Medical Emergencies

What are the possible causes of CONVULSIONS/FITS?

• Head injury

• Brain damaging diseases

• Heart diseases

• High blood sugar

Can ANGINA PECTORIS subside with rest?

• Yes

• No

• No but it can subside with eating the food that contain high sugar level.

• No but it can subside by doing CPR for the casualty.

What are the causes of STROKE?

• Hypoglycaemia

• Cerebral Thrombosis

• Hyperglycaemia

• Cerebral Haemorrhage

What is the cause of HYPERGLYCEMIA?

• Head injury.

• Taken too much insulin.

• Casualty has not taken his/her insulin.

• Not eaten enough.

Which is related with CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE?

• There is a blockage/blood clot form in arteries.

• There is a weakened area of an artery ruptures.

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What should a First Aider do when there is a stroke patient?

• Maintain open airway

• Minimise brain damage

• Arrange urgent removal to hospital

• Monitor vital signs

What are the symptoms and signs of STROKE?

• Impaired speech and version

• Unequal pupil size

• Chest pain

• Skin be ashen

What is the symptoms and signs of HYPOGLYCAEMIA?

• Limbs begin to tremble.

• Chest pain.

• Skin become ashen.

• Unequal pupil size.

Which is TRUE about HEART ATTACK?

• Cannot be subside with rest.

• First aider must loosen restricting clothing of casualty.

• If casualty is unconciousness, place him/her in half sitting position.

• Heart attack will cause chest pain.

ATHEROSCLEROSIS is the build-up of fatty deposits and other particles on the inner wall of arteries which causing ________ .

• the blood vessels more elastic

• the decreasing of blood pressure

• the blood flow in the same direction and speed

• the blood vessels become harder