First Aid

Question 1

What is First Aid?

Answer 1

Immediate care given to a casualty before the arrival of Medical Personnel.

Question 2

What should you do prior to leaving an unconscious casualty?

Answer 2

Turn his/her head to the side to prevent choking should he/she vomit.

Question 3

What Publication covers First Aid?

Answer 3

TC 4-02.1

Question 4

What is the treatment for heat cramps?

Answer 4

Move to shade, then loosen clothing, and give cool water.

Question 5

What measure is used to restore heartbeat?

Answer 5

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Question 6

What are the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion?

Answer 6

Headache, excessive sweating, weakness, dizziness, nausea, muscle cramps, pale, moist and cool skin, clammy skin.

Question 7

Whose First Aid dressing should be used on the casualty?

Answer 7

The casualty’s own.

Question 8

What is the treatment for heatstroke?

Answer 8

Immerse in coldest water available or remove clothing and wet entire body while fanning, transport to the nearest medical facility.

Question 9

Describe manual pressure.

Answer 9

Place hand on dressing and exert firm pressure for 5-10 minutes.

Question 10

What is the basic proven principle in splinting fractures?

Answer 10

Splint them where they lie.

Question 11

What are four types of burns?

Answer 11

Thermal, electrical, chemical, and laser.

Question 12

Name five of the twelve methods of carrying a casualty.

Answer 12

Pistol belt carry, Two man support carry, Neck drag, Four arms carry, and Back lift carry.

Question 13

Where is a tourniquet applied?

Answer 13

Around a limb, between the injury and the heart and never place it directly on a wound, fracture, or joint.

Question 14

When should you not remove clothing from a burn?

Answer 14

When clothing is stuck to the wound or if in a contaminated area.

Question 15

Name the three categories of Heat Injury.

Answer 15

Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, and Heat Stroke.

Question 16

Name four common points for checking a pulse.

Answer 16

The side of the neck, groin, wrist, and ankle.

Question 17

What are the two types of fractures?

Answer 17

Open (compound) and closed (simple).

Question 18

Should you give a casualty anything to eat or drink, when treating or preventing shock?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

What is the unique feature of Type “O” blood?

Answer 19

Universal Donor

Question 20

Should casualties with abdominal wounds be given anything to eat or drink?

Answer 20

No, but moistening the lips is allowed.

Question 21

When may resuscitation measures be discontinued?

Answer 21

When a doctor tells you to stop, you are relieved by others, you cannot physically continue and when the casualty starts to breathe on their own.

Question 22

What are the ABC’s of medical treatment?

Answer 22

1. Open the airway and restore breathing.
2. Stop the bleeding.
3. Dress and bandage the wounds to prevent infection.
4. Prevent shock.

Question 23

How do you stop bleeding?

Answer 23

1. Apply a field dressing.
2. Apply manual pressure.
3. Elevate the injured limb.
4. Apply a pressure dressing.
5. Apply a tourniquet.

Question 24

What are the three types of bleeding and how are they recognized?

Answer 24

1. Arterial: Blood is bright red and will spurt with the heartbeat.
2. Venous: Blood is dark red and flows in a steady stream.
3. Capillary: Blood oozes from the wound.