First Aid

When providing first aid you must do what first?

• call for help
• provide care
• check the scene
• assume help had been contacted

In any emergency the most important thing to do as the responder is

• ask them what happened
• remain calm
• try to fix the problem even if unsure
• assume someone else will get help

Pale, clammy, cold skin and weak or rapid pulse after a car accident may be

• heat stroke

• cold related injury

• shock

• heart attack

When helping a person who choking what do you do first?

• ask if you can help

• call 911

• 5 back blows

• 5 abdominal thrusts

What should you do to stop bleeding that you can see?

• lightly cover the area

• press firmly with your hand around the wound

• press firmly with a dressing over the bleeding area

• remove any imbedded objects

Disease that affects the levels of sugar in the blood

• heart disease
• diabetes
• shock
• seizure

The best way to avoid heat exhaustion is 

• dressing in layers
• traveling in pairs
• drinking plenty of water
• wearing sunscreen

You should never move a victim unless they are in immediate danger.

• True
• False

Burns where nerve ending are destroyed are

• first degree
• second degree
• third degree

Excessive blood loss is called

• diaphoresis
• bloody
• hemorrhage
• dehydration