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First Aid
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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. 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
Other closed wounds
Signs and symptoms of cold wounds
Open
The person
2. Responsiveness of the mind and to the impressions made by the senses
Pressure bandage
Consciousness
First Aid
Check pulse site
3. Respirations are rapid - shallow and may be irregular
Mottled
Respiratory system
Aura
Resuscitation
4. Are classified as open or closed
Main pressure points
Wounds
Aura
Open
5. Pressure should be applied to this - press against underlying bone
Shock
The person
Main artery
Endotracheal Intubation
6. Can lead to death - even if injury is not fatal - can occur with any injury or illness requiring first aid
Shock
Laceration
Blood Clots
Amputation
7. Abnormal external or internal bleeding (copious loss of bld)
Positioning a shock victim
Blood Clots
Hemorrhage
Abrasion
8. Raise above level of victims heart - continue to apply direct pressure while elevating
Elevation
Tetanus bacteria
Laceration
bruise
9. Hemorrhage or excessive loss of blood - excessive pain or infection - heart attack or stroke - poisoning of chemicals - drugs or gases - lack of oxygen - psychological trauma - dehydration from burns - vomiting - or diarrhea
Cardiopulmonary
Pressure
Tourniquet
Causes of shock
10. Directly to wound
Apply pressure
Pressure bandage
Consciousness
Tetanus bacteria
11. Pulse is rapid - weak - and difficult to feel - hypertension or below normal and may not be obtainable
Direct pressure
Main pressure points
Main artery
Circulatory system
12. Result in bleeding - infection or tetanus
Positioning a shock victim
Wounds
Thick dressing or Sterile gauze
Bleeding
13. Setting priorities for care of victim(s)
Endotracheal Intubation
Triage
Controlling bleeding
Neck or spine injury
14. 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
Endotracheal Intubation
Wounds
Signs and symptoms of shock
15. Apply for 5 to 10 minutes or until bleeding stops
Bleeding
Hemorrhage
Maintaining body temperature
Pressure
16. Brachial and femoral
Signs of infection
Main pressure points
Neck or spine injury
Seizure
17. Do not disturb
Don't elevate
Blood Clots
Positioning a shock victim
First Aid
18. Below bandage to assess for presence of a pulse and there should be no discoloration of skin
Check pulse site
Puncture
Consciousness
Positioning a shock victim
19. To minimize the effect of the injury or illness until experts can take over
Abrasion
Tourniquet
Signs and symptoms of cold wounds
Purpose of First Aid
20. Caused by sharp objects - bleeding limited - increase chance of infection
Wounds
Seizure
Puncture
Pressure
21. Sudden attack of a dz uncontrolled muscle movements of epilepsy
Bleeding
Seizure
Cardiopulmonary
Blood Clots
22. Is a break in skin or mucous membrane
Endotracheal Intubation
Open
Abrasion
Controlling bleeding
23. Are injury to soft tissue
Wounds
Aura
Elevation
Pressure points
24. Can enter an open wound - lead to serious illness or death
Elevation
Signs of infection
Signs and symptoms of shock
Tetanus bacteria
25. Is most common in puncture sites and wounds that involve tissue damage under the skin
Cardiopulmonary
Tetanus bacteria
Causes of shock
Shock
26. Use when direct pressure - elevation - and pressure bandage do not stop severe bleeding
Pressure points
Open
Controlling bleeding
Toxin
27. Instrument used to compress a bld vessel by application around an extremity
Don't elevate
Toxin
Blood Clots
Tourniquet
28. No break in skin - injury in underlying tissue
Elevation
Closed
Integumentary system
Laceration
29. 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
Abrasion
Signs and symptoms of shock
Integumentary system
Resuscitation
30. Caused by a sharp object - deep - damage to muscles
Incision
Wounds
Consciousness
Blood Clots
31. Can come from arteries-life threatening - veins and capillaries-less severe
Wounds
Bleeding
Tetanus bacteria
<5years
32. Pertaining to to a crisis or danger of death
Laceration
Shock
Critical
Integumentary system
33. Can bleed to death in a short period of time
Shock
Bleeding
The person
Thick dressing or Sterile gauze
34. Placing a tube within or through the trachea
Endotracheal Intubation
Check pulse site
Resuscitation
Circulatory system
35. Tearing of tissue - jagged - irregular edges - heavy bleeding - contamination
Laceration
Pressure
Bleeding
<5years
36. Will stop bleeding
Direct pressure
Critical
Principles of care
Shock
37. Skin scraped off - bleeding limited - infection must be prevented
Abrasion
Closed
Causes of shock
The person
38. Cold applications
Signs of infection
Bleeding
Consciousness
bruise
39. Condition of acute failure of the peripheral circulation
Aura
The person
Shock
Cardiopulmonary
40. Lying flat on back to improve circulation - raise feet 12in to provide additional blood to heart and brain
Mottled
General position for shock victim
Open
Don't elevate
41. Body part cut off - preserve amputated part
The person
Circulatory system
First Aid
Amputation
42. Act of inhaling foreign matter - usually emesis - into the respiratory tract
Aspiration
Pressure bandage
Signs and symptoms of cold wounds
Mottled
43. A clinical set of signs and symptoms that are associated with an inadequate supply of blood to body organs - especially brain and heart
bruise
Tetanus bacteria
Shock
Signs and symptoms of shock
44. Is the first priority in caring for wounds
Incision
Resuscitation
Controlling bleeding
Wounds
45. Get tetanus shot
Open
Causes of shock
Respiratory system
<5years
46. Eliminate the cause - improve circulation especially to the brain and heart - provide an adequate oxygen supply - maintain the body temperature
The person
Neck or spine injury
Goals in the treatment of shock
First Aid for minor wounds
47. Swelling (edema) - fever (pryexia) - pain - redness (erthyemia) - heat - pus (pustacles) - red streaks leading from wound
Cardiopulmonary
Open
Signs of infection
Shock
48. Subjective sensation or motor phenomenon that precedes and marks the onset of a seizure
Controlling bleeding
Consciousness
Closed
Aura
49. Do not move unless absolutely necessary
Neck or spine injury
Principles of care
Circulatory system
Critical
50. Based on victims injury
Principles of care
Positioning a shock victim
Mottled
Maintaining body temperature