First Aid 1
To find out if an unconscious person has a pulse, you should?
Feel for a pulse at the person's neck
A broken bone is often called?
A fracture
What is the inability to move, often caused by serious neck or back injuries?
Paralysis
An injured person who is awake and aware of what is going on is?
Conscious
What are actions taken to prevent the spread of disease?
Universal precautions
What is a serious condition in which a person's organs aren't getting enough blood or oxygen?
Shock
Disposable gloves are a precaution used to protect first aid providers from __________ bodily fluids
Contaminated
When checking an injured person, the first thing you should find out is if the person is?
Are they conscious?
Gathering information about an injured person may help you decide what kind of first aid is needed. Even if you are unable to provide first aid, this information is vital for?
Providing information to an emergency operator
"Repeated or constant" is the definition of what key word?
Persistent
You are babysitting your two-year old brother who is sick. He has been throwing up for the last four hours and can't even keep down water. You can't reach your parents. You aren't sure if this is an emergency. You should?
Call 911 or an urgent care center
A first aid supply kit should include bandages, antiseptic ointment, aspirin, tweezers, and __________.
Disposable gloves
You are playing basketball with some friends when one of them takes a bad fall. When you check him you notice that his foot is not pointed straight. Should you straighten his foot?
No
What are laws protecting volunteers from lawsuits if medical complications arise after they have administered first aid called?
Good Samaritan Laws
When giving first aid to someone with a potential broken bone, you should __________ the injured part or keep it from moving?
Immobilize
First aid is the _________ care given to a victim of injury or sudden illness before professional medical help arrives?
Immediate
T or F: To remove a tick, use nail polish or petroleum jelly.
False
R.I.C.E is the treatment for sprains. It stands for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
A medication used to fight infection is called?
An antibiotic
A type of tissue that holds bones together is called a ___________?
Ligament
An abnormal physical reaction to something eaten, touched, or inhaled?
Allergy
An antiseptic cleaning liquid, commonly used on wounds?
Hydrogen Peroxide
What is a type of virus that affects the nervous system and is usually spread through the saliva of infected animals?
Rabies
You put an antibiotic ointment on a minor cut you got three days ago. Now you have a rash around the cut. You should?
Stop using the antibiotic ointment
A classmate faints. You know he has been ill. It's been two minutes and he is still not awake. What should you do?
Call for help.