first aid study guide

diabetes

is a sudden illness that results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood.

an injury that involves and open wound where the bone had torn through the skin is ________.

open fracture

if an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure you should:

- add more dressing - pressure - elevate

to care for a thermal (heat) burn you should:

- cool the burn - cover the burn - remove from heat source

when caring for a person who is having a seizure you should:

-protect head -remove objects that could cause injury

the _____ step in caring for a wound with significant bleeding, is to apply direct ______ with a sterile or clean _____.

1) first 2) pressure 3) bandage

if someone has minor _____ on their fingers you should get the person to a _______ and then rewarm his/her hands using _______ contact.

1) frost bite 2)warm environment 3)skin to skin

to care for a person with heat exhaustion you need to get the person out of the ____ an into a _____ place.

1) heat 2) cooler

the level of the burn determines how serious the burn is. there are _ levels of burns.

3

the general care for a muscle bone or joint injury includes the following:

R- rest I- immobilization C- cold E- elevation

stroke

is a sudden illness that is caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain.