First Aid Test - Southside Technical

When do cuts and scrapes require emergency attention?

• When a cut is deep enough to reach the bone
• When the person cries
• When the cut or scrape is bigger than a band aid
• When the person says so

What is first aid?

• The initial care given for an illness/injury
• The care that you give for an illness/injury after it has been assessed by a doctor
• Full medical treatment
• Second response to an injury or illness

True or False: cuts deeper than the first layer of skin may need stitches.

• True
• False

True or False: if a person is severely bleeding for more than 5 minutes, emergency medical attention should be called

• true
• false

When assessing the scene, what is the first thing you should consider?

• Who is with you
• What time it is
• How fast you are moving
• Danger to you and the victim

When giving an adult choking victim abdominal thrusts you should

• face them and put your arms around them
• place thumb side of fist above the belly button
• place hands just above the breastbone
• explain to the victim there is nothing you can do

What is a sign of a severe allergic reaction?

• trouble breathing
• sleepy
• high fever
• vomitting

What should you do to stop bleeding that you can see?

• lightly cover the area
• press firmly with your hand around the wound
• press firmly with a dressing over the bleeding area
• have the person lay down

What should a person do with a nose bleed?

• lean forward and pinch nose
• lean back and pinch nose
• lay face down
• lay down on their back

Symptoms of a possible concussion

• good balance
• confusion 
• can't sleep
• high fever