Injury Prevention & Safety unit quiz

What does refusal skills mean?

• Refusal skills are strategies to gain peer approval.
• Refusal skills are designed to help you avoid participating in high-risk behaviors

• Refusal skills are methods to encourage risky behaviors.

Which of the following is an example of a refusal skill?

• Agreeing to try something once.

• Firmly saying no and suggesting an alternative activity.

• Ignoring the situation and hoping it goes away.

Why are refusal skills important?

• They help you make friends easily.

• They empower you to make safe and healthy choices.

• They ensure you never face peer pressure.

What is a key component of effective refusal skills?

• Being aggressive to make your point clear.

• Being assertive and clear about your decision.

• Avoiding eye contact to show disinterest.

How can you prevent accidental injuries?

• stay away from risky behaviors

• giving in to peer pressure

• ignore your limits and do what you want

What is NOT a common accidental injury around the house?

• falls

• fires or burns

• choking

• car crash

What is the first thing you should do when treating a cut?

• wipe the cut with your shirt

• place a bandaid on the cut

• wash your hands

What is the first thing you should do when treating a cut or scrape?

• put a bandaid on

• Wash your hands

• put ice on it

• rub dirt on the cut

After cleaning a cut gently, why is it important to apply an antiseptic to a cut?

• It keeps germs out

• It keeps the cut wet

• It dries out the cut

• It is not important

When treating a second degree burn, you should...

• rub butter on the burn

• put ice on the burn

• run it under cool water for 10 minutes

• pop the blister on the burn