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First Aid for Burns

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

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You called 911 to request emergency assistance for a victim burned in a fire. The victim tells you that he is in a lot of pain. His skin has many blisters and is severely swollen.

What should you tell the 911 operator when he asks, "How bad are the burns?"

"They are first-degree burns."

"They are second-degree burns."

"They are third-degree burns."

A friend calls you to ask how to perform first aid for a first-degree, caustic burn that her little brother has on his arm and shoulder.

What's the first thing you should tell her?

Put on gloves and/or goggles to protect herself.

Remove the chemical from the skin and clothing.

Move her brother away from the electrical source.

Put pressure on the burn with a sterile dressing.

Scenario: You and your friends spent a fun day at the beach but forgot your sunscreen. Later that evening you notice blisters across your friend’s back and realize he got sunburned. How bad are the burns?

first-degree

second-degree

third-degree

When treating first-, second-, or third-degree burns which depth of burn is not treated with water?

first-degree burns

second-degree burns

third-degree burns

Name three items that can be used to separate an electric shock victim from the source of the electric current.

A broom, stick, chair, or other item of dry non-conducting material like wood, plastic, or cardboard

A metal pole, a broom, cardboard

Your shoes (if they are rubber soled), a stick, or a chair

A metal folding chair, a plastic pipe, or a stick

What are the three types of burns?

First, second, and fifth degree

Heat, chemical, and lightening

Heat, chemical, and electrical

Steam, chemical, and electrical

What is the most painful type of burn?

First-degree burns, because the outer skin is so sensitive

Third-degree burns, because they are the most severe

Second-degree burns, because nerve endings are still intact even though tissue damage is severe

All types of burns are excruciatingly painful

What variables affect the seriousness of a chemical burn?

The length of time the chemical is in contact with the skin; the concentration (or strength) of the chemical; the temperature of the product containing the chemical

The place on the body the burn happens; the temperature of the product

The exposure of the chemical on the skin and the ambient temperature of the surrounding air

How long the chemical is on the skin and the temperature of the water used to rinse the chemical

Why do you only treat dry chemical burns with water if a large amount of water is available?

Small amounts of water can cause more burning.

You do not treat chemical burns with water.

You must flush the area for no more than 5 minutes.

10.

What title should be on this poster for preventing burns?

Prevention of 1st Degree Burns

Prevention of 2nd Degree Burns

revention of 3rd Degree Burns

Prevention of Electrical Burns

Prevention of Chemical Burns

11.

While watching a storm from your window, you and a friend see a power cable fall and land on your neighbor who was walking her dog. After telling your friend to call the power company and 911, you run outside to help. Your neighbor and her dog are unconscious, soaking wet, and are both face up in a shallow puddle. The cable is on top of both of them.

What should you do next?

Evaluate your neighbor using the ABC's of lifesaving steps.

Use a piece of wood to push or pull your neighbor away from the cable, then perform first aid.

Wait until the power company shuts off the power, then perform first aid.

Use a dry rope or stick to pull the cable off of your neighbor, then perform first aid.

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First Aid for Burns

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

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