First Aid Review

Question 1

Bleeding

Answer 1

• extremely possible in hospital situations
• apply preassure if a patient is bleeding
• hold gauze for several minutes, DO NOT keep lifting gauze to see if it’s stopped, could dislodge clots that are beginning to form
• call for help if it has not stopped for a few minutes

Question 2

Epistaxis - Nosebleed

Answer 2

1. Have a patient sit up and lean forward
2. Apply preassure to the nostril by pinching the nose
3. Maintain preassure for 10-15 minutes
4. If the nose is still bleeding, insert gauze and notify the nurse

Question 3

Choking + Hiemlich

Answer 3

• can cause obstruction, patient can lose consciousness, call emergency response team if so, prepare to deliver abdominal thrusts, if patient is unresponsive start CPR

1. Wrap arms around patients’ waist
2. Make a fist with one hand, place the thumb side of the first against the pateint abdomen, in the midline, slightly above the navel and well below the breastbone
3. Grasp fist with the other hand and press your fist into the abdomen with quick, forceful upward thrust
4. Repeat until the object is expelled or the person is unresponsive

Question 4

Seizures

Answer 4

1. Immediate action to prevent aspiration and injury
2. Do not attempt to restrain the patient or force anything in the mouth
3. Call for assistance, remove anything that can injure the patient
4. After seizure subsides, turn the patients head to one side so any secretions can drain out (only if there is no evidence of neck injury)

Question 5

Shock

Answer 5

-rapid pulse, increased shallow breathing, blank state, cold clammy skin
-position head below body, keep patient safe and warm until help arrives

Question 6

Fainting

Answer 6

The patient is dizzy or states they feel they will faint
- lie them down and elevate lower legs or have them sit and place there head between the knees