Performing Common First Aid Procedures

_______ is oral or written permission from a mentally competent adult to give first aid.

• actual consent

• Good Samaritan Law

• implied consent

• splint

_______ is assuming the victim would grant permission to give first aid if capable.

• actual consent

• dislocation

• implied consent

• Good Samaritan Law

_______ are steps taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all human blood and bodily fluids as if they contain HIV, HBV, and other pathogens.

• careful steps

• universal precautions

• hypothermia

• sprain

A(n) _______ is a break or crack in a bone.

• burn

• dislocation

• splint

• fracture

A(n) _______ is the movement of a bone from its joint.

• dislocation

• fracture

• sprain

• break

A(n) _______ is a material or device used to protect and immobilize a body part.

• sprain

• splint

• bone

• holder

A(n) _______ is an injury caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation.

• spark

• heat stroke

• burn

• hypothermia

_______ is immediate and temporary care given to a person who has been injured or suddenly becomes ill.

• consent

• help

• first aid

• surgery

An overheating of the body that is life-threatening is _______.

• heat cramps

• disloaction

• hypothermia

• heat stroke

A reduction of body temperature so that it is lower than normal is _______.

• heat stoke

• heat cramps

• hypothermia

• frostbite