Medical Conditions
This type of diabetes requires regular insulin injections.
Type 1 diabetes
A fracture where the bone breaks the skin is called this.
Open (compound) fracture
If you suspect a spinal injury, you should tell the casualty to do this.
Stay still and not move
Shivering is an early sign of this condition.
Hypothermia
The first step in treating a burn is to do this.
Cool the burn with cool running water
If someone is pale, sweaty, and shaky, they may be suffering from this diabetic emergency.
Hypoglycemia(low blood sugar)
This type of injury happens when tissues are torn away from the body.
Avulsion
The first step in managing a suspected head injury is to check this.
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation (ABCs)
Heat exhaustion is caused by this loss from the body.
Salt and fluids
What’s the correct position to place a casualty with a nosebleed?
Sitting upright, leaning slightly forward
A casualty who has taken too much insulin or not eaten enough may need this form of sugar given quickly.
Glucose (oral sugar/juice/candy)
If an object is embedded in a wound, you should do this instead of removing it.
Stabilize the object
Clear fluid or blood from the nose/ears after a head injury may indicate this type of injury.
skull fracture, spinal injury, severe head injury
A casualty with frostbite should have the affected area rewarmed using this method.
Warm water immersion
If a tooth is knocked out, you should store it in one of these liquids.
milk, saline, victim's spit, oral rehydration liquid
What position should you place an unconscious breathing seizure casualty in after the convulsions stop?
Recovery position
If abdominal organs protrude from a wound, you should cover them with this type of dressing.
Sterile, moist, semi-permeable dressing
When performing manual in-line stabilization, your hands should support these two body parts.
Head and neck
What should you do with wet clothing on a hypothermic casualty?
Remove it and replace with dry clothing/blankets
For an eye injury with an embedded object, how should you bandage the eyes?
covering both eyes if victim allows
This condition occurs when the body overheats, stops sweating, and the casualty may lose consciousness.
Heat stroke
What’s the main danger of a chest wound that produces a “sucking” sound when the casualty breathes?
Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
Name one reason you should not move a casualty with a suspected spinal injury unless absolutely necessary.
To prevent further spinal cord damage
What are the steps in managing a heat stroke victim?
1. Activate EMS
2. Remove excess clothing
3. Mist and fan skin
4. Ice packs along neck, armpits, groin, soles of feet, palms, and cheeks of face
5. Sponge with or immersing in cool water
This type of burn affects all layers of skin and underlying tissue.
Third-degree (full thickness) burn