health chapter TWO

If someone around you becomes injured or suddenly ill, you can help by giving them

• medication

• first aid

• good advice

What do the letters EMT stand for

(a)  

The most effective treatment for a sprain is known as the____

• RICE

• MICE

• RISE

A ______ occurs when a muscle is pulled tot he point of tearing

• sprain

• strain

• cramp

To avoid muscle injuries, you should warm up and _____ before exercising

• cool down

• eat

• stretch

A ______ fracture may be hard to identify because the bone does not break

• compound

• multiple

• simple

A splint should _____

• prevent movement of a broken bone

• straighten a broken bone

• stop the bleeding of a compound fracture

A deep cut that bleed heavily may require _____

• ice

• stitches

• a splint

If stung by a bee, you should remove the stinger by _____

• squeezing it with tweezers

• pulling it out with tweezers

• scraping it with your fingernail

Contact poisoning from plants such and poison ivy or oak may spread by____

• scratching the affected area

• touching contaminated clothing

• both a & b