Scene Safety and Emergencies
What is the first thing that you should check before helping an injured person?
What is scene safety?
What should you apply to a minor cut after cleaning it with clean running water?
What is a clean dressing bandage, or a bandaid?
What is one sign someone may be choking severely?
What is being unable to speak, breathe, or cough effectively? (You are wrong if you said coughing loudly)
What does CPR stand for?
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
What is an injury to a ligament, often caused by twisting a joint?
What is a sprain?
What three actions summarize the basic approach to first aid emergency: check the scene, summon help, and provide _____?
What is care?
What is the official medical name for a nosebleed?
What is epistaxis?
What condition causes the airways to narrow and can make breathing difficult?
What is asthma?
What does AED stand for?
What is automated external defibrillator?
What is an injury to a muscle, or tendon caused by overstretching or tearing?
What is a strain?
What number should you call for help in the US?
What is 911?
What is the main first-aid action for severe bleeding?
What is firm, direct pressure on the wound?
What is the name for a severe life-threatening allergic reaction?
What is anaphylaxis?
What should you do if an adult is unresponsive and not breathing normally?
What is call 911, get an AED, and begin CPR while following dispatcher instructions?
What is the medical term for a broken bone?
What is a fracture?
What term describes sorting injured people by the urgency of their medical needs when multiple people are hurt?
What is triage?
What is leave it in place, avoid pressing directly, and get emergency help?
What dangerous odorless gas can cause poisoning when inhaled?
What is carbon monoxide?
What serious medical condition occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood effectively?
What is cardiac arrest?
What brain injury can occur after a blow or jolt to the head?
What is a concussion?
What condition occurs when the body cannot deliver enough blood and oxygen to its tissues and required immediate medical attention?
What is shock?
What device can control life-threatening bleeding from an arm or leg when used appropriately?
What is a tourniquet?
A hiker develops a headache, nausea, and dizziness after climbing to a high elevation. What is that called and how do you treat it?
What is altitude sickness and what is descending, resting, and hydration.
What serious heart condition occurs when blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked?
What is a heart attack?
After a serious fall you suspect a neck or spine injury. What should you do while waiting for emergency responders?
What is keep the person still, avoid moving them unless there is immediate danger, and call for emergency help?