CRITICAL CONDITIONS

First aid is a sickness that requires immediate care.

• True

• False

The first step in controlling bleeding is to apply direct pressure to the wound.

• True

• False

Only doctors and nurses are qualified to take a pulse.

• True

• False

If someone is not breathing, you need to first provide an open airway for him.

• True

• False

Always ask a suspected choking victim if he is choking.

• True

• False

The abdominal thrust is used to aid a choking victim.

• True

• False

(a)   is a serum used for treating snakebites.

This occurs when the nerves are being poisoned by a snakebite.

• neurotoxic

• neurotoxin

This is the technique applied when someone is choking.

(a)  

Fluid draining from the mouth, or ear canal may indicate a brain injury.

• True

• False