First Aid And Others

Question 1

Provision of initial care for an injured person and usually performed by a _________ (not limited to) until professional care arrives or definitive medical treatment can be accessed

Answer 1

Lay Person

Question 2

Importance of first aid

Answer 2

1) Prevent further injury or danger
2) Do the right thing at the right time; and
3) Provide proper and immediate care to save life and limbs

Question 3

Before Providing First Aid

Answer 3

1) Ensure safety of rescuer and victim
2) Initial assessment of the injured

Questions:
Is the patient alert?
Responsive to sound touch or other stimulation?
Conscious?

Question 4

Conduct initial assessment _____

Answer 4

While/before arranging for medical help

Question 5

DO’s when providing first aid

Answer 5

1) Obtain consent from patient whenever possible
2) Think the worst
3) Call or send for help
4) Identify yourself to the victim
5) Provide comfort and emotional support
6) Respect victim’s modesty and physical privacy
7) Care for the most serious injuries first
8) Assist the victims with his/her prescribed medication
9) Keep onlookers away from the injured person
10) Handle victim to a minimum
11) Loosen all tight clothing

Question 6

DONT’s in Providing First Aid

Answer 6

1) Try to rouse an unconscious victim
2) Administering fluids/alcoholic drink
3) Let the victim see her/his own injury
4) Leave the victim except to get help
5) Assume that the victim’s obvious injuries are the only ones
6) Deny a victim’s physical or emotional coping limitations
7) Make unrealistic promises
8) Trust the judgment of a confused victim
9) Require the victim to make a decision

Question 7

Low-Grade
Mild to Moderate
And High fever

What temperatures?

Answer 7

37.8 - 38.9 C

39 - 39.9 C

> 40 C

Question 8

What is CPR

Answer 8

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Question 9

How to Give Chest Compressions

Answer 9

1) Center of chest
2) One palm on top of the other, hands interlocking
3) Arm straight
4) Push hard: 1 1/2 inch
5) Push fast 100 per minute
6) Allow the chest to come all the way back up after each compression

Question 10

Depth of burns

Answer 10

First degree burns (superficial)
Second degree burn (partial thickness)
Third-degree burn (full thickness)

Question 11

Controlling Bleeding

Answer 11

Direct Pressure
Elevation
Pressure Points

Question 12

Moving an Immobilized Person

Answer 12

Shirt Drag and Blanket Drag

Piggy-back carry
One-rescuer crutch
Cradle-in-arms
Firefighter’s Carry

Question 13

Inside First Aid Kit:

Answer 13

1) Two pairs of sterile gloves
2) Sterile dressings to stop bleeding
3) Cleansing agent/soap
4) Antibiotic ointment
5) Burn appointment
6) Adhesive bandages in a variety of sizes
7) Eye wash solution
8) Thermometer
9) Prescription medications such as insulin, heart medicine and asthma inhalers
10) Prescribed medical supplies like glucose and blood pressure monitoring equipment and supplies

Non-prescription drugs:
1) Anti-pyretic
2) Pain reliever
3) Anti-diarrhea medication
4) Antacid
5) Laxative

Other:
1) Scissors
2) Tweezers
3) Tube of petroleum jelly or lubricant