3rd Quarter Exam

What are the six priorities in an emergency?

• Stop to assess the situation – watch out for danger. ...

  Make sure it is safe to approach the scene. ...

  Make the area safe. ...

  Assess the victim. ...

  Call for help. ...

  Resuscitate and treat injuries as necessary.

• Leadership

  Self-esteem

  Teamwork

  Self-concept

  Communication

  Breakthrough

• Family

  Faith

  Friends

  Sports

  Music

  Movies

What are the four types of major open wounds?

• Bleeding

  Nausea

  Loss of feeling

  Death

• Avulsion

  Abrasion

  Puncture

  Laceration

• Cut

  Burn

  Sprain

  Appendicitis

• Abrasion

  Deep Cut

  Bone Bruise

  Ankle Sprain

A second-degree burn is..... & and how long does it take to heal

• type of a burn that epidermis and second layer of skin

  7 to 21 days

• small inside of the skin

  2 to 3 months

• scrape on the outer extremity

  2 to 3 days

• loss of feeling in the lower extremities

  Last for a lifetime

How should you check or analyze if a person is conscious or unconscious in a particular situation?

• Do nothing

• Walking away and letting someone else take care of him

• Kicking the individual

• by checking if they are breathing by looking and seeing if they have any movement 

How is a puncture different from an abrasion?

• A puncture is a small hole in the skin

• A puncture is small scrape on the extremity

• A puncture is when someone falls down the stairs

• A puncture is when someone is bleeding out heavily

How long should you directly treat a burn? (In terms of minutes)

• 20 seconds

• A hour

• 20 minutes

• Leave it alone

Why should you NOT tilt your head back when you have a nosebleed? 

• The blood will go back up into your brain

• Blood could travel back down into your throat

• The nosebleed will stop

 Why shouldn't you try to remove Debris/objects from a wound? 

• Nothing will happen

• Because the object could cause major bleeding if removed and possibly infection.

• The bleeding might slow down

• Internal bleeding may occur

Instead of performing mouth-to-mouth when a person collapses in front of you, what action should you perform on the victim?

• Not calling 911

• Walking away from the victim

• Mouth-to-mouth

• Chest Compressions

What are the two main types of circulation that travel through your body?

• Type I & Type II

• Systematic & Pulmonary

• Arteries & Veins

• Capillaries & Venules