First Aid

What is first aid?

• Initial care until first responders arrive.

• Sometimes should involve calling 911

• Designed to keep the injured or sick safe until help arrives

• All of the above

When you call 911, you should

• state your name

• state your location

• state the injury/illness

• stay on the line until the dispatcher hangs up

• all of the above

You should always look to see if the scene is safe before giving first aid.

• True

• False

What is the Good Samaritan Law? It is a law that

• protects ambulance drivers in a crash

• protects those who give first aid

• protects those who work in the hospital

• protects accident victims from lawsuits

When using a fire extinguisher, you should remember to

• Pull the pin

• Aim low

• Aim high

• Squeeze the lever

• Spray side to side

Smoke detectors save lives

• true

• false

Someone who is choking

• may hold their throat

• has something in the trachea instead of the esophagus

• may or may not not be coughing

• needs the Heimlich maneuver

• cannot do the Heimlich maneuver on themselves

Burns can be caused by

• fire

• chemicals

• electricity

• sunshine

• eating ice cream too fast

You should pop the blisters of a second degree burn right away.

• True

• False

Treatment for sprains and bruises includes

• RICE

• PASS

• UCLA

• FAST