Scene Safety & Basics
FIRST step in any emergency.
What is check scene safety?
A jagged tear in the skin.
What is a laceration?
Shock is when the body lacks this to organs.
What is blood and oxygen?
A seizure is caused by this in the brain.
What is an electrical disturbance?
Heat cramps are caused by loss of this.
What are water and electrolytes?
What does PPE stand for
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
Tissue torn away from the body.
What is an avulsion?
Pale, cool, clammy skin?
What is Shock
During a seizure, you should Annotate this.
What is time the seizure?
This is the second stage of heat-related illness progression.
What is Heat Exhaustion?
You see downed power lines near a patient, You should do this.
What is Stay away and call emergency services
What you do if blood soaks through a dressing.
What is apply another dressing on top?
How far legs should be elevated for shock.
What is 6–12 inches?
The first action to take after the scene is safe when treating a burn.
What is stop the burning process?
This is a dangerous drop in core body temperature?
What is Hypothermia?
The best time to put on gloves is Before?
What is Touching a Patient
These arteries are pressure points for bleeding.
What are the brachial and femoral arteries?
BEFAST is used to identify this.
What is a stroke?
Second-degree burns include these.
What are blisters?
This increases the risk of cold injuries.
What is alcohol use, dehydration, and poor clothing (all of the above)?
Handwashing is still important even after wearing gloves because of this risk.
What is the fact that Gloves can have small tears or contamination
If direct pressure and pressure points fail to control severe bleeding, this is the next required step in care.
What is apply a tourniquet and call 911?
During a stroke, you should never give this.
What is food or drink?
A fracture should be treated this way.
What is splinting to prevent movement?
What is the highest & most severe Heat Injury.
What is Heat stroke?