HPE first aid (term 4)

Question 1

What is first aid?

Answer 1

First aid is the steps taken to help someone in the first minutes after an illness or injury

Question 2

What can first aid help with?

Answer 2

First aid can help someone feel better, recover more quickly, and can even save lives.

Question 3

What does the word “Emergency” mean

Answer 3

a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Question 4

What would you consider to be an emergency?

Answer 4

Bleeding, choking, fainting, head injury, snake bite, car accident etc.

Question 5

What is an emergency response?

Answer 5

an immediate response to an unexpected occurrence.

Question 6

What is the aim of an emergency response?

Answer 6

Aim is to mitigate the event on people, property, and their environment.

Question 7

What services are there in Aus?

Answer 7

Ambulance, police, firefighter, lifeguards etc.

Question 8

What number should you call for an emergency?

Answer 8

000 (Triple zero)

Question 9

What is an example for a hazard?

Answer 9

Rips in water, sea animals e.g. blue bottles, wind conditions, climate conditions, drowning etc.

Question 10

What does the acronym DRSABCD represent?

Answer 10

Danger, Response, Send for help, Airways, Breathing, CPR and Defibrillation

Question 11

What does COWS stand for?

Answer 11

Can you hear me? Open your eyes. What is your name? Squeeze my hand.

Question 12

What are the 5 S’s of Sun Safety?

Answer 12

Slip: Shirt, Slop: Sunscreen, Slap: Hat, Seek: Shade, Slide: Sunnies.

Question 13

What is sun safety?

Answer 13

Being safe in the sun

Question 14

What is the recovery position?

Answer 14

The recovery position is when they lay on the left side when they are conscious so they could breathe.

Question 15

What is RICER?

Answer 15

RICER is the management technique used to treat soft tissue injuries.

Question 16

What does RICER stand for?

Answer 16

Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate, Referral

Question 17

How to treat burns?

Answer 17

Follow Doctor’s ABCD (DRSABCD), if the burn is severe call 000 for ambulance, hold the burnt area under cool running water for 20 minutes, remove any clothing and jewelry from the burnt area, cover the burn with a light loose unstick dressing, preferably clean, dry, non-fluffy material (e.g. Plastic cling film), continue to check the patient for shock, and treat if necessary.

Question 18

How to treat bee stings, wasp bites, ant bites, centipede stings?

Answer 18

remove the sting by sliding it out, wash the area, apply cold pack to reduce swelling, watch for signs of anaphylaxis and treat according.

Question 19

How to treat tick bites?

Answer 19

Remove the tick, apply a cold pack to reduce swelling, watch for signs of further concern like a fever, dizziness, vomiting and seek medical help if this occurs.

Question 20

How to treat a snake bite and funnel web spider?

Answer 20

Follow DRSABCD, call 000 for an ambulance, lie the person down and ask them to stay still and reassure them, remove jewellery from limbs, if the bite is on a limb apply a pressure immobilisation bandage beginning at the base of the limb and working upwards, immobilise the bandaged area using a splint, if you have a pen, mark where the bite was on the bandage, write down what time of the bite, any details of the snake’s appearance which is helpful for the hospital.

Question 21

What bandage do I use for a snake bite?

Answer 21

Pressure immobilisation Bandage.

Question 22

What’s a risk?

Answer 22

is the possibility of something bad or unpleasant happening.

Question 23

Examples of risky behaviors for teens

Answer 23

Drugs, scooters, ocean/outdoors, vaping, sun/tanning, crime, driving, drinking, sneaking out, violence, dating, pregnancy, dating etc.

Question 24

What is a consequence?

Answer 24

is the result or effect of an action or decision which can be positive or negative.