Teach Us Something Useful: First Aid

Which of the following are symptoms of shock?

• Coughing

• Pale face

• Nausea

• Really cool hair

• Change in mental status (anxiety or agitation)

What should you do if a student is forecefully coughing on a piece of food?

• Encourage them to keep coughing and stay with them until the obstruction passes

• Palm strikes and abdominal thrusts

• The Heimlich maneuver

• Give them water

How do you modify your response technique for a child who is choking?

• Kneel behind them to maintain proper form

• Use less firm thrusting motions

• Don't do abdominal thrusts

• Don't do palm strikes on their back

What does the recovery position look like?
Move an unconscious person into this position to prevent them from choking on vomit or blood

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What is the first thing you should do if someone has an anaphylaxis event?

• Administer EpiPen

• Call 911

• Get an AED

• Give them water

How do you change the response technique for a choking person who is pregnant?

• Wait for EMS to arrive

• Only do palm strikes on their back

• Do thrusts on the chest rather than on the abdomen

• Wait for them to go unconscious and then perform CPR

What temperature of water should you use on a MINOR burn?

• Cold

• Lukewarm or Cool

Should you use water to cool down a MAJOR burn?

• Yes

• No

It is important to monitor for symptoms of shock after any medical emergency

• True

• False

What behaviors indicate that you should perform palm strikes and abdominal thrusts on a person who appears to be choking?

• Forceful cough

• Inability to speak

• Laughing

• Ineffective cough