presence of blockages.
What is: giving yourself back blows or throwing yourself against furniture to free the source of the blockage
What occurs when blood flow is restricted to part of the brain due to a clot?
What is a Stroke
What type of open wound is created when the skin is cut by a sharp object? (Knife, glass shard, etc.)
A Laceration