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In stroke recognition, FAST means: a. Face, arm, speech, and time b. Feet, airway, speech and temperature c. fever, anxiety, stress and taste d. Flexibility, asthma and sudden tightness in the chest
a. Face, arm, speech, and time
How should you care for someone with minor frostbite on the fingers? a. Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands using skin to skin contact b. Have the person shake his or her hands vigorously until feeling is restored c. Immerse his or her hands in hot water d. Massage his or her hands vigorously
a. Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands using skin to skin contact
What is the first step in caring for a wound with significant bleeding? a. Add bulky dressings to reinforce blood soaked bandages b. Apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing c. Apply pressure at a pressure point d. Care for shock
b. Apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing
A young woman is having trouble breathing and, based on your check of the person, you suspect that she is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. What should you do? a. After about 15 minutes, call 911 or the local emergency number b. Call 911 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over c. Give the person a cool drink d. Give the person abdominal thrusts
b. Call 911 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over
This sudden illness results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood. What is it? a. Allergic Reaction b. Diabetic Emergency c. Seizure d. Stroke
b. Diabetic Emergency
Care for a person with heat exhaustion includes the following: a. Force the person to quickly drink a lot of water b. Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place c. Put more layers of clothing on the person as protection against the heat d. All of the above
b. Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place
Heat-Related illnesses include the following: a. Fainting and hyperglycemia b. Heat cramps, Heat exhaustion and heat stroke c. Heat cramps, stroke and insulin shock d. Hypoglycemia and sunstroke
b. Heat cramps
Which type of injury involves an open wound in which the bone has torn though the skin? a. Dislocation b. Open Fracture c. Sprain d. Strain
b. Open Fracture
When caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should: a. Place a spoon or wallet between the person's teeth b. Remove all nearby objects that might cause injury c. Try to hold the person still d. All of the above
b. Remove all nearby objects that might cause injury
The general care for a muscle, bone, or joint injury includes the following: a. Reduce, Insulate, Compress, Evaluate b. Rest, Ibuprofen, Cool and Evacuate c. Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate d. None of the above
c. Rest, Immobilize, Cold, Elevate?
How do you care for a person with a possible head, neck or spinal injury? a. Move the injured area so that it rests above the person's heart b. Move the person into a comfortable position as soon as possible c. Support the head in the position you find it. Do not try to align it. d. None of the above
c. Support the head in the position you find it. Do not try to align it.
If an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure: a. Add additional dressings and continue to apply direct pressure b. Do not remove any blood soaked dressings c. Ensure that 911 or the local emergency number has been called d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What is a common signal of sudden illness? a. Changes in levels of consciousness b. Loss of vision or blurred vision c. Signals of shock d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What sudden illness is usually caused by the blockage of blood flow to the brain? a. Diabetic emergency b. Heart-related illness c. Heart Attack d. Stroke
d. Stroke
A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should: a. Cool the burn with large amounts of fresh running water b. Cover the burn loosely with a dry, sterile dressing c. Remove her from the source of the burn d. All of the above
d.All of the above