First Aid Flashcards
1
Q
Sequence to examine an injured person
A
- responsiveness
- breathing
- pulse
- bleeding
- shock
- fractures
- burns
- head injuries
2
Q
ABC’s
A
- airways
- breathing
- circulation
3
Q
Heat cramps
A
Imbalance of electrolytes
4
Q
Heat exhaustion
A
Loss of fluids (heavy sweating)
5
Q
Heat stroke
A
Failure of bodies cooling system
6
Q
Three types of bleeding
A
Capillary- brick red and oozes
Venous- dark red and steady stream
Arterial- bright red and spurts
7
Q
CPR
A
Compressions per min 80-100
Compressions to ventilation ratio 5-1
8
Q
Types of water purification
A
- iodine
- boiling
- chorine
9
Q
Types of burns
A
First degree- irritated epidermal
Second degree- blisters (most painful)
Third degree- penetrating muscles and burning nerve endings
Fourth degree- charred, loss of limb or / life
10
Q
Frostbite
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Freezing extremities and can cause loss of limbs or fingers etc.
11
Q
Hypothermia
A
Bodies core temperature drops below 95 degrees
12
Q
Types of stretchers
A
- strokes
- Miller
- spine
- army liter
- improvised
13
Q
9 line for medivac
A
- location
- radio frequency
- causalities by precedence
- equipment
- patient by type
- security
- marking
- patient nationality
- NBC contamination
