Health Unit: 3 Emergency quiz
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, an emergency medical procedure used to revive that heart and lungs. A method of helping the heart and lungs to start working again.
CPR
what the order of emergency procedures outlined by the American Red Cross?
Care, Check, and Call
you can help a person who is choking by doing this.
Heimlich Maneuver
BLANK can cause weakness of numbness on one side of the body.
a stroke
a heart attack occurs when major blood vessels that supply the heart with blood become BLANK.
blocked
official recognition that someone is qualified to do a certain task.
certification
talking or laughing while eating can cause BLANK.
choking
involuntary muscle movements
convulsions
a neurological condition that produces brief disturbances on the electrical functions of the brain, causing seizures.
epilepsy
True or False:head, neck, and back injuries are never life threatening.
false
True or False:not knowing first aid will help you assess personal injures.
false
True or False:there is no need to ask a conscious victim for permission to administer first aid.
false
True or False:there is no need to call 911 or Poison Control when someone swallows a poison.
false
only the top layer of skin is burned
first-degree burn
frozen skin turns white or grayish yellow.
frost bite
animal and human mouths are full of these.
germs
when a head, neck, or back injury is suspected and the victim is in danger and must be moved, the BLANK must be stablized before moving.
head and neck
similar to heat stroke but not a dangerous; symptoms include headache, nausea and moist, pale skin.
heat exhaustion
victims have red, hot skin and tiny pupils.
heat stroke
a condition that affects the whole body if a person has been exposed too long to severe cold.
hypothermia
if someone is suffering from a heart attack, have he or her sit or BLANK.
lie down
increases blood flow and spreads snakebite venom in the body.
movement
the state of being careless
negligence
the measurement of the beating of the heart.
pulse rate
the body's attempt of self-preservation in the case of a major injury.
shock
a minor cut BLANK be washed with soap and water.
should
a perceptible change in the body caused by a disease or disorder.
symptom
all layers of the skin are damaged
third-degree burn
True or False:don't move the victim of an accident unless he is in danger.
true
True or False:first aid is the first means of assistance given to a victim of an accident.
true
True or False:if a person is having a seizure, they cannot control their body
true
True or False:the "Good Samaritan" laws protect rescuers who are acting good faith and are not guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
true
True or False:try to tell EMS who, how, what and where about the accident.
true
True or False:without x-rays, it is difficult to tell the difference between a fracture, as dislocation, a sprain and a strain.
true
you don't know what is going on around you.
unconscious
