First Aid Quiz

How do you care for a person with a possible head, neck or spinal injury?

minimize movement of head, neck, and back

Which type of injury involves an open wound in which the bone has torn through the skin?

open fracture

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

rest, immobilize, care, and elevate

What sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood fl ow to the brain?

stroke

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

• The person is vomiting blood or coughing up blood. • There are tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body. • The person is confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious.

If an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure:

Add additional dressings and continue to apply direct pressure, Do not remove any blood-soaked dressings, & Ensure that 9-1-1 or the local emergency number has been called.

What is the first step in caring for a wound with significant bleeding?

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?

Call 9-1-1 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over.

What is a common signal of sudden illness?

Changes in level of consciousness, Loss of vision or blurred vision, & Signals of shock

A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should:

Cool the burn with large amounts of fresh running water, Cover the burn loosely with a dry, sterile dressing & Remove her from the source of the burn

Care for a person with heat exhaustion includes the following:

Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.

How should you care for someone with minor frostbite on the fingers?

Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands using skin-to-skin contact.

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

Remove nearby objects that might cause injury.

In general, a splint should be:

Snug, but not so tight that is slows circulation.

This sudden illness results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood. What is it?

diabetic emergency

In stroke recognition, FAST means:

face, arm, speech, & time

Heat-related illnesses include the following:

heat cramps, exhaustion, and stroke