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
