An upward push to the abdomen given to clear the airway obstruction: procedure used to expel an object lodged in the airway of a choking victim.
What is the Heimlich Maneuver?
100
Raised up .
What is elevated?
100
a snug bandage used to control the bleeding.
What is a pressure bandage?
100
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ointment and bandages applied to a wound.
What is a dressing ?
100
a point on the body where a major artery lies near the skin surface and passes over a bone.
What is a pressure point ?
200
The act of forcing air into and out of the lungs of a person by another person.
What is rescue breathing or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?
200
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damp, soft, sticky, and unusually cool skin.
What is clammy skin ?
200
a fracture in which the broken end of a bone pierces the skin.
What is a open fracture ?
200
a fracture in which the broken bone does not push through the skin's surface.
What is a closed fracture ?
200
to support and immobilize a body part with a stiff material.
What is a splint ?
300
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the separation of a bone from its joint.
What is dislocation ?
300
an injury caused by twisting a ligament or tendon around a joint.
What is a sprain ?
300
a fibrous band of tissue that holds bones together at a joint.
What is a ligament ?
300
the condition that results when fluids are lost from the body and are not replaced.
What is dehydration ?
300
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a life-threatening condition caused by prolonged exposure to high heat.
What is a heatstroke ?
400
If there is no pulse below the tourniquet or if the fingers or toes below the tourniquet turns bluish.
What is the tourniquet is too tight ?
400
the immediate care given to a victim of injury or sudden illness before professional medical help arrives.
What is first aid ?
400
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a law enacted in most states that protects people from lawsuits if medical complications arise after they have administered first aid correctly.
What is the Good Samaritan Law ?
400
an emergency method to keep blood and oxygen flowing through a person whose heart and breathing have stopped.
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
400
All knots on splints should be next to the skin so as not to get caught as medical personnel move an injured victim.
What is False ? Knots should be tied outside of the splints away from the skin.
500
Signs of a Stroke.
What is Blurred vision, loss of consciousness, sudden or severe headaches, and mental confusion ?
500
signs of a heart attack.
What is uncomfortable pressure, pain spreading to the shoulders, neck, or arms, and or chest discomfort?
500
If a victim has a fractured leg and there is no splinting material available, what should you do ?
What is use the uninjured leg as a splint if necessary ?
500
A-B-C's
What is airway, breathing, and circulation ?
500
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Signs of Shock.
What is thirst, bleeding, fainting, rapid bleeding, and or nausea or vomiting.