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10 Cards in this Set
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STATE THE 3 OBJECTIVES OF FIRST AID
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SAVE LIFE, PREVENT FURTHER INJURY, PRESERVE VITALITY AND RESISTANCE TO INFECTION.
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STATE THE METHODS OF CONTROLLING BLEEDING
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DIRECT PRESSURE, ELEVATION, PRESSURE POINTS AND AS A LAST RESORT TOURNIQUET
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IDENTIFY AN EXAMPLE OF A PRESSURE POINT
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FACIAL ARTERY JAW, SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY COLLAR BONE, BRACHIAL ARTERY INNER UPPER ARM, RADIAL/ULNAR ARTERY WRIST, ILIAC ARTERY GROIN, ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY ANKLE, SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY TEMPLE, COMMON CAROTID ARTERY NECK, BRACHIAL ARTERY INNER ELBOW, FEMORAL ARTERY UPPER THIGH, POPLITEAL ARTERY KNEE
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HOW MANY PRESSURE POINTS ARE THERE
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22, 11 ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODY
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DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT FOR SHOCK
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SHOCK IS A DISRUPTION OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. SYPTOMS INCLUDE VACANT OR LACKLUSTER EYES, SHALLOW OR IRREGUALR BREATHING, COLD PALE SKIN, NAUSEA, AND WEAK OR ABSENT PULSE. INDIVIDUALS USUALLY FAINT DUE TO THE POOR SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN. TREATMENT IS TO LAY THE VICTIM DOWN WITH THE FEEL ELEVATED 6-12 INCHES. COVER THEM TO MAINTAIN BODY HEAT. REASSURE AND CALM THE VICTIM IF CONSCIOUS.
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what are the three classifications of burns
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first second and third
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what are the characteristics of a first degree burn
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mildest, producing redness, encresed warmth, tenderness and mild pain
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what are the characteristics of a second degree burn
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red and blistered skin severe pain
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what are the characteristics of a third degree burn
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destroyed tissue, skin and bone in severe cases. severe pain may be absent due to nerve endings being destroyed
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what are the symptoms of heat exhaustion
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serious disturbance of blood flow to brain heart and lungs. skin is cool moist and clammy. pupils dialated. victim is usually sweating
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