General First Aid
A personal first aid kit should not have any pieces which contain this substance.
The first thing you should think about or look for when approaching a victim or an accident scene.
What is Scene Safety/Rescuer Safety.
True or False: when someone is stung by a bee or wasp, you should squeeze the wound to get the stinger out
False. Squeezing will force more venom into the skin from the sac attached to the stinger.
Basic cuts and scrapes should be cleaned with this common household staple, and water.
What is soap?
A person who is very thirsty, very overheated, and very dizzy is likely suffering from:
What is Dehydration?
Any accident victim who has lost a large amount of blood may be suffering from what condition?
What is Shock?
A person has collapsed. Your first step, after determining that the scene is safe and recognizing that the victim's chest is not rising or falling and they are not responding to your words or touch, is:
To start CPR
This person should be notified any time an animal or insect bite or sting is suspected.
(Parents, leaders, coaches, teachers, etc.)
Add this to your adhesive bandage before you put it on a cut or scrape, to prevent infection.
What is Bacitracin/Triple Antibiotic/Neosporin?
A shivering person in wet clothing who has been outside in the forty degree fall weather for hours is at risk for this dangerous condition.
What is hypothermia?
A person who is awake, standing, and choking needs treatment by:
Back Blows followed by abdominal thrusts.
A bite from a non-venomous snake is treated exactly the same as:
What are minor cuts, abrasions, or punctures?
First-aid for a superficial, or first-degree, burn is to soak or rinse the injury in this powerful, natural solvent.
What is room-temperature water?
The one most common cause of cold-weather emergencies, when the temperature is 50 degrees or below.
Should you ever move an accident victim with serious injuries before help arrives?
Yes, if the victim is in immediate danger: for example, out of a river or in the path of a fire.
A person who is bleeding severely from their arm, and direct pressure has not stopped it, needs:
What is a tourniquet?
A person has been stung by a yellow-jacket. Their arm begins to swell and itch. Hives appear on their chest, face, and legs, and they tell you they can't breathe. They are experiencing...
What is Anaphylaxis/Life-Threatening Allergic Reaction
Sunburn should be treated exactly the same as what other common condition?
A life-threatening emergency where a person is delirious or unconscious and hot to the touch, which requires immediate cooling to prevent permanent brain and organ damage.
The laws which protect a non-professional rescuer from liability for reasonable actions taken to aid a person in distress.
(These laws do not protect a rescuer from willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence, or from the consequences of acting outside the scope of their training.)
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
A person who is suffering from dizziness and nausea is sweating profusely. He is complaining of "crushing pain" in his chest. His symptoms started all of a sudden about five minutes ago. This person is most likely suffering from:
What is a Heart Attack?
When a person is having a life-threatening allergic reaction to an insect sting (or anything), there is one intervention that will save their life until help arrives.
What is epinepherine/an epi-pen?
A deep or wide cut, or laceration, may need this minor surgical intervention at an urgent care or doctor's office.
This weather phenomenon is responsible for the most deaths and injuries in the United States each year.