Day 2

A casualty has a penetrating chest injury. Identify what treatment should be given

• Sit the casualty on a chair, get them to lean forwards, cover the wound with a sterile dressing

• Lay the casualty down, raise their legs and encourage them to breath

• Sit the casualty leaning towards the injured side, do not cover wound but control the bleeding

• Sit the casualty leaning away from the injured side, cover the wound with ice pack

A casualty is suffering from serious head injury. Identify what treatment a lifeguard should give

• Call 999/112, lie them down, keep head, neck and body in line

• Help the casualty to sit on a chair, keeping the head elevated

• Examine and clean wound, apply a non-adhesive dressing, raise legs

• Rest, ice, compression, elevation, call 999/112

A casualty has severe pain in their shoulder, which is swollen and deformed. Identify what condition they are MOST likely to have

• Insect bite or sting

• Concussion or compression

• Sprain or strain

• Fracture or dislocation

A casualty is suffering from Hypothermia. Identify what treatment should be given

• Call 999/112, place in recovery position in front of a heater, monitor

• Call 999/112, move to a warm place, remove wet clothing, wrap in blankets

• Call 999/112, administer paracetamol, move to a cool shady place

• Call 999/112, reassure the casualty, leave them where they are

One of the members has slipped over on the grass courts whilst playing tennis and has a swollen ankle and has limited movement , what type of injury are they MOST likely to have.

• spinal

• sprain

• dislocation

• strain

When monitoring a casualty, how could you determined their condition is getting worse and may require an ambulance to come quicker

• They are becoming thirsty

• The skin is staying the same colour

• The pulse rate dramatically decreases

• they are becoming too cold

When talking to the casualty what type of information would help you when helping/treating the casualty

• family history

• Mum's name

• Doctors name

• what is their address

A older member has slipped down the stairs, and has landed on their back, they are screaming out in pain, what signs and symptoms could indicate they have a spinal injury

• Cut on the head, can't remember where they are , but can move there legs and arms without pain

• feeling hot and feeling sick

• fluid coming out of their ears and no movement of the legs

• shoulders are not level and the shoulder is in a lot of pain

A squash player was hit by a racket in the side of the rib- What can you do to help them?

• Put the arm of the injured side in a elevated sling

• Put the arm in a support sling

• put the shoulder bask in the socket

• Lay them down on their back to help with breathing

When can you send a casualty to hospital with a burn?

• if the burn was from a hot cup of coffee

• if the burn was across their eyes

• If they are 40 years old

• if the burn is on their finger