First aid Flashcards
1
Q
What is first aid?
A
The first treatment given to casualties before treatment by medical personnel
2
Q
What is the objective of first aid?
A
- Stop bleeding
- Overcome shock
- Relieve pain
- Prevent infection
3
Q
What is TCCC?
A
Tactical combat casualty care.
4
Q
What are the phases of care in TCCC?
A
- Care under fire
- Tactical field care
- Tactical evacuation care
5
Q
What are the life savings steps?
A
- Open airway restore breathings
- Stop bleeding
- Prevent shock
6
Q
What are the steps in evaluating the casualty??
A
- Responsiveness
- Breathing
- Pulse
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Fractures
- Burns
7
Q
Why should you dress and bandage a wound as soon as possible?
A
To prevent further contaminations and to control the bleeding.
8
Q
When applying first aid dressing, whose dressing should be used?
A
The casualty
9
Q
What are the different types of bleeding?s?
A
- Arterial
- Venous
- Capillary
