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WorksheetsFirst aid day 5 refresher
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
To measure the severity of a burn, we use the acronym SCALD, can you remember what A stands for?
Area
Age
Appearance
Alight
When sizing a burn, we measure using the palm of the hand, what percentage of the body will one palm be?
1%
9%
18%
27%
To remember the causes of burns, we use the acronym CIDERS, can you remember what R means?
Radiation
Radioactivity
Respectively
Region
When assessing a burn, we need to be able to identify the depth. if a casualties burn has blistered, which depth burn do they have?
Superficial
Partial thickness
Full thickness
Touch burn
You have been called to a casualty with a burn, what is the best form of treatment when at school?
Place under cold running water for at least 10 minutes
Use a burn gel sachet
Place under cold running water for at least 20 minutes
Use a full burns dressing
There are different types of fracture, but what is a fracture?
A bone sticking out of the skin
A bone which continuity has been compromised
A bone in tact
A joint in a bone
What is a complicated fracture?
A bone broken in more than one place
A bone which cannot easily be put back into place
Where the bone has come out of the skin
Where the bone has moved from its original position
What is a flail chest?
A punctured lung from a broken rib
A detached rib
A slipped rib
A rib puncturing the skin
A casualty has come to you, during a football game and showing the following symptoms, pain, swelling, some deformity, possible bruising, some difficulty moving and showing some signs of shock, what could it be?
A fracture
A sprain
A strain
A dramatic student
After you have dealt with a first aid emergency, you are left with a few items with bodily fluids on them, how should you dispose of these?
Send them off with the casualty, its their bodily fluid
Put in a clinical waste bag to prevent cross infection
Put in straight in the bin
Put it in a sharps box, as they're professionally emptied
What are the common signs of anaphylaxis?
Dilated blood vessels
Swelling of the lips
Swelling of the throat, mouth and face
Same as shock
When we carry out a secondary survey, we use the acronym SAMPLE to remember what we need to check, can you remember what P stands for
Prevent deterioration
Preserve life
Past medical
Past problems
When carrying out a secondary survey, why do we need to check the hips?
To check they're level
To check for movement
To check for bleeding
To check if they have an artificial hip
Why would we place someone in the recovery position?
As apparently its comfortable
To protect the airway
To keep the spine straight
So we can go get a cuppa
When can we stick our fingers in a casualty's mouth?
Never, they could bite us
When were trying to sort the choking
When we need to scoop out vomit
When we can see an obstruction
When carrying out abdominal thrusts, should your thumb be in or out?
In
Out
When carrying out CPR, we use the heel of our hand, but where do we place this?
Anywhere on the chest, it does the same job
To the left of the chest, over the heart
On the lower part of the sternum
On the upper part of the sternum
What is cyanosis?
A blue tinge to the skin
A blue tinge to the lips
A blue tinge to the gums
a blue tinge to the nails
What is hypovolemic shock?
Low blood sugar
Low level of blood volume
Low level of circulating fluids
Low fluid excretion levels
A casualty who has come to you experiencing the following, weakness, confusion, possible aggression, rapid pulse, pale, cold, clammy skin & slightly slurred speech, what action would you take?
Ask them to check their blood sugar levels
Ask them to have something to eat
Call for SLT they are becoming aggressive
Sit them down, speak to them as something is obviously bothering them
