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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the purpose of First Aid?
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To save a life
prevent further injury To minimize or prevent infection. |
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What are the Three Primary Objectives of First Aid?
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To maintain an open airway Maintain breathing
To maintain circulation |
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What is Asphyxiation?
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Caused by airway obstruction. possible causes drowning, choking, massive facial injuries, damage to lungs from gunshot, chemical inhalation
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What is a Hemorrhage?
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Bleeding, the escape of blood from capillaries, veins, or arteries. Causes could be amputation, gun shot, knife wounds, internal bleeding.
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What is capillary bleeding?
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bleeding is slow, blood oozes from the wound ro cut.
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What is Cardiac Arrest?
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the heart fails to pump blood.
Can be caused by heart attack, blood loss, asphyxiation, shock, All severe injuries left untreated will eventually cause cardiac arrest. |
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What is Arterial bleeding?
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Life threatening and difficult to control. blood is bright red and squirts with the pumping of the heart.
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What Venous bleeding?
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It's dark red or maroon from the lack of oxygen, the blood flows in a steady stream.
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What are the diffirent types of fractures?
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Open and Closed
Open fractures produce an open wound in the skin. Closed fractures do not break the skin |
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What are some of the causes of fractures?
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jump landings, motor vehicle accidents, blasts, bullet wounds, ets
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What is Shock?
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The failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain blood flowing to the vital organs of the body.
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What are the types of Shock?
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Hypovolemic (blood/body fluids), Neurogenic (failure of the nervous system), Carcinogenic (heart failing to pump blood accurately), Septic (presence of severe infection), Anaphylactic (life threatening allergic reaction)
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What are the principals of treatment?
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Prevention and Control
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What is the correct patient position to reduce or prevent shock?
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Place the casualty on his or her back, with their legs elevated 6 to 12 inches.
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How do you contro bleeding?
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1. Direct Pressure
2. Elevation 3 Pressure Point 4 Tourniquet |
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What are the signs of a fracture/
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Possible discoloration, disfigurement, bruising, swelling localized at the fracture site, moving with difficulty, and an external wound might be present.
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What are some symptoms of a fracture?
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Patien might have a numbeness or tingling affect due to loss of blood circulation to fractured area. Patient will also experience mild to servere pain at fracture location.
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What do you do if the you are treating a fracture in the forearm?
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If it is an open fracture stop the bleeding and treat the wound. Apply a sterile dressing over wound, and carefully straighten the forearm. Apply a pneumatic splint or two well padded splints to th eforearm, one on tope and one on the bottom. Make sure the splints are long enough to reach from the elbow to the wrist. Secure the arm to the body with a sling or cravat bandage.
Treat for shock and evacuate as soon as possible. |
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How do you treat a fracture in the uppper arm?
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If it is an open fracture stop the bleeding and treat the wound. Place a pad or folded towel in the armpit, bandage arm securely to the body and support forearm with a narrow sling. If the fracture is near the elbow do not attemp to straighten or move it in any way. Splint the elbow in the position found unless there is no redial pulse, then just a small amount of traction should be applied to regain blood flow.
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