Any substance that enters or touches the body with effects that are injurious to health or are life threatening.
What is Poison
100
May involve using a drug for an unintended purpose or using it in larger amounts than prescribed/ the intentional and often frequent non medical use of a substance for its effects, typically without regard for potential negative health effects.
What is substance misuse and abuse?
100
Rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins, and coral snakes are examples of venomous snakes responsible for how many snake bites on average a year?
What is 7,000 to 8,000 bites a year with an average of 7 to 8 deaths annually
100
To hot and to cold temperatures leading to light, moderate, or severe medical emergencies
What is cold and heat emergencies
200
The center you should call if you or someone around you appears to show signs of poisoning
What is the Poison Control Center
200
Excessive alcohol consumption
What is intoxication?
200
Why are human bites so dangerous?
The human bite contains a lot of bacteria so the victim is at a serious risk for infection
200
Normal body temperature is
What is 98.6 degrees F
300
The four main ways of being poisoned are
What is inhaled, swallowed, injected, and absorbed
300
Occurs most during late teen and early adulthood years and gradually taper off with age
What is Heavy/binge drinking
300
Why should you be careful when removing a tick?
If not done properly, the ticks head could be separated from the body
300
Dehydration in a hot environment
What is heat exhaustion
400
What should you do when someone shows signs of having inhaled poisonous gas/ fumes?
What is move them to fresh air, call 911, monitor breathing, and be ready to perform BLS (CPR)
400
First Aid for an unresponsive intoxicated person include...
You should position the victim in the recovery position, monitor breathing, be prepared to perform BLS, call 911 if victim's breathing is irregular, they start to experience seizures or victim can not be aroused.
400
What should you do if you or someone around you experiences a marine sting?
Wash affected area with vinegar, immerse area in hot water, call 911 if victim is young, sting is near mouth or affects a large area.
400
Painful cramps in the muscles due to activity in a hot environment
What is heat cramps
500
A main food born illness you can get from dented, bulging, and improperly sterilized canned foods is?
What is Botulism
500
Is a powerful central nervous system stimulant with no medical uses
What is Methamphetamine also known as speed, crank, and crystal
500
What is the only type of tick that is known to carry Lyme disease in the United States?
What is the Blacklegged tick
500
What is the first aid you should provide for someone who is experiencing heat exhaustion
1.) Move victim from the heat to rest in a cool place, loosen or remove outer clothing.
2.) Cool victim by either putting wet clothes in forehead and body, sponge skin with cool water, or spray skin with cool water and fan area.
3.) Give a sports drink or water to drink