First Aid 1

What is the immediate care given until professional medical personnel arrive at the scene of an accident or sudden illness?

• help
• first aid
• CPR
• AED

If someone is unconscious, that means they are:

• Happy
• Crying
• Not waking up
• Choking

You called 911 to request emergency assistance for a victim burned in a fire. The victim tells you that he is in a lot of pain. His skin has many blisters and is severely swollen.   

What should you tell the 911 operator when he asks, "How bad are the burns?"

• "They are first-degree burns."
• "They are second-degree burns."
• "They are third-degree burns."

Scenario: You and your friends spent a fun day at the beach but forgot your sunscreen. Later that evening you notice blisters across your friend’s back and realize he got sunburned. How bad are the burns?

• first-degree
• second-degree
• third-degree

What are the three types of burns?

• First, second, and fifth degree
• Heat, chemical, and lightening
• Heat, chemical, and electrical
• Steam, chemical, and electrical

What is the most painful type of burn?

• First-degree burns, because the outer skin is so sensitive
• Third-degree burns, because they are the most severe
• Second-degree burns, because nerve endings are still intact even though tissue damage is severe
• All types of burns are excruciatingly painful

)  A friend calls you because his sister burned herself playing with matches, and she has third-degree burns on her arms and legs. He called 911 but couldn't maintain contact with an operator. He put out the fire and her clothes are not burning, but he doesn't know what to do next.   
 You know he has several choices, but what should you tell him NOT to do?

• Clean and rinse the wounds with water.
• If not stuck in the burns, expose the burns by gently lifting clothing away.
• Check to see if she is breathing and if not, to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or CPR.
• Elevate the burned parts if on just one part of body.

General guidelines for First Aid are:

• . If the victim is responsive introduce yourself and offer help

• If the victim refuses, call 911 and wait for the arrival with the victim

• If person is unresponsive, assume that your help is needed and proceed with First Aid/CPR

• All of the above

•In case you came in contact with bodily fluids, blood or skin which one of the following instructions should not be used

• •Wash the area with soap (work up soap lather for 15 seconds) and water, if contact with eyes, nose, or ear rinse with water

• •Wash your hands thoroughly with soap, if not available use waterless hand sanitizer, and wash your hands with water later

• Ask someone around you to give you a shirt to clean the wounds

• •Dry your hands with paper towel and use paper towel to close the faucet

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

• True
• False