FIRST AID Flashcards

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How many pressure points are there?

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  1. 11 on each side of the body.
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What are the 4 methods to control bleeding?

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Direct Pressure. Pressure Points. Elevation. Tourniquet as last resort.

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Name each pressure point.

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Superficial Temporal. Facial Artery. Common Carotid. Subclavian. Brachial: upper arm and inner elbow. Radial/Ulnar. Femoral. Iliac. Popliteal. Tibial.

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What are the 3 types of burns?

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First Degree: redness, warm and mild pain. Second Degree: red, blistered skin, severe pain. Third Degree: destroyed tissue

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How many types of heat injuries are there and name them.

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2 Heat exhaustion: cool, moist skin, and dilated pupils. Heat stroke: breakdown do the bodies sweating mechanism, uneven pupil dilation and weak/rapid pulse.

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How many cold related injuries are there and what are they?

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  1. Hypothermia: rapid falling temperature. Superficial Frostbite: ice crystals form on upper layers of skin. Deep Frostbite: ice crystals forming in deeper tissues.
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What is the degree that defers superficial frostbite from deep frostbite?

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32 degrees

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How many types of shock are there?

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5

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Describe all 5 types of shock

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Septic: bacteria. Anaphylactic: allergic reaction. Cardiogenic: heart. Hypovolemic: blood or fluid loss. Neurogenic: spinal cord injury.

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