U2C4L2 First Aid Common/ Severe Injuries

A first aid supply kit should include bandages, antiseptic ointment, aspirin, tweezers, and __________.

• A. Disposable gloves

• B. Doctor Prescribed pain medication

• C. Antibiotic

• D. Duct Tape

When checking an injured person, the first thing you should find out is if the person is __________.

• A)Breathing

• B) In shock

• C) Bleeding

• D) Conscious

To find out if an unconscious person has a pulse, you should __________.

• A) Put your ear on their chest and listen for a heartbeat

• B) Feel for a pulse at the person’s wrist

• C) Feel for a pulse at the person’s neck

• D) Use a scalpel and operate like a surgeon to relieve pressure

You are playing basketball with some friends when one of them takes a bad fall. When you check him you notice that his foot is not pointed straight. You should not __________.

• A) Straighten his foot immediately

• B) Keep him still until help arrives

• C) Ask him to get up and get back in the game

• D) Have him drink water

You are babysitting your two-year old brother who is sick. He has been throwing up for the last four hours and can’t even keep down water. You can’t reach your parents. You aren’t sure if this is an emergency. You should ____________.

• A) Wait and see if he gets better

• B) Give him some crackers and milk to settle his stomach

• C) Call 911 or an urgent care center for help

• D) Nothing, keep watching Tik Tok

Gathering information about an injured person may help you decide what kind of first aid is needed. Even if you are unable to provide first aid, this information is vital for __________.

• A) Getting the supplies you need from a first aid kit

• B) Providing information to an emergency operator

• C) Contacting the injured person’s family

• D) Putting accurate information in your Instagram post Meme

Which of the following would indicate that an insect bite is a serious injury?

• A) The area bitten turns red and is swollen.

• B) Insect bites are never serious; they are minor injuries.

• C) The person bitten has difficulty breathing.

• D) The insect bite is from a bee or wasp.

R.I.C.E is the treatment for sprains. It stands for _________.

• A) Rest, immerse, contain, elevation

• B) Rest, ice, compression, elevation

• A) Rest, ice, compression, Epsom salts

• D) Rice Ice Collagen Elasticity

You put an antibiotic ointment on a minor cut you got three days ago. Now you have a rash around the cut. You should __________.

• A) Ignore the rash. It’s just a minor irritation

• B) Keep using the antibiotic ointment. It will prevent infection

• C) Stop using the antibiotic ointment

• D) Drink Pepto-Bismol

T or F: If you suspect that you have Lyme Disease because you have noticed a large red bullseye around the tick bite on your arm, should you save to tick after its removed to bring to the doctors office?

• True

• False