LS term 3 - hiv AIDS & water safety

Question 1

What are waterbodies?

Answer 1

natural or manmade areas of water such as a river or swimming pools

Question 2

What is an emergency?

Answer 2

a serious unexpected and dangerous situation requiring immediate attention

Question 3

What does float mean?

Answer 3

to rest on top of the water

Question 4

What can you do to be safe after swimming pools (5 things)?

Answer 4

• adult must be watching
• do NOT run, play games or ride bikes around a pool
• never PUSH anyone into the pool
• never HOLD anyone down under water
• don’t shout help unless you really do need help

Question 5

What can you do to stop slipping in the bath or shower?

Answer 5

use a rubber mat

Question 6

What should you do with buckets and inflatable pools to be safe?

Answer 6

empty them and pack away or place a lid on them

Question 7

Why should you be careful in rivers even if the water look calm?

Answer 7

there might be strong current that could wash you away, especially if the wind is strong

Question 8

What should you not use when swimming in rivers and dams?

Answer 8

inflatable car tubes and airbeds (floatables)

Question 9

What should you do if you are in danger swimming in a river or dam?

Answer 9

• Keep calm
• raise one arm in the air and call for help
• tread water or float
• try to find something that floats to hold onto

Question 10

What should you do if you see someone in danger in a river or dam?

Answer 10

• call loudly for an adult
• do NOT jump into the water
• throw something towards them to help them float (life jacket, ball, plastic lid of coolerbox, etc)
• lie on your stomach and use a broom/long stick to reach the person

Question 11

What should you do to be safe when swimming at the beach?

Answer 11

• stay between the lifeguard flags (red & yellow)
• stay where your feet can touch the bottom
• swim parellel to the shore if you are pulled out by a rip current
• stay calm and wave if you need help

Question 12

What should you do before jumping into a pond or lake or river?

Answer 12

check the depth
look out for sharp rocks and rubbish-

Question 13

What is HIV?

Answer 13

A virus that causes AIDS, by killing the white blood cells (main part of immune system)

HIV = Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

Question 14

What is AIDS?

Answer 14

A disease casued by HIV
= Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Question 15

Why is HIV so dangerous?

Answer 15

It weakens the immune system so that other germs can harm you
There is no cure for HIV
HIV causes AIDS
It’s impossible to see if someone has HIV

Question 16

Who can HIV or AIDS?

Answer 16

anyone (all races, both rich and poor)

Question 17

Why should you be careful when someone is hurt and there is blood?

Answer 17

their blood could get into a small cut you didn’t know you had, which could give you HIV if the other person has HIV

Question 18

What ways can you come into contact with someone with HIV and not get HIV yourself?

Answer 18

standing next to them
sharing cups or plates
hugging
sharing food
using the same pool
sitting on the same toilet seat
talking to them
shaking hands
living with or being in the same room as them

Question 19

Why must nurses use new needles for each patient?

Answer 19

because HIV is spread by using a needle/syringe that has been used by someone with HIV

Question 20

Can you donate blood if you have HIV?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

what does transmitted mean?

Answer 21

when something is passed on to someone else

Question 22

what is your immune system?

Answer 22

what keeps your body healthy and protects you from germs

Question 23

How is HIV transmitted?

Answer 23

when infected blood or other bodily fluid enters the body
- unprotected sex
- sharing needles
- open cuts / sores
- from mother to baby

Question 24

Can HIV be transmitted by pee, poor or spit?

Answer 24

NO