General Flashcards
Four methods for controlling bleeding?
Direct pressure, elevation, pressure points, and use of tourniquet
Three objectives of first aid?
Prevent further injury, infection, and lost of life
What is a pressure point?
It is appoint on the body where a main artery lies near the skin surface and over a bone
11 pressure points on each side of the body?
Superficial temporal artery (temple) Facial artery (jaw) Common carotid artery (neck) Subclavian artery (collar bone) Brachial artery (inner upper arm, inner elbow) Radial/Ulnar artery (wrist) Femoral artery (upper thigh) Iliac artery (groin) Popliteal artery (knee) Anterior/posterior tibial artery (ankle)
Mishap Classes?
Class A- property damage $2,000,000 or more
Class B- $500,000 or more but less than $2,000,000
Class C- $50,000 or more but less than $500,000
Chemical agents?
Nerve, blood, blister, choking
Fire Triangle?
Oxygen, fuel, heat
Types of fires and extinguishers?
Alpha fire- wood, paper products (h20, AFFF)
Bravo fire- flammable liquids (PKP)
Charlie fire- electrical (CO2)
Navy’s first aircraft?
A-1 Triad
Naval Aviation’s b-day?
8 May 1911
June 3-5 1942?
Midway turning point in the Pacific war
Newton’s first law?
Inertia (remain at rest or stay in motion in one direction until acted upon by an outside force)
Newton’s second law?
Force
Newton’s third law?
Action and reaction
CPR steps?
C/A/B (circulation, airway, breathing)