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Stack #213195
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the emergency action steps? | Check call care |
| Why does a first aid responder need to wear gloves? | To prevent disease transmission |
| Why was the good samaritan law created? | To encourage people to help in an emergency and to discourage lawsuits against first responders |
| Before giving care to a conscious adult, what must you obtain? | Permission |
| What situation would require you to move an unconscious victim? | They are in danger, people are in the way and you can't give care in their current location |
| What is the most important think you can do in an emergency? | Call 911 |
| What is the first thing you check in an emergency? | The scene |
| You check a victim's ABCD's, what does that stand for? | Airway, breathing, circulation and deadly bleeding |
| What are the four life-threatening conditions? | Unconscious, trouble breathing, no pulse and severe bleeding |
| What do you do if you observe a life-threatening condition? | Call 911 |
| When you call 911, what is the first thing you give to the 911 operator? | Name and location |
| How do you open a victim's airway? | Head-chin-tilt |
| How many seconds do you look, listen and feel for breathing? | 10 |
| When checking a conscious adult you should check from ___ to ___. | Head to Toe |
| When checking a conscious child you should check form ___ to ___. | Toe to Head |
| To check for consiousness, what should you say? | "Are you OK?" |
| How many minutes of no oxygen does it take for brain damage to be possible? | 4 |
| Why is an severe allergic reaction considered life-threatening? | Trouble breathing |
| What is a person having if they experiencing if they have trouble breathing, pain in the chest and the start to feel dizzy? | Heart Attack |
| What method supplies the lungs with oxygen and circulates that oxygen to the rest of the body? | CPR |
| What is an open wound? | A wound that causes the skin to break open |
| Why is an open wound dangerous? | Infections and bleeding |
| What is a scrape called? | Abrasion |
| What is a cut called? | Laceration |
| What infection is possible if a rusty nail punctures the skin? | Tetanus |
| How do you care for a burn? | Cool and cover |
| What type of splint uses a body part to support the injury? | Anatomic |
| What type of splint uses a board to support the injury? | Rigid |
| What type of splint uses a towel to support the injury? | Soft |
| How tight should a splint be? | Snug but do not cut off circulation |
| Who do you call if someone is poisoned? | Poison control |
| How should a bee stinger be removed? | Scrape with finger nail or credit card |
| What are the heat-related injuries in order of severity? | Cramps, exhaustion and stroke |
| How do you treat a heat-related injury? | Cool slowly, remove clothing, small amounts of water and minimize shock |
| How do you minimize shock? | Keep comfortable and raise the legs |
| What is a freezing of body parts? | Frostbite |
| How do you treat frostbite? | Warm slowly and do not rub |
| What is a cooling of the entire body? | Hypothermia |
| How do you treat hypothermia? | Remove wet clothing, warm slowly and snuggle if you have to |
| What is a machine that delivers an electric shock to the patient? | AED |
| How do you treat a patient having a seizure? | Remove near objects, cushion the head and don't put anything into the mouth. |
| When treating a stroke, what does F.A.S.T. stand for? | Face, Arm, Speech and Time |
| What position do you use if the victim is breathing but unconscious? | Recovery |
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