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First Aid
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Subjects
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health-sciences
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first-aid
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Prevent infection - wash hands - use gloves - wash wound with soap and water - rinse with cool water - use sterile gauze to blot dry - apply sterile dressing - watch for signs of infection
General position for shock victim
Goals in the treatment of shock
Direct pressure
First Aid for minor wounds
2. Are classified as open or closed
Wounds
Controlling bleeding
Direct pressure
Incision
3. Can lead to death - even if injury is not fatal - can occur with any injury or illness requiring first aid
Goals in the treatment of shock
Triage
Integumentary system
Shock
4. Caused by a sharp object - deep - damage to muscles
General position for shock victim
Incision
Pressure points
Main artery
5. Result in bleeding - infection or tetanus
Principles of care
Wounds
Elevation
General position for shock victim
6. Pertaining to to a crisis or danger of death
Shock
4 Main Methods of Controlling Bleeding (DEPP)
First Aid
Critical
7. Is a break in skin or mucous membrane
Open
Direct pressure
Elevation
Main artery
8. Brachial and femoral
Triage
Neck or spine injury
Main artery
Main pressure points
9. Use when bleeding is under control - maintain direct pressure - apply additional dressing - use a roller bandage
Avulsion
Shock
Blood Clots
Pressure bandage
10. Raise above level of victims heart - continue to apply direct pressure while elevating
Controlling bleeding
Critical
Check pulse site
Elevation
11. May cause internal bleeding - get medical help asap - check breathing and treat for shock - avoid unnecessary movement - avoid giving any fluid or food to victim
Signs and symptoms of cold wounds
Amputation
Other closed wounds
Goals in the treatment of shock
12. Direct pressure - elevation - pressure bandage - pressure on pressure points
Circulatory system
4 Main Methods of Controlling Bleeding (DEPP)
The person
Resuscitation
13. Cold applications
bruise
Endotracheal Intubation
Signs of infection
The person
14. Setting priorities for care of victim(s)
Shock
Principles of care
Endotracheal Intubation
Triage
15. Abnormal external or internal bleeding (copious loss of bld)
Hemorrhage
4 Main Methods of Controlling Bleeding (DEPP)
Shock
Blood Clots
16. Pressure should be applied to this - press against underlying bone
Wounds
Hemorrhage
Main artery
Aura
17. Pain and tenderness - swelling - deformity - cold and clammy skin - rapid and weak pulse - uncontrolled restlessness - vomited blood - blood in urine and feces
Signs and symptoms of cold wounds
Toxin
Maintaining body temperature
Don't elevate
18. Is most common in puncture sites and wounds that involve tissue damage under the skin
Tetanus bacteria
Signs of infection
Shock
Pressure
19. Can enter an open wound - lead to serious illness or death
Tetanus bacteria
The person
Shock
Maintaining body temperature
20. Are injury to soft tissue
Elevation
Check pulse site
Main artery
Wounds
21. If fractures are present or suspected
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22. Lying flat on back to improve circulation - raise feet 12in to provide additional blood to heart and brain
Apply pressure
General position for shock victim
Wounds
Direct pressure
23. Subjective sensation or motor phenomenon that precedes and marks the onset of a seizure
Integumentary system
Aura
Incision
Wounds
24. Directly to wound
Apply pressure
The person
Wounds
Blood Clots
25. Based on victims injury
Thick dressing or Sterile gauze
Positioning a shock victim
Hemorrhage
Principles of care
26. Swelling (edema) - fever (pryexia) - pain - redness (erthyemia) - heat - pus (pustacles) - red streaks leading from wound
Avulsion
Wounds
Respiratory system
Signs of infection
27. Skin pale and bluish gray - skin cool or cold - diaphoresis - rapid and weak pulse - respiration are rapid - shallow - and may be irregular - blood pressure is very low - general weakness - anxiety and extreme restlessness - excessive thirst - nausea
Bleeding
Respiratory system
Hemorrhage
Signs and symptoms of shock
28. Skin scraped off - bleeding limited - infection must be prevented
Circulatory system
Other closed wounds
Abrasion
Principles of care
29. Instrument used to compress a bld vessel by application around an extremity
Tourniquet
Pressure bandage
Don't elevate
Wounds
30. Respirations are rapid - shallow and may be irregular
Respiratory system
bruise
<5years
Laceration
31. Do not disturb
Avulsion
Blood Clots
4 Main Methods of Controlling Bleeding (DEPP)
Maintaining body temperature
32. Will stop bleeding
Pressure points
Wounds
Direct pressure
Incision
33. Is the first priority in caring for wounds
Tetanus bacteria
Endotracheal Intubation
Controlling bleeding
Purpose of First Aid
34. Spotted - with patches of color. pertain to what you would see with a severely burned pt
Wounds
Mottled
4 Main Methods of Controlling Bleeding (DEPP)
First Aid
35. Used for wounds - if not available use linen type cloth
Causes of shock
Shock
Integumentary system
Thick dressing or Sterile gauze
36. Responsiveness of the mind and to the impressions made by the senses
Direct pressure
Aura
Check pulse site
Consciousness
37. Torn or separated from body - bleeding heavy - preserve body part
4 Main Methods of Controlling Bleeding (DEPP)
Avulsion
Closed
Open
38. Get tetanus shot
Triage
<5years
Goals in the treatment of shock
Thick dressing or Sterile gauze
39. Apply for 5 to 10 minutes or until bleeding stops
Resuscitation
Main artery
Wounds
Pressure
40. Skin is pale (pallor) or bluish gray in color - skin is cool to touch - diaphoresis (excessive perspiration) may result in a wet - clammy feeling when the skin is touched
Integumentary system
Bleeding
Critical
Wounds
41. Body part cut off - preserve amputated part
Amputation
Signs and symptoms of cold wounds
Bleeding
Apply pressure
42. To minimize the effect of the injury or illness until experts can take over
Purpose of First Aid
Tourniquet
Maintaining body temperature
Laceration
43. Act of inhaling foreign matter - usually emesis - into the respiratory tract
Other closed wounds
Aspiration
Toxin
Critical
44. Can bleed to death in a short period of time
Tourniquet
The person
Direct pressure
Mottled
45. No break in skin - injury in underlying tissue
Closed
Respiratory system
Tourniquet
Circulatory system
46. A clinical set of signs and symptoms that are associated with an inadequate supply of blood to body organs - especially brain and heart
Bleeding
Blood Clots
Shock
Consciousness
47. Use when direct pressure - elevation - and pressure bandage do not stop severe bleeding
Pressure
Aspiration
Resuscitation
Pressure points
48. Tearing of tissue - jagged - irregular edges - heavy bleeding - contamination
Laceration
Causes of shock
Amputation
Pressure points
49. Eliminate the cause - improve circulation especially to the brain and heart - provide an adequate oxygen supply - maintain the body temperature
Neck or spine injury
Goals in the treatment of shock
Blood Clots
Hemorrhage
50. Caused by sharp objects - bleeding limited - increase chance of infection
Purpose of First Aid
Mottled
Puncture
Apply pressure