First Aid and Safety Review

What does DOTS stand for?

• Deformities, open wounds, tenderness, swelling

• Direct, observe, touch, severe

Vital signs include

• blood pressure

• heart/pulse rate

• respiratory rate

• temperature

Cardiac arrest means

• coughing

• no pulse

• wheezing

What does ABC stand for when taking a primary survey?

• After, Bandage, Call

• Assume, Bleeding, Compression

• Airway, breathing, circulation

As you approach the person, a specific thing that you should watch for is

• unusual body posturing

• nature of the injury/illness

• mechanism of injury/illness

• All the above are correct

Applying a painful stimulus on an unconscious person is a way to establish

• level of responsiveness

• level of dominance

• pain threshold

• an open airway

Respiratory distress means

• Difficulty breathing

• chest pain

• having trouble standing

True/False. Secondary survey involves taking a patient history, vital signs, head to toe assessment, and a focused assessment.

• True

• False

True/False. During games, open wounds do not need to be covered to withstand the demands of competition.

• True

• False

True/False. Disposable gloves should always be worn when cleaning up blood.

• True

• False