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First Aid

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  • What is this and what is it used for?
    Sling; to support an inured arm or shoulder
  • What is this?
    Band-aid / Adhesive bandage
  • What are the first three steps to responding to an emergency?
    Check, Call , Care: Check the scene for safety, Call 911, Care for the injured person
  • When should you where gloves
    When there is a chance you will come in contact with bodily fluids
  • What does CPR do? How does it help?
    The breaths give the body oxygen and the compressions pump the blood from the heart to the rest of your body, to keep you alive until help arrives
  • What is the medical name for a broken bone?
    Fracture
  • What is this type of first aid called?
    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation /CPR
  • Explain what happens during a heart attack
    flow of red blood cells is blocked or slowed by a buildup of plaque in the coronary artery
  • The first people to arrive at an emergency are called what?
    First Responders
  • Why do we put Ice on an injury
    To reduce swelling and pain.
  • What is this and what is it used for?
    Splint; to stabilize an injury until you can get help
  • What is this?
    Tweezers
  • How do you help someone choking?
    Abdominal Thrusts / Heimlich Maneuver
  • Name 3 types of PPE's
    Gloves, Masks, Goggles, Isolation Gowns, respirator, scrubs, shoe covers, caps ect
  • How many compressions and breaths should you give when giving CPR?
    30:2  30 Compressions 2 breaths
  • What is this called?
    Syringe/ Needle/ Shot
  • What is this, what is it used for?
    Epi Pen; medicine to stop severe allergic reactions like peanuts or shellfish
  • If you think someone is having a stroke how can you check, what should you do?
    Act Fast- Face Arms Speech Time
  • What is a good blood pressure?
    120/80
  • How can you help someone that is bleeding?
    Apply Pressure to the wound
  • To slow the bleeding of a cut what should you do?
    Apply pressure and elevate (if possible)
  • What does an AED do?
    Automated external defibrillator sends an electric shot to the body to get the heart beating in a regular rhythm again
  • What should you do to treat a sprained ankle?
    Rice: Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate