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What is the definition of first aid |
The immediate care given to a victim until waulified medical personnel arrives |
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What is the law designed to protect |
The good Samaritan law |
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List 6 items in a well stocked first aid kit. |
Bandages. Band aids. Tape. Asprin. Antiseptic cream and cleanser. Safety pins. Scissors. Tweezers. Cotton. And tisdues. |
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List the 7 steps of evaluating a casualty |
Counsousness. breathing. bleeding shock. fractures. burns. head injury |
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List 3 signs of shock |
Sweaty but cool skin, paleness, restlessness (nearvousness), thirst, loss of blood, confusion, fast breathing, blotchy bluish skin, vomiting, |
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What are the ABCD'S of first aid. |
Airway, breathing, circulation, disability. |
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What are the two procedures that make up CPR |
Mouth to mouth resuscitation, closed chest heart message. |
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Only under what circumstance should you use a tourniquet |
Last resort |
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What is the name of the most well known way to clear a persons air way |
The Heimlich maneuver |
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What are the two types of fractures |
Simple and compound |
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What are the 3 degrees of burns |
1st, 2nd, 3rd |
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What are the 3 types of heat injuries from least severe to most severe |
Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke |
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What are the 3 types of venom |
Neurotoxins, hemotoxins, cardiotoxins |
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What are four symptoms of insect bites and stings |
Pain at site, itching, weakness, anxiety, headache, breathing difficulty, nausia, diarrhea |
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What type of venom does the black widow spider produce |
Neurotoxins |
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What type of venom does a brown recluse spider produce |
Hemotoxins |
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What are two precautions to avoid poisonous plants |
Avoid areas where poisoness plants grow , do not eat plants you don't recognize |
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Within how long does shock usually occur |
Within the first hour |
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What are the 3 tiles of bleeding |
Arterisl- bright red blood that spurts with the heart beat. Venous- steady flow of dark blood Capillary-slow flow of blood |
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When is the best time to give food/drink to a shock victim |
Not to unless help is not coming for a while, then give small amounts of salt and water every 15 mins |
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Whick body part is least likely to be affected by frost bite |
Neck |
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List 2 precautions to take to avoid heat injury |
Avoid working outside in hot humid weather. Drink at least 1wuart of water every hour. Limit your exposure to high temp. |
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What are two types of cold weather injuries |
Frostbite, trenchfoot,hypothermia, snow blindness, dehydration |
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What is the RICE procedure for muscle injuries |
Rest, ice, compression, elevation. |
