first responder Flashcards
Recovery Position:
-Helps keep the airway open
-Allows secretions to drain from the mouth
Frequent exposure to stress causing situations to train the mind
is NOT a way to reduce stress (per FR class)
AVPU Scale
-Alert
-Verbal
-Painful Stimulus
-Unresponsive
Amputation
An entire body part is torn away
Dressing
An object placed directly on a wound to control bleeding and prevent further contamination
Bleeding from genital area
apply direct pressure with a dry, sterile dressing
Significant Head Injury
concerned with cervical spine injury
Which of the following represents the correct sequence for control of bleeding of an extremity?
Direct pressure, elevation, tourniquet, pressure point
Torso Injury (chest or back)
cover the open wound with an airtight material on 3 sides - occlusive dressing
Shock Position
treatment for shock – lay the patient flat on back on a horizontal surface
Occlusive Dressing
monitor patient for increased difficulty breathing and arrange for prompt transport
poisoning can be classified according to the poison the body
-ingestion
-inhalation
-injection
-absorption
poison
Is a substance that causes illness or death when eaten, drunk, inhaled, injected, or absorbed in relatively small quantities.
To stop an arterial extremity bleed, one can use this device.
Tourniquet
tourniquet should be placed where and how on an extremity?
High and tight
The area on the upper arms and upper legs to slow down extreme bleeding?
Pressure points
Most bleeding can be stopped by this type of pressure to the wound ?
Direct pressure
Bright, red, pumping blood indicates this type of bleed.
Arterial.
As soon as you determine that the patient is in shock, you should place the patient in
this position.
Shock position
You just applied dressing to a man who was stabbed, the most important thing to
monitor is?
Increased difficulty breathing