Basic First Aid

What do you do when some in bleeding?

• Put your hands over wound
• put on gloves
• rinse with alcohol
• do nothing

when is it appropriate to help a choking victim

• When he's coughing
• When he's speaking
• when he puts hand on throat and can't speak
• never

Disposable gloves should be used to prevent you from potential harmful and infectious bodily fluids

• True

• False

How would you FIRST stop bleeding?

• Heimlich maneuver

• Direct pressure

• Tourniquet

• Ice

What is the Heimlich maneuver 

• a marching drill
• shock treatment
• mouth to mouth
• a technique for clearing the clogged air passage of a chocking victim

True or False: You should phone your emergency response number (911) and ask for help whenever someone is seriously ill or hurt or you are not sure what to do in an emergency. 

• True
• False

True or False: To help stop bleeding that you can see, put firm pressure on a dressing or bandage over the bleeding area. 

• True
• False

True or False: After giving first aid it is important to wash your hands, even if you were wearing gloves.

• True
• False

True or False: Before administering first aid you need to check to see that the scene is safe. 

• True
• False

True or False: To care for someone with a nosebleed, press both sides of the nostrils and have them lie down. 

• True
• False