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15 Cards in this Set
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STATE THE METHODS OF CONTROLLING BLEEDING.
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1. DIRECT PRESSURE
2. ELEVATION 3. PRESSURE POINTS 4. TOURNIQUET (AS A LAST RESORT) |
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IDENTIFY AN EXAMPLE OF A PRESSURE POINT.
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11 PRESSURE POINTS
JAW, TEMPLE, COLLAR BONE, NECK, INNER UPPER ARMS, INNER ELBOW, WRIST, UPPER THIGH, GROIN, KNEE, ANKLE |
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WHAT IS A PRESSURE POINT?
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A PLACE WHERE A MAIN ARTERY TO THE INJURED PART LIES NEAR THE SKIN SURFACE AND OVER A BONE. APPLY PRESSURE TO THIS POINT WITH THE FINGERS OR HEAL OF HAND.
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DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS OF SHOCK.
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VACANT OR LACKLUSTER EYES, SHALLOW OR IRREGULAR BREATHING, COLD/PALE SKIN, NAUSEA, WEAK OR ABSENT PULSE.
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WHAT IS SHOCK?
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DISRUPTION OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
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HOW DO YOU TREAT SHOCK?
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LAY VICTUM DOWN WITH THE FEET ELEVATED 6-12 INCHES. COVER VICTIM. KEEP VICTIM CALM.
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WHAT ARE THE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF BURNS.
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FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DEGREE
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DESCRIBE A FIRST DEGREE BURN.
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MILDEST, PRODUCING REDNESS, INCREASED WARMTH, TENDERNESS AND MILD PAIN.
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DESCRIBE A SECOND DEGREE BURN.
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RED AND BLISTERD SKIN, SEVERE PAIN.
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DESCRIBE A THIRD DEGREE BURN.
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DESTROYED TISSUE, SKIN AND BONE IN SEVERE CASES SEVERE PAIN OR NUMB DO TO NERVE DAMAGE.
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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION?
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SKINS COOL, MOIST, AND CLAMMY, PUPILS DILATED
NORMAL OR SUBNORMAL TEMP. |
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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT STROKE?
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HOT AND/OR DRY SKIN, UNEVEN PUPIL DILATION, WEAK RAPID PULSE.
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HOW DO YOU TREAT HEAT STROKE?
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REDUCE THE IMMEDIATELY BY DOUSING THE BODY WITH COLD WATER. APPLY COLD, WET TOWELS TO BODY. MOVE TO COLD PLACE. A COLD WATER BATH IS VERY HELPFUL.
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HOW DO YOU TREAT HEAT EXHAUSTION?
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MOVE VICTIM TO COOL PLACE, LOOSIN CLOTHING, APPLY WET CLOTHES TO HEAD, GROIN, ANKLES. IF CONSCIOU, GIVE ONE TEASPOON SALT, DISSOLVED IN A LITER OF COOL WATER. TAKE TO MEDICAL CENTER.
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WHAT IS HEAT EXHAUSTION?
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A SERIOUS DISTURBANCE OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN, HEART, AND LUNGS.
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