What should you do to help someone who‘s having an asthma attack?
Help the person sit in a comfortable position and breathe into a paper bag.
Help the person sit in a comfortable position and take their medication.
Advise the person to do some stretches and run around the block.
If someone is bleeding from a wound, what can you do to help?
What should you do if you think someone has broken a leg?
Ask them to lean on their leg to check if it is painful.
Leave it for a while to see if the pain gets better.
Help them support their leg using a cushion or some clothing.
You find an unconscious adult that does not respond to a gentle shake and shout, what must you do next?
None of the answers.
Stop and wait for emergency medical services to arrive.
Call or direct someone to call 911.
Check for breathing and give two breaths if they are not breathing.
Signs of low blood sugar can appear quickly and may include?
All of the answers.
A change in behavior, such as confusion or irritability.
Hunger, thirst, or weakness.
Sweating, pale skin color and/or seizure.
Sleepiness or even not responding.
The first step to respond to someone with low blood sugar is to?
Have the person sit quietly or lie down.
Give the patient aspirin.
Give the person something containing sugar to eat or drink.
Bleed them to help prevent blood clots.
To clean a dirty open wound, you should use?
Water.
Antiseptic wipes.
Hydrogen peroxide.
Alcohol.
While performing chest compressions during CPR, you hear a cracking sound like the sound of ribs breaking, what should you do?
Your respond to a patient that has spilled hot coffee on their hand. The skin on the top of the had is red and the person complains of pain. What should you do?
None of the answers.
Apply burn cream to the effect skin and wrap with sterile dressing.
Hold the hand under cold running water from a faucet for several minutes.
Put a bag of ice or cold compress on the burn air until the swelling and pain reduces.
In the event of an emergency what should be worn when coming into contact with body fluids?
Nothing
Protective Gloves
Bandaids
What sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain?
Heart attack
Diabetic emergency
Stroke
What signals can you look for to determine if a person is bleeding internally?
The person is vomiting blood or coughing up blood.
All of the answers.
There are tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body.
The person is becoming confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious.
What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion?
Put more layers of clothing on the person as a protection against the heat.
Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
Force the person to quickly drink a lot of water.
In stroke recognition, F.A.S.T. means:
Fever, anxiety, stress and taste.
Face, arm, speech and time.
Feet, airway, speech and temperature.
Flexibility, asthma, sudden tightness in the chest.
When caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should
Remove nearby objects that might cause injury
Place a spoon or wallet between the person's teeth
Try to hold the person still
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