First Aid
Basic First Aid for cuts and scrapes
Wash with soap and water and apply band-aid
This is the type of shock that is caused by an allergic reaction
What is anaphylactic shock
Use these to remove splinters
Tweezers
Two types of wounds
Shock can lead to
What is death?
This is the international distress signal for choking
Grasping the throat.
Type of hypovolemic shock in which severe blood loss leads to inadequate oxygen delivery
What is hemorrhagic shock?
Put these on before applying first aid to a cut.
Gloves
Caused by a sharp object such as a pin, nail, or pointed instrument
What is a puncture?
The first priority of minor wounds
What is to prevent infection?
List the four main methods for controlling bleeding in order?
What is
Direct Pressure
● Elevation
● Pressure bandage
● Pressure points
The type of shock caused by acute infection
What is septic shock?
Use this to stabilize a broken or fractured bone.
Splint
Body part is cut off and separated from the body
What is amputation?
The first priority of major wound
Begin this when someone's heart has stopped.
CPR
True or False: Generally in the event of shock the patient will develop high blood pressure
What is False?
Use this to stop severe bleeding.
Tourniquet
Main pressure point for the arm
What is the brachial artery?
3 signs of infection
What is swelling, heat, redness, pain, fever, pus, red streaks leading from wound?
This machine is used to get the heart to start beating again.
Defibrillator (AED)
Treatment of shock is mainly directed at this
What is eliminating the cause of the shock?
This is used to apply pressure and control bleeding in a wound
What is gauze?
The main pressure point for the leg
What is the femoral artery?
Define shock
What is a clinical set of s/s associated with an inadequate supply of blood to body organs, especially the brain and heart.