First Aid Worksheets – Flashcards
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what should you do if the person does not give consent?
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do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number
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what injury or illness should you call 9-1-1 or local #?
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the person has trouble breathing
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by following standard precautions to protect yourself and the injured person, you can?
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minimize the risk of disease transmission
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you see the woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. you check the scene and then check the person for consciousness, but does not respond. what should you do next?
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call or have someone else call 9-1-1 or local #
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what is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws?
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to help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return
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you determine that a person may be in shock. what do you not do?
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giving the person water
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the steps to follow in an emergency are?
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check-call-care
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what should you do when checking a conscious person?
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ask questions, do not touch or move painful, injured areas on the body, get consent to give care
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about how many seconds should you check for breathing?
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no more than 10
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what are indicators that an emergency has occurred?
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breaking glass or screeching tires, screaming or moaning, strong odors
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what is a common signal of sudden illness?
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changes in level of consciousness, loss of vision or blurred vision, signals of shock
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what type of injury involves an open wound in which the bone has torn through the skin?
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open fracture
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how do you care for a person with a possible head, neck or spinal injury?
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support the head in the position you find it, do not try to align it
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*a young woman is having trouble breathing and, based on your check of the person, you suspect that she is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting, what should you do?
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call 9-1-1 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over
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in stroke recognition, FAST means?
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F ace A rm S peech T ime
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what do you do when caring for a person with heat exhaustion?
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get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place
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a woman burned her hand in the lunchroom, what should you do?
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cool the burn with large amounts of fresh running water, cover the burn loosely with a dry, sterile dressing, remove her from the source of the burn
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what sudden illness is usually caused but a blockage of blood flow to the brain?
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stroke
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what is the sudden illness that results from too much or too little sugar in the persons blood?
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diabetic emergency
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when caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should?
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remove nearby objects that might cause injury
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the general care for a muscle, bone or joint injury includes?
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R est I mmobilize C old E levate
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heat related illnesses include?
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heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke
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if an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure, what do you do?
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add additional dressings and continue to apply direct pressure
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what is the first step in caring for a wound with significant bleeding?
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apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing
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how should you care for someone with minor frostbite on the fingers?
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get the person to a warm environment and then reward his or her hands using skin-to-skin contact
