First aid Flashcards
Assestment and interventions that can be performed by a bystander w/ no medical equipment
First aid
An immediate care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly ill
First aid
Should not cause pain
Gentle
Should make the best use of things at hand
Resourceful
Notice all signs
Obsenvant
Should not alarm the victim
Tactful
Should be comforting
Empathic
Should maintain a professional amd caring attitude
Respectful
Viral infection that causes eruptions of the skin
Herpes
Inflammations of the brain caused by a viral infection
Meningitis
Respiratory disease caused by bacteria
Tuberculosis
Infection of the liver
Hepatitis
Virus that destroy the body’s ability to fight infection
HIV ( human immune deficiency virus)
Precaution taken to prevent risk of exposure from any other type of bodily substance
Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
Used to cover the wound
Dressing or compress