FAW conditions 2

how would you recognise a casualty having a suspected epileptic seizure ?

• face drooping to one side , arm weakness , balance and vison issues

• distressed and difficulty breathing, wheezy , may lead to unconsciousness

• sudden collapse, rigid body , noisy breathing , jerking movements and potential loss of body functions

• chest pain spreading out to the left arm, sense of impending doom

How would you recognise that someone was having an angina attack ?

• chest paid which may spread to the arms, neck or jaw

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• Face that has drooped

How should we administer first aid to someone with a suspected stroke ?

• take them away from cause , sit them upright and allow to take medication

• call 999/112, make them comfortable, calm and reassure

• sit them in the W position, give medication , be prepared for them to collapse and do CPR

• make a space around the casualty , put something under the head , loosen tight clothing , maintain the casulties dignity

How would you administer first aid for someone who is fainting?

• lower to the floor if possible

  sit them up

  calm and reassure them

• lower to the floor if possible , lit their legs up , monitor airways and breathing

• cool the burn for 20 minutes under running water

• call 999 immediately , ask for the AED

treatment for a hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) includes

• ask if they are asthmatic and have they eaten recently

• give them sugar

• if they don't respond to the puffers call 999

• do not give them sugar ever

Management of someone having an angina attack would be

• sit them in the W position and allow to rest

  allow them to take their medication(GTN)

  if the pain doesn't go away withing 3-8 minutes call 999

• raise their head , allow to rest be prepared to do CPR

• take to hospital regardless of the pain , sit them upright allow to rest and take their medication ,

• sit the down raise the legs, monitor and ask for an AED

Which of these are common triggers for allergic reactions ?(tick all that apply)

• nuts

• kiwi

• seafood

• chocolate

Administering first aid for someone suffering from heat stroke ?

• call 999, wrap them up , give fluids, monitor the casualty

• call 999, take to a cool place, rapidly cool by putting them in a cold shower, wrap in a wet sheet . Monitor

• call 999, place In front of a fire , monitor

• make them comfortable, reassure and calm them, call 999

to administer first aid for someone suffering and asthma attack you would?

• sit them down, calm and reassure them, call 999, coach their breathing

• sit in the W position give medication GTN and monitor

• Lie them down , allow then to take their medication monitor them

• Sit them upright, allow then to take their medication , 1 puff every 30 seconds- 1min if no relief call 999 , monitor them

Recognition of some one having a suspected stroke would be

• dizzy confused, nausea and vomiting

• face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech or lack of understanding ,

  balance or vision difficulties

• chest pain radiating down the arms, pins and needles in the arms, face drooping

• suddenly collapses to the floor not breathing