Goals of First Aid
The 3 P's of first aid.
What is Preserve life, Prevent further injury, and Promote recovery?
The term for when blood flow to the heart is blocked, often presenting as chest pain.
What is a heart attack?
A respiratory emergency where the airway is completely blocked and the person cannot cough, speak, or breathe.
What is choking?
The compression to breath ratio for CPR.
What is 30:2?
The first step in treating severe external bleeding.
What is apply direct pressure?
The very first step a first-aider must take before helping a victim.
What is check the scene for safety?
A condition that can occur when the circulatory system cannot supply enough blood to vital organs & symptoms can include being cool, pale, & sweaty.
What is shock?
A medication you are allowed to administer to alleviate symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction
What is an epi pen?
The rate of chest compressions per minute.
What is 100-120 per minute?
The two most common options to preserve a lost tooth.
What is saliva and saline solution?
Obtaining this from a responsive victim is required before providing care.
What is consent?
The acronym to recognize a stroke.
What is Face Arms Speech Time?
A condition that causes swelling, narrowing of the airways and mucus production and can be relieved by an inhaler.
What is asthma?
The heart rhythm an AED will shock.
What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
The term for discolouration and rigidity in the abdomen.
What is internal bleeding?
5 vital signs to monitor while waiting for EMS.
What is pupils, pulse, skin condition, breathing, level of consciousness?
An item that can be used to stop severe major bleeding and should be placed on limbs only
What is a tourniquet?
The treatment provided to someone who is hyperventilating.
What is pursed lip breathing?
The order we put on equipment for CPR.
What is AED, mask, gloves?
The amount of time you should flush a second degree burn.
What is 20 minutes?
The act put in place to help first aiders in NS who are volunteering their help and the limits of acts like these.
What is the Nova Scotia Volunteer Services Act? What is acting within your scope of training?
The name of the medication taken for angina
What is nitroglycerin?
The amount of time you can wait before administering a second epi pen.
What is 5 minutes?
The different step you should take when doing CPR on a pregnant victim.
What is wedge something under their lower right side?
The two main components of treating an embedded object.
What is do not remove and immobilize.