First Aid & Safety Final exam – Flashcards
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What are the main danger in the garage ?
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Presence of carbon Monoxide , Fumes from a spilled toxic substance, or electrical hazard.
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What specific factors in the garage could influence your decision to move or not move your dad?
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The poisonous fumes would be the major factor that could make you decide to move your dad. Avoid breathing poisonous fumes.
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After checking the scene in the garage and, moving your dad to safety if needed, what would you do next ? Why?
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Call 911 or emergency number since you are alone and your dad is unconscious. Call first !!
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List the Emergency action Steps.
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CHECK, CALL, CARE
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If the scene is unsafe you should _________.
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Keep a safe distance and call 911.
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List the information that the bystander should have when calling 911 or the local emergency number.
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Exact location, what happened, the number of people involved, the person's condition, the care being given, report back the message of the call.
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What actions do you take if there are no bystanders to assist you?
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Call first, and give care since the driver is unconscious.
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A fatty substance that contributes to the risk for heart disease is __________________
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Cholesterol
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Temporary chest pain caused by a lack of oxygen to the heart is _______________
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Angina pectoris
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Blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen rich blood is _____________
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Coronary arteries
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A combination of chest compressions and rescue breaths is _______________________
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CPR
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Condition that results when the heart stops beating or beats too irregularly or weakly to circulate blood is ___________________
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Cardiac arrest
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A sudden illness involving the death of heart muscle tissue caused when it does not receive oxygen rich blood is _______________________
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Heart Attack
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What are the signals of cardiac arrest ?
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The person will be unconscious, not breathing, pale skin,, ashen or bluish
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List the situation in which a lay responder may stop CPR ?
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A sign of Life, An AED is on the scene and ready, another trainer or rescuer is on the scene, the scene is unsafe, and when you are too tired.
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What is the most common signal of a heart attack?
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Persistent chest pain, discomfort or pressure
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What are the signals of Heart Attack?
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An uncomfortable pressure, and persistent pain that may spread to the shoulder, arm, neck, jaw, stomach or spine.
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What are the results of a Heart Attack ?
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The heart functions inadequately, the heart may stop, some heart muscle tissue may die from lack of oxygen .
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What do you do first when caring for a person having a heart attack?
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Call 911 or local emergency number
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How can you know if a person Heart is beating ?
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The person is breathing, the person shows another sign of life, and the person is conscious.
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When is CPR needed for adults ?
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When the person is unconscious and is not breathing.
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What is the purpose of CPR ?
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To supply the vital organs with blood containing oxygen.
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Which two functions does CPR take over ?
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Respiratory and Circulatory system.
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What are signals of heart attack ?
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Chest hurts, shoulder hurts, sweating heavily, breathing fast, and looking ill.
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Your mother suddenly seems to lose consciousness. Number in order the following actions you would take.
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1) Check for responsiveness 2) Call 911 or local emergency number 3) Open the airway and check for signs of life 4) Correctly position your hands 5) Give cycles of 30 compressions and 2 rescue breaths.
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If during an analysis an AED prompts, " no shock advised" you should _______
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Resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you notice an obvious sign of life.
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Before the AED analyzes the heart rhythm, you should _________
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Ensure that no one, including you, is touching the person.
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If the AED pads risk touching each other, such as with a small child or infant, you should_______________
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Place one pad in the middle of the chest, and the other on the back, between the shoulder blades.
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A disease transmitted by the deer tick and black legged tick is ________________
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Lyme disease
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A disease caused by the transmission of microscopic bacteria from the wood tick or dog tick host is called _______________________
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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A substance used to counteract the poisonous effects of venom is called _____________
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Antivenin
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An infectious viral disease that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals is called _____________
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Rabies
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List the steps for a tick bite.
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Wear gloves, Grasp the tick with fine tipped, put the tick in a jar of rubbing Alcohol to kill it, wash the bite, apply antiseptic or antibiotics to help in fection, and wash your hands.
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List 3 general signals of insect stings .
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Presences of a stinger, pain, swelling, redness, and signals of allergic reaction.
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What are the three step of care for a snake bite ?
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Call 911, wash the spot with soap and water, apply bandage to slow the spread of venom.
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What do you do if you are caring for a bee sting ?
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Remove the remaining stinger by scraping it from the skin.
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What should you do to prevent bites and stings when playing outdoors?
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Wear light colored clothing, Use insect or tick repellent, Tuck pant legs into, and boots or socks
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What are signal of Lyme disease ?
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Headache, fever ,weakness, and joint and muscle pain.
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What do you do to care for a scorpion sting ?
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Apply suction to the wound, and wash the wound and apply a cold pack.
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What do you apply to a jellyfish , Portuguese man of war sting ?
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Ocean water
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How do you care for a server human bite ?
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Wash the wound with antiseptic and call 911.
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The early stages and most common form of heat related illness is _________________________
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Heat exhaustion
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A life-threatening condition that develops when the body's warming mechanisms fail to maintain normal body temperature is _______________________________
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Hypothermia
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A life threatening condition that develops when the body's cooling mechanism fails.
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Heat Stroke
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The freezing of body tissues causes by overexposure to the cold.
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Frostbite
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Painful spasms of skeletal muscles that develop after heavy exercise or work outdoors in warm or moderate temperatures is called _____________________________________
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Heat cramps
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what are the three main factors that affect body temperature?
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Air, temperature, humidity, wind
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What are the three conditions that can result from overexposure to heat?
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heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke
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What are the signal of heat exhaustion ?
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cool, moist, pale, ashen, or flushed skin, weakness, dizziness
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What are the two reason the EMS personnel should be called for heat exhaustion ?
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The person refuses fluids, and when there is a change in the person's level of consciousness, the person vomits.
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What are two ways to cool a person with heat strokes?
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put the person in cool water up to their neck. put ice water soaked towel on the person.
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What are two conditions that result from overexposure ?
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Frostbite, and Hypothermia
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what are four ways to prevent heat related illnesses and cold related emergencies?
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avoid being outdoors in the hottest or coldest part of the day. Dress appropriately for the enironment. change activity level according to the temperature. take frequent breaks from the environment.
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How do you care for a heat cramp?
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Have the person rest comfortably in a cool place.
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How do you care for Dehydration ?
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Replace lost fluids
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Which situation would you need to use a wading assist ?
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The water is shallow, and you can stand firmly with your chest out the water.
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how do you help a man struggling in the water without endangering your self ?
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From the shoreline, extend an object for him to reach.
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After using the head splint technique for someone with a suspected head, neck, or spinal injury who is breathing, you should________
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Hold the person steady in the water until additional help arrives.
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how do you care for a drowning victim who is unresponsive in shallow water?
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Use the head-splint technique to make the person face up in the water.Open airway and check for breathing, if there is breathing hold the person steady until advanced help arrives.
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What are four characteristics of a drowning victim
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The person is struggling to breath
