First Aide

Question 1

Good Samaritan law

Answer 1

If you help someone and harm them in the process, you are not held legally liable

Question 2

3 things that make a scene unsafe

Answer 2

Gas leak
Fire
Traffic

Question 3

Why shouldn’t a rescuer enter an unsafe scene

Answer 3

They can get hurt

Question 4

3 pieces of information a person should provide to the 911 dispatcher

Answer 4

Address
How many patients
Nature of the call

Question 5

3 things that a rescuer can do to save a drowning victim other than swimming out to get them

Answer 5

Throw out a life preserver
Small boat
Human chain

Question 6

What’s the danger of diving in to lakes and rivers

Answer 6

Breaking your neck

Question 7

What is the first thing a rescuer should do to an adult conscious victim

Answer 7

Ask for permission

Question 8

What should the rescuer do to protect themselves from blood and body fluids

Answer 8

Wear ppe’s

Question 9

What is the ultimate goal when treating a bleeding victim

Answer 9

Stop the bleeding

Question 10

After applying multiple layers of bandages and the bleeding still hasn’t stopped, what should the rescuer do next?

Answer 10

Apply pressure on an artery

Question 11

If the wound has bright red blood that is “spurting” what does this mean

Answer 11

You’ve hit an artery/bleeding from an artery

Question 12

Where do you tie the bandage

Answer 12

Opposite of the wound

Question 13

Do you pull an impaled object out?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

why do you not pull an impaled object out

Answer 14

It could be stopping the bleeding

Question 15

Amputation

Answer 15

Complete detachment of a body part from the rest of the body

Question 16

Explain first aide for an amputation

Answer 16

1:clean the amputated part (as best as you can)
2:place amputated part in a sealed plastic bag
3:place plastic bag on ice
4:make sure the body part gets to the hospital

Question 17

What is the most common poisoning

Answer 17

Poison oak and poison ivy

Question 18

What is the biggest concern when a person is bit by an animal?

Answer 18

Infection

Question 19

Can a dog attack be fatal?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What are the 3 poisonous snakes that live in this area

Answer 20

Copperhead
Cottonmouth
Rattlesnake

Question 21

Should a person be taken to the emergency room if they are bitten by a venomous snake

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

What is the first thing a responder should do if a person is bitten by a venomous snake

Answer 22

Lift the body part above the level of the heart

Question 23

First degree burn

Answer 23

Involves only epidermis

Question 24

2nd degree burn

Answer 24

Involves epidermis and dermis

Question 25

3rd degree burn

Answer 25

Involves all layers

Question 26

Should you remove clothing that has melted to the wound

Answer 26

No

Question 27

After flushing a burn, what should you do next

Answer 27

Put a dry bandage on it

Question 28

Should you apply burn creams to the burn?

Answer 28

No because it causes infection

Question 29

Allergin

Answer 29

Any substance that causes an abdominal immune response or hypersensitivity

Question 30

Anaphylaxis

Answer 30

Severe, potentially life threatening allergic reaction

Question 31

Four common causes of allergic reaction

Answer 31

Insects Foods Plants Medications

Question 32

4 signs of severe allergic reaction

Answer 32

Unable to breathe Itching Hives Swelling

Question 33

If a person is highly allergic to something what do they usually carry with them

Answer 33

Epi-pen

Question 34

What is c-spine and how do you perform it

Answer 34

Cervical spine keeping the neck aligned with the rest of the spine

Question 35

two reasons that a rescuer would suspect a spinal cord injury

Answer 35

1: if they are thrown from something 2:falling from something 4 feet or higher

Question 36

Stroke

Answer 36

A condition that interrupts the blood supply to the brain

Question 37

What is the condition that people usually have before having a stroke

Answer 37

High blood pressure

Question 38

4 symptoms of a stroke

Answer 38

Altered mental status Cannot communicate Paralyzed on one side of the body Severe headache

Question 39

What are the three things you should do to assess whether a person has had a stroke or not

Answer 39

Ask simple questions Ask them to smile Ask them to raise their arms

Question 40

What is the concern for toddlers and 5 gallon buckets

Answer 40

Falling in head first and drowning

Question 41

Amputation severe bleeding

Answer 41

Apply a tourniquet