First Aid

Question 0

What are the methods of controlling bleeding?

Answer 0

Direct pressure
Elevation
Indirect pressure (pressure points)
Tourniquet as a last resort

Question 1

What are the three objectives of first aid?

Answer 1

Prevent further injury
Prevent infection
Prevent loss of life

Question 2

How many pressure points are there?

Answer 2

11 on each side of the body

Question 3

Where are the pressure points located on the body?

Answer 3

Temple, jaw, neck, collarbone, inner upper arm, inner elbow, wrist, upper thigh, groin, knee, and ankle.

Question 4

What are the classifications of burns?

Answer 4

First, second and third degree burns.

Question 5

What are some indications of first degree burns?

Answer 5

Redness, warmth, and mild pain.

Question 6

What are some indications of second degree burns?

Answer 6

Red, blistered skin and severe pain.

Question 7

What are some indications of third degree burns?

Answer 7

Destroyed tissue, skin and bone.

Severe pain may be absent due to destroyed nerve endings.

Question 8

What are the two types of fractures?

Answer 8

Closed/simple

Open/compound

Question 9

What is electric shock?

Answer 9

When a person comes in contact with electric energy

Question 10

What are some indications of an obstructed airway?

Answer 10

Inability to talk

Exaggerated breathing

Question 11

What are the types of heat injuries?

Answer 11

Heat exhaustion and Heat stroke

Question 12

What is heat exhaustion?

Answer 12

A disturbance in blood flow to the brain, heart and lungs.

Question 13

What are some symptoms of heat exhaustion?

Answer 13

Cool/moist/clammy skin
Dilated pupils
Sweating profusely

Question 14

What is heat stroke?

Answer 14

A breakdown of the sweating mechanism of the body. (Victim unable to eliminate excessive body heat buildup)

Question 15

What are some symptoms of heat stroke?

Answer 15

Hot/dry skin
Uneven pupil dilation
Weak/rapid pulse

Question 16

What are the types of cold weather injuries?

Answer 16

Hypothermia
Superficial frostbite
Deep frostbite

Question 17

What is hypothermia?

Answer 17

A cooling of the whole body caused by exposure to low or rapidly falling temperatures.

Question 18

What are some symptoms of hypothermia?

Answer 18

Pale/unconscious
Slow/shallow breathing
Faint pulse

Question 19

What is superficial frostbite?

Answer 19

Ice crystals forming in the upper skin layers after exposure to temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

Question 20

What is deep frostbite?

Answer 20

Ice crystals forming in the deeper tissues after exposure to temperatures of 32 degrees or lower.

Question 21

What are the types of shock?

Answer 21

Cardiogenic, anaphylactic, septic, hypovolemic, and neurogenic

Question 22

What is septic shock?

Answer 22

Bacteria multiplies in the blood and releases toxins.

Question 23

What is anaphylactic shock?

Answer 23

Hypersensitivity/allergic reaction

Question 24

What is cardiogenic shock?

Answer 24

Damage to the heart/insufficient blood supply

Question 25

What is hypovolemic shock?

Answer 25

Severe blood and fluid loss/insufficient blood supply

Question 26

What is neurogenic shock?

Answer 26

Spinal cord injury

Question 27

What are the steps of the survival chain?

Answer 27

1. Recognition/activation of CPR
2. Chest compressions
3. AED/defibrillator
4. Rapid defibrillation
5. Effective advanced life support (EMT)
6. Integrated post cardiac arrest care

Question 28

What is a pressure point?

Answer 28

Point on the body where an artery lies near the skin surface and over a bone