First aid Flashcards
Define Good Samaritan law
If you help someone in her name in the process, you are not helpful at legally label
Define three things that can make a scene unsafe
Gas leak-gun violence – fire
Why shouldn’t a rescue enter an unsafe scene
They can get hurt
Provide three pieces of information that a person should provide to the 911 dispatcher
Address- Nature of call-
How many patients
List three things that a rescuer can do to save a drowning victim, other than swimming out to get them
Threw out a life, preserver, log or stick, and create a human chain
What’s the danger of diving into lakes and rivers?
You can break your neck
What is the first thing a rescuer should do to an adult conscious victim
Ask for permission
What should the rescuer do to protect themselves from blood and body fluids?
Use ppe’s
What is the ultimate goal when treating a bleeding victim?
Stop the bleeding
After playing multiple layers of bandages in the bleeding still hasn’t stopped. What should the rescuer do next
Put two fingers on the artery
If the wound has bright, red blood that is spurting what does this indicate?
You hit an artery or they’re bleeding from an artery
Where do you tie the bandage?
On the opposite side of the cut
Do you pull in impaled object out? Why not?
No it can be stopping the bleeding
Define amputation
Complete detachment of a body part from the rest of the body
Explain first aid for an amputation
Clean, amputated, part, place amputated part in a sealed plastic bag, placed plastic bag on ice, transport body part
What is the most common poisoning?
Poison oak or ivy
What is the biggest concern when a person is bit by an animal?(unless it’s a vicious attack or a poison animal?)
Infection
Can a dog attack be fatal
Yes
What are the three poisonous snakes that live in this area?
Copperhead,
cotton mouth,rattle
Should a person be taken to the emergency room if they are bitten by a venomous snake
Yes
What is the first thing a responder should do if a person is not by a venomous snake
Lift the body part above the level of heart
Define first degree burn
Involves only epidermis
Define 2nd degree burn
Involves epidemics and dermis
Defoe. 3rd degree burn
Involves all layers
Should you remove clothing that has melted to the wound
No
After flushing a burn what should you do next
Take a dry, sterile bandage over the wound
Should you apply burn creams to the burn?
No it causes infection
Define allergen
Any substance that causes an abnormal immune response or hypersensitivity
Define anaphylaxis
Severe, potentially life-threatening
List for common causes of allergic reaction
Insects food plants medications
List 3 signs of severe allergic reactions
Throat closing itching hives swelling of mouth
If a person is highly allergic to something, they usually carry a _______ with them
EpiPen
What is c spine and how do you perform it
Cervical spine Keeping neck aligned with rest of the spine
List two reasons that a rescuer would suspect a spinal cord injury
Thrown by something
Fall from a height more than 4ft
Define stroke
A condition that interrupts the blood supply to the brain
What is the condition that people usually have before having a stroke
High blood pressure
List 4 systems of a stroke
Altered mental Statius
Cannot communicate
Paralyzed on one side of body
Severe headache
What are three things you should do to assess whether a person has had a stroke or not
Ask simple questions
Ask to smile
Ask to raise arm
What is the concern for toddlers and 5 gallon buckets
Drowning
Amputation severe bleeding
Apply a tourniquet
