Pressure Immobilisation Knowledge Quiz

What does PIT stand for?

• Precise Investment Trading

• Pressure Immobilisation Technique

• Primary Industry Trade

• Precise Insect Tool

What is the aim of the PIT?

• REDUCE lymph and venom flow

• To make the patient feel good

• No aim - it doesn't work

• Makes venom get back into bloodstream QUICKER

Does a PIT aim to CUT OFF blood supply?

• Yes

• No

What animal bites and stings is a PIT used for?

• Dolphins, sharks and seals

• Snakes, funnel-web spiders, blue-ringed octopus, cone shell

• Dog

• Beetle and jellyfish

Where do you start a Pressure Immobilisation bandage?

• Fingers or toes

• Around the belly

• At the widest part of the thigh

When applying a pressure immobilisation bandage how much of the limb do you cover?

• Just the bite or sting site

• As little as possible

• Half

• As much as possible

What should you do after you finish applying the pressure immobilisation bandage and splint?

• Get the person bitten to run around in circles

• Keep the limb that was bitten moving

• Try and hunt down the snake

• Get the patient to rest and move as little as possible

What is the BEST bandage to use for the PIT?

• An elasticised snake bandage

• Nothing - just use your hands.

• A crepe bandage

• A rag

What shape should the indicators on a snake bandage be to ensure the correct tension?

• Cloud shaped

• Circles

• Triangles

• Square

How can you immobilise a limb?

• By fixing any type of splint to the limb

• By getting 4 people to hold someone down and make sure they don't move a muscle

• By bending it and straightening in at least 10 times a minute

• By walking the patient home