First Aid Procedures: Providing Emergency Care and Universal Precautions, Exams of Acting

Download First Aid Procedures: Providing Emergency Care and Universal Precautions and more Exams Acting in PDF only on Docsity! FIRST AID AND EMERGENCIES C H A P T E R 2 8 LESSON 1 – PROVIDING FIRST AID 1. Define the term first aid. • The immediate, temporary care given to an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided. 2. Why is it important to use proper first aid procedures? • Can reduce the number of people who sustain further injury or die in the absence of early/effective treatment. 3. Answer the following questions about universal precautions. LESSON 1 - CONTINUED 6. List three things you should look for at the scene of an emergency? • Scene is safe, number of victims, should you move the victim. 7. Under what condition should you move the victim? • Only if his/her life is threatened. 8. When you are talking with a dispatcher during an emergency phone call, at what point should you hang up? • After the dispatcher. LESSON 1 - CONTINUED 9. If there are several victims at an emergency scene, what criteria should you use to decide whom to help first? • Address life threatening emergencies first. 10.Describe each type of open wound listed below. • Abrasion – skin is scraped/blood vessels break. • Laceration – cut that slices through layers of skin. • Puncture – small but deep hole that pierces the skin. • Avulsion – tissue partially/completely separated from body. LESSON 1 - CONTINUED — = LESSON 1 - CONTINUED First degree burn – outer layer of skin is burned and turns red. • Run under cold water(not ice) for 10 minutes/sterile bandage. Second degree burn – several top layers of skin are damaged. Blisters appear. • Cold water/elevate area/wrap loosely/do not pop blisters/seek medical attention. LESSON 1 - CONTINUED Third degree burn – deep layers of skin, possibly fat, muscle, nerves, and bones are damaged. • Call for professional medical help immediately/avoid cold water (may cause nerve damage & worsen shock) /cover with dry sterile bandage. LESSON 2 – CPR AND FIRST AID FOR SHOCK AND CHOKING 1. List three things that are key to acting quickly in a medical crisis. • Knowing what to do. • Remaining calm. • Deciding to act. 2.Answer the following questions about the chain of survival. Define the term chain of survival. • Sequence of actions that maximize the victim’s chances of survival. LESSON 2 - CONTINUED 6. If a victim is unresponsive, what should you do before starting CPR? • Ask if they are okay, victim doesn’t respond call 911. 7. WE DO COMPRESSIONS ONLY CPR. 8. What three things should you do to determine if the victim is breathing? • Look/listen/feel. LESSON 2 - CONTINUED 12.Answer the following questions about shock. Define the term shock. • Failure of the cardiovascular system to keep an adequate supply of blood circulating to the vital organs of the body. List the symptoms of shock. • Restlessness/irritability/nausea/pale/cool moist skin/rapid breathing. What are five things you should do once a victim of shock is lying down? LESSON 2 - CONTINUED • Call 911/control any external bleeding/elevate legs/no food or drink/reassure the victim. 13.What is the universal sign for choking? • Person clutching throat with one or more hands. 14. Describe the procedure for first aid for a choking victim who is an adult or child? • If they are coughing encourage them to keep coughing/abdominal thrusts. LESSON 3 - CONTINUED 6. Answer the following questions about fainting. What causes fainting? • Blood supply to brain is temporarily inadequate. What should you do if you feel faint? • Sit or lie down. What should you do to help someone else who faints? Assume there is no neck injury. • Lay on back/elevate legs/loosen any tight clothing. LESSON 3 - CONTINUED 8. List two serious possible consequences of animal bites. • Rabies/infection. 9. List four steps to first aid for animal bites. • Wash area with soap and water/stop bleeding/apply ice/cover wound. 11. When should you seek professional medical attention for nosebleeds? • Still bleeding after 30 minutes. LESSON 3 - CONTINUED 12. What action should you take if a foreign object enters your eye? • Do not rub eye/blink several times/try to find it remove with cotton swab/or flush eye. LESSON 4 - CONTINUED 6. List the first things to do – after calling 911-in each of the following cases. Inhaled poison. • Quickly get person fresh air. Poison on the skin. • Rinse skin immediately. Poison in the eye. • Flush eye immediately. Swallowed poisons. • Whatever poison control tells you to do. LESSON 4 - CONTINUED 7. Why is it important to call the poison control center first if someone has swallowed poison? • First aid is different depending on what poison was swallowed. 8. What should you be prepared to do when you call the poison control center? • Give name, location, and number/substance and amount/state of victim/follow any instructions. LESSON 4 - CONTINUED 9. List five steps of first aid for a snake bite. • Get victim to hospital/keep bitten area below the level of the heart/call 911/do not apply ice or heat/maintain breathing and prevent aggravation of the wound. 10. What first aid procedure should be followed for insect bites and stings if the victim is not highly allergic to the venom? • Try to remove stinger/wash area/cold compress/medicine. CHAPTER 28 - PICTURES Pr Ts Pee — Po ET - CHAPTER 28 - PICTURES rita Poison oak Poison sumac Poison ivy © Healthwise, incorporsted