Miscellaneous
Definiton of triage.
What is the order of treating multiple patients based on injuries?
The two main steps in treating a small scrape.
What is wash with warm soapy water and cover with a sterile bandage?
Definition of Shock and when to treat it.
What is in any accident situation or when an injured person's circulatory system is not providing enough blood and oxygen to tissue?
5 things you should have in a personal first aid kit.
What is band-aids, gauze, antiseptic cream, gloves, moleskin, adhesive tape, soap or hand sanitizer, scissors, CPR breathing barrier, pencil, and paper?
Total point value of each First Aid Meet problem.
What is 100 points?
Definition of a hurry case.
What is any situation in which a person requires immediate medical care for life-threatening injuries?
The first thing you should do when treating a bleeding wound.
What is put on gloves and goggles?
Inches to raise the feet in shock.
What is 12 inches?
Treatment for a blister.
Cover with moleskin or drain the fluid and cover with a bandage if activity must continue.
The first thing you should do when you come upon the scene of an accident.
What is check if the scene is safe?
Treatment for a poisonous bite.
What is wash out wound, lower bite below heart, remove restrictive clothing and jewelry, and wrap area snuggly?
Steps to treat severe bleeding.
What is add sterile bandage and then pressure, continuing to add until bleeding stops. If it does not, locate and apply pressure to pressure points to stop bleeding.
Four reasons to transport.
What is if the scene is unsafe, the scene will become unsafe, to allow access for First Responders, to reach another injured person, or to better treat a patient?
Two names for each degree of burn.
What is superficial (first-degree), partial-thickness (second-degree), and full-thickness (third-degree)?
The three goals of First Aid.
What is protect a person who is injured or ill from further harm, manage life-threatening medical emergencies, and get professional medical care for the person?
Treatment for Anaphylactic Shock.
What is check for a medical ID bracelet, ask for prescription medication, and when applicable, have the patient administer an epi-pen or help them administer it?
Difference and treatment for hypothermia and frostbite.
What is hypothermia is when a person's body is losing more heat than it is creating: change wet clothing, move to warmth, cover with blankets, and water bottles in armpits and groin. Frostbite is when ice crystals begin to form on tissue and internal fluids begin to freeze: treat same as hypothermia but with wrapping the toes and fingers.
Two situations when spinal should be assumed.
What is any automobile accident, any fall from above head height, and any blow to the head?
How to identify the three degrees of burns with examples.
First-degree: Red skin (sunburn)
Second-degree: Blister (hot pan)
Third-degree: Black, charred skin (exposure to direct flame)
5 things you need to include in the call for help.
What is location, time, personnel present with experience, specialized equipment needed, injuries of patient, and summary of treatment?
List the Hurry Cases.
What is serious bleeding, heart attack/cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, stroke, and poisoning?
The difference between dehydration, heat stroke, and heat exhaustion. Treatment for all three.
What is dehydration is losing more water than we take in, patient needs to drink more water. Heat Exhaustion is the body overheating with or without dehydration, patient needs shade and water. Heat stroke is when a person's body temp rises to a life-threatening degree: move person to AC or shade, have them drink water, put water bottles in armpit and groin, and apply ice/cool towels.
Describe the recovery position.
What is patient laying on side, with upper leg bent and lower leg straight, lower arm straight out parallel to body above head, and upper arm across chest supporting head?
Treatment for a fishhook in skin.
What is gently push down on the shank and give the line a quick jerk when the barb is under skin or cut off the barbed end of the hook and remove the shaft. Then wash out the wound and cover with a bandage?
5 Possible scoring categories in EVERY First Aid Meet Problem.
What is check the scene, evaluate the victim, ask for consent to treat, shock, call for help, and patrol action?