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13 Cards in this Set
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WHAT ARE THE 3 OBJECTIVES OF FIRST AID?
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PREVENT FUTHER INJURY PREVENT INFECTION PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE |
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WHAT ARE THE 4 METHODS OF CONTROLLING BLEEDING?
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DIRECT PRESSURE ELEVATION PRESSURE POINTS USE OF A TOURNIQUET AS A LAST RESORT |
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WHAT IS A PRESSURE POINT?
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POINT ON THE BODY WHERE A MAIN ARTERY LIES NEAR THE SKIN SURFACE AND OVER A BONE.
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HOW MANY PRINCIPAL POINTS ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BODY? |
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WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPAL PRESSURE POINTS?
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TEMPLE JAW NECK COLLAR BONE INNER UPPER ARM INNER ELBOW WRIST UPPER THIGH GROIN KNEE ANKLE |
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WHAT ARE THE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF BURNS?
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FIRST- PRODUCES REDNESS, WARMTH AND MILD PAIN SECOND- CAUSES RED, BLISTERED SKIN AND SEVERE PAIN THIRD- DESTROYS TISSUE, SKIN AND BONE IN SEVERE CASES |
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF FRACTURES?
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CLOSED/SIMPLE- BROKEN BONE WITH NO BREAK IN THE SKIN OPEN/COMPOUND- BREAK IN SKIN |
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF HEAT RELATED INJURIES?
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HEAT EXHAUSTION- DISTURBANCE OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN, HEART AND LUNGS. SKIN IS COOL, MOIST AND CLAMMY. HEAT STROKE- BREAKDOWN OF SWEATING MECHANISM OF THE BODY. HOT AND/OR DRY SKIN AND WEAK RAPID PULSE |
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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF COLD WEATHER INJURIES? |
HYPOTHERMIA SUPERFICIAL FROSTBITE DEEP FROSTBITE |
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF SHOCK?
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THE BODY SUFFERS FROM INSUFFICIENT BLOOD FLOW THOUGHOUT THE BODY AS A RESULT OF A SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS.
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WHAT ARE THE 5 TYPES OF SHOCK? |
SEPTIC ANAPHYLACTIC CARDIOGENIC HYPOVOLEMIC NEUROGENIC |
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WHAT IS CPR? |
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION- COMBINATION OF RESCUE BREATHING AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS DELIVERED TO VICTIMS THOUGHT TO BE IN CARDIAC ARREST |
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WHAT ARE THE BASIC STEPS OF CPR
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CIRCULATION AIRWAY BREATHING |
