CPR/First Aid

If a person has both hands placed at his or her throat and is unable to breathe, cough or speak, you should

• call a poison control center

• administer CPR

• check the victim's carotid pulse

• administer abdominal thrusts

Heat cramps are usually accompanied by

• confusion

• lack of perspiration

• heavy sweating

• loss of consciousness

Which of the following actions are priority measures to be taken within the first minutes of an emergency situation?

• learn about what happened

• reassure the victim

• be sure the victim has an open airway

• loosen tight or binding clothing

If a person faints, you should

• prop the person up and elevate his or her legs

• leave the person lying down and if possible, elevate his or her legs

• briskly rub the victim's arms and legs to revive him or her

• splash water on the person's face

The first step in administering rescue breathing is to

• tilt the victim's head backward

• feel for the carotid pulse

• pinch the victim's nostrils together

• administer breaths

A wound that results when tissue is separated partly or completely from a person's body is a(n)

• abrasion

• laceration

• puncture

• avulsion

First aid for a snake bite includes

• elevating the bitten area above the heart level

• keeping the bitten area at or below heart level

• applying ice

• having the victim move the affected part

Immersion in cold water or placing ice packs around the neck, in the groin, and under the arms is recommended for victims of

• heatstroke

• fainting

• frostbite

• heat cramps

The type of burn in which all layers of skin as well as nerves, muscles, fat, and bones are destroyed is a

• first-degree burn

• second-degree burn

• third-degree burn

• chemical burn

In CPR, compressions are used to

• open the victim's airway

• check for signs of breathing

• get air into the victim's lungs

• move blood through the body