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A basic overview of first aid principles, including immediate care for victims until trained personnel arrive. It covers essential aspects such as recognizing first aid training as a civic responsibility, understanding the three steps of basic first aid (starting breathing, stopping bleeding, preparing for shock), and defining various medical conditions like asphyxiation, bradycardia, cpr, fracture, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia, hypoxia, laceration, myocardial infarction, shock, sterile, tachycardia, and unconsciousness. The document also emphasizes the importance of staying calm, planning quickly, calling for professional help, and offering encouragement to the victim. It explains the purpose of the good samaritan law, legal requirements for providing assistance, and the protection offered to those acting in good faith. Laws vary from state to state.
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First |\Aid |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Immediate |\care |\given |\to |\a |\victim |
until |\the |\services |\of |\trained |\personnel |\can |\arrive. First |\aid |\training |\is |\recognized |\as... |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔An |
important |\aspect |\of |\civil |\defense. Citizens |\must |\rely |\on... |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Caring |\for |\their |
own |\injuries |\as |\well |\as |\others. Possession |\of |\first |\aid |\knowledge |\is... |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |
civic |\responsibility. 3 |\steps |\of |\basic |\first |\aid |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Start |\the |
breathing Stop |\the |\bleeding Prepare |\for |\shock Asphyxiation |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔The |\condition |\of |\being |
deprived |\of |\oxygen.
Bradycardia |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Resting |\heart |\rate |\of |\below |\ 60 |\bpm. CPR |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Cardio |\pulmonary |\resuscitation Fracture |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\break |\or |\crack |\in |\the |\bone Heat |\exhaustion |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Exposure |\to |\heat. |\Body |
temp |\rises |\above |\normal. |\Person |\feels |\sick |\and |\dizzy. Heat |\stroke |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Body |\loses |\ability |\to |\regulate |
temperature |\and |\internal |\temperature |\rises |\to |\dangerous |\levels. |
Above |\ 104 Hypothermia |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Body |\becomes |\too |\cold. |
Below |\ 95 Hypoxia |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Low |\level |\of |\oxygen Laceration |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔A |\rough |\ragged |\ripped |\wound. Myocardial |\infarction |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Heart |\attack
The |\purpose |\of |\the |\Good |\Samaritan |\law |\is |\to... |- |\CORRECT |
ANSWERS |\✔✔Protect |\people |\who |\assist |\a |\victim |\during |\a |\medical |
emergency. Legally |\you |\must |\be... |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔Given |\permission |\to |\help. A |\person |\is |\protected |\as |\long |\as... |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔The |
person |\acts |\with |\good |\faith |\and |\is |\not |\guilty |\of |\willful |\misconduct |
or |\negligence. Laws |\vary |\from |- |\CORRECT |\ANSWERS |\✔✔State |\to |\state.