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How well do you know how to deal with emergencies? Could you give life saving first aid to those who need it?
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Can You Pass This Basic First Aid Quiz? Questions
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.
Advise the person to do some stretches and run around the block.
Help the person sit in a comfortable position and take their medication.
If someone is bleeding from a wound, what can you do to help?
Put pressure on the injury.
Let the blood drain out.
Tie a tourniquet above the injury.
What should you do if you think someone has broken a leg?
Leave it for a while to see if the pain gets better.
Help them support their leg using a cushion or some clothing.
Ask them to lean on their leg to check if it is painful.
You find an unconscious adult that does not respond to a gentle shake and shout, what must you do next?
Stop and wait for emergency medical services to arrive.
Check for breathing and give two breaths if they are not breathing.
Call or direct someone to call 911.
None of the answers.
Signs of low blood sugar can appear quickly and may include?
A change in behavior, such as confusion or irritability.
Sleepiness or even not responding.
All of the answers.
Sweating, pale skin color and/or seizure.
Hunger, thirst, or weakness.
The first step to respond to someone with low blood sugar is to?
Give the patient aspirin.
Have the person sit quietly or lie down.
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?
Continue performing CPR.
Wait for 5 minutes before continuing CPR
Stop and wait for emergency services to arrive.
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?
Apply burn cream to the effect skin and wrap with sterile dressing.
Put a bag of ice or cold compress on the burn air until the swelling and pain reduces.
Hold the hand under cold running water from a faucet for several minutes.
None of the answers.
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?
Stroke
Heart attack
Diabetic emergency
What signals can you look for to determine if a person is bleeding internally?
All of the answers.
The person is vomiting blood or coughing up blood.
The person is becoming confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious.
There are tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body.
What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion?
Put more layers of clothing on the person as a protection against the heat.
Force the person to quickly drink a lot of water.
Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
In stroke recognition, F.A.S.T. means:
Face, arm, speech and time.
Fever, anxiety, stress and taste.
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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