First aid review

Integrated post Cardiac Arrest care

5th Link in the AHA ECC adult chain

The next step after a thermal burn has been cooled is to

Cover the burn with dry, sterile dressing

How should you care for someone with frostbitten hands

Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands in warm water

All the following are signs of shock except

High blood pressure

The immediate treatment for a sucking chest wound is

Application of an airtight dressing

First step in caring for a bleeding wound

Apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing

What do you do if you suspect that someone is having an allergic reaction to a bee sting and is having trouble breathing what do you do

Call nine-one-one immediately and care for the person until help arrives

If you suspect that a concious person has been poisoned

Call the Poison Control Center and follow their instructions

What does a bluish color to the skin indicate after a splint or sling has been applied

Circulation is impaired

Fast means

Face, arm, speech and time

What is the classification of a burn that in only involves the top layer of skin

First

What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion

Get the person out of the Heat and into a cooler place

If a non diabetic becomes drowsy and seems confused, you should

Give some form of sugar

A field hockey player has collapsed at a game. The air temperature is 92 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity is high. Her skin is flushed and wet. Her breathing is rapid, has a weak pulse, and her face feels cold. You suspect a

Heart-related illness

Progression that heat-related emergencies can follow from early-stage to late-stage

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke

Your neighbor is working in the garden. You hear him yell and you run over to find that he has been bit by a snake. You should do all the following except

Keep affected area above the heart

How should you care for a person with a possible head, neck or back injury

Minimize movement of the head, neck and back

When caring for a person who is having a seizure you should

Remove nearby objects that might cause injury

A splint should be

Snow, but not so tight that it slows circulation

A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. you should

Stop the burning, cool the burn with large amounts of cold water, cover the burn Loosely with a dry, sterile dressing

Stroke

Sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain

Diabetic emergency

Sudden illness results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood

Open fracture

Type of injury involves an open wound where bone has torn through the skin

What signals should you look to determine if a person is bleeding internally

Vomiting or coughing up blood, tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body, person is becoming confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious