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Question 1

What three things are essential for keeping the body supplied with oxygen?

Answer 1

Airways - a clear airway which air, containing oxygen, can enter

Breathing - air enters the lungs which passes into the blood

Circulation - a pumping heart and enough blood to carry oxygen to the body

Question 2

What can cause a block in the airway?

Answer 2

Unconsciousness - tongue flopping back

Something in the airway - choking

Question 3

How can you tell if someone has stopped breathing?

Answer 3

They will become unconscious. Their appearance will be pale/ blue/ grey and there will be no breathing sounds.

Question 4

What can stop you from breathing?

Answer 4

Choking

Unconciousness

A heart attack

An injury to chest or head

Drowning

Poisoning - drugs or toxic gases

An allergy

Question 5

What does the cardiovascular system consist of?

Answer 5

Heart
Blood
Blood vessels

Question 6

What are the symptoms of shock?

Answer 6

Clammy, cold and wet hands

Person is weak and unable to stand

Question 7

What are some causes of shock?

Answer 7

Severe blood loss

Heavy fluid loss e.g. diarrhoea

Failure of the heart to pump properly

Infections of the body

Question 8

Where can you get STI’s diagnosed?

Answer 8

The GUM clinic (Genitourinary medicine)

Question 9

What is the normal body temperature?

Answer 9

37 degrees Celsius

Question 10

Fainting should never last longer than how many minutes?

Answer 10

2 minutes MAXIMUM

Question 11

What is the largest artery in the body?

Answer 11

The Aorta

Question 12

What is the function of our kidneys?

Answer 12

To flush out any waste from our blood

Question 13

What is a reason for needing to know whether someone has diabetes?

Answer 13

Diabetes can make you more prone to infection

Question 14

What is Anaphylaxis?

Answer 14

A severe and sometimes life threatening reaction to a trigger, e.g. an allergy

Question 15

What age of children are prone to abuse?

Answer 15

Children under 1 - shaken baby syndrome. Shaking for 5 seconds can serious damage a baby

Question 16

What takes first priority in a call?

Answer 16

Ensuring the person is breathing and not losing lots of blood

Question 17

What are two reasons for finding out whether someone has had cancer?

Answer 17

1. Cancer makes your body more prone to infection

2. Cancer can spread and reoccur after it has been treated

Question 18

Why does blood spurt out of the body when an artery is cut?

Answer 18

Your pulse rate is every time you heart beats and pumps blood around the body. Blood spurts out of the cut with each beat.

Question 19

What is an AAA?

Answer 19

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - a bulge or swelling in the aorta

Question 20

List 3 symptoms of meningitis in an adult

Answer 20

• fever
• unable to tolerate bright lights
• blotchy rashes across the body (glass test)

Question 21

3 symptoms of meningitis in children?

Answer 21

• fever
• not wanting to be held and unusual crying
• vomiting
• blotchy skin

Question 22

Why does blood look bright red or have dark brown bits in it when there has been bleeding high up in the digestive tract?

Answer 22

It is a sign that the blood has reacted to contact with stomach acids

Question 23

Why can ear problems make you feel dizzy?

Answer 23

Signals are sent from nerves to the brain from the ears whilst helps keep up balanced. If an ear is blocked this can disrupt the signals, making us feel unbalanced.

Question 24

Why might an injury cause pale skin/ blueness and cold skin.

Answer 24

This shows there has been a cut off of blood supply under the injury. E.g. blue fingers.

Question 25

Symptoms of a heart attack

Answer 25

• pain in the chest, abdomen, arms
• shortness of breath
• vomiting
• coughing or wheezing
• sense of doom (anxiety)

Question 26

4 symptoms of sinusitis

Answer 26

• Fatigue
• Thick off coloured discharge
• Lack of smell
• Headaches

Question 27

2 factors of head injury that show you should be taken to hospital in an ambulance

Answer 27

Loss of consciousness

Experiencing a seizure

Question 28

What is a rigid?

Answer 28

A violent shake, usually happens with the flu

Question 29

What is shock?

Answer 29

The body goes into shock when the cardiovascular system fails the pump enough blood around the body the the vital organs

Question 30

5 injuries that could be life threatening

Answer 30

• drowning
• self harm
• sharp wounds (knife attack)
• A burn
• involvement in a traffic collision

Question 31

State one problem with the over use of antibiotics

Answer 31

The bacteria becomes immune to the antibiotic so it still multiplies

Question 32

State one symptom of spinal cord damage

Answer 32

A loss of feeling to a part of the body

Question 33

What is wheezing?

Answer 33

A whistiling sound that comes from the chest

Question 34

Why do you still need treatment when involved in a near miss accident when drowning?

Answer 34

There may be water in the lungs which can cause swelling and irritation, can be life threatening

Question 35

3 symptoms of wound infection

Answer 35

• fever
• redness
• swelling
• pain
• pus

Question 36

3 symptoms of anaphylaxis

Answer 36

• difficulty breathing
• swollen/ red eyes
• urticaria

Question 37

What is an adrenal crisis?

Answer 37

A drop in blood pressure which can be life threatening

Question 38

Where is the flank located?

Answer 38

It is the fleshy part under the rib cage and above the hips on both sides

Question 39

What is crush syndrome?

Answer 39

Where a part of the body gets crushed through direct force.