First Aid-Bleeding, Poisoning & Burns

What should you do when you get to the site of the accident?

• make sure its safe to approach
• check the victim for consciousness
• nothing
• call 911

Burns can be caused by

• fire

• chemicals

• electricity

• sun

• steam

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

• True

• False

To provide first aid for someone with severe bleeding

• Apply gloves if possible

• Apply pressure to the wound with a clean cloth

• Have the person stand up

• Have the person lie down

• If clean cloth becomes soaked with blood remove and put a clean cloth on to wound.

When a victim has swallowed a poison

• Call poison control

• Use the Heimlich maneuver

• Use PASS

• Use RICE

Define shock:

• A blood clot in the brain

• A break or fracture in a bone

• A drop in blood pressure

• The stopping of the heart

Which type of burn is the most severe?

• 1st degree

• 2nd degree

• 3rd degree

If you think someone is poisoned, what should you do first?

• Make them vomit

• Have them eat bread

• Make them drink lots of water

• Call poison control or 911

A person with a bloody nose should

• lean backward
• lean forward

Poison first aid includes

• get name of substance

• call poison control

• when did they take it

• all of the above