Funda(First aid 5)

How should you manage a person with a major WOUND on their arm is bleeding heavily?

Applay direct pressure to the wound, call 123, then apply a pad directly over the wound and secure with bandage. Watch for signs of shock

Wash te wound with running water, elevate, spray with antiseptic solution, then call 123

Run and get the first aid kit te lay down next to the person before you faint

Aperson has an embedded object in their wound, you should remove it

TRUE

FALSE

What do you do if a person has sprained their ankle?

Hve the person walk the sprain off

Rest, Ice Compression and Elevate the ankle, then refer for medical aid

Place ankle in a bucket of ice water till the swelling reduces

Bandage tightly to restrict the swelling

The main aim when treating a FRACTURE is to:

Put the deformed fructured limb back into place

Check that it is a fracture by testing if the bones grate together when moved

Treat the injury as a sprain if in doubt

Preven any movement at the site of the fracture

Which of the following could cause shock?

A burn

wound that is bleeding heavily

Anaphylaxis

All of the above

Which of the following could be signs or symptoms of stroke?

Drooping features on one side of the ace

Trouble with speech or language

An arm that drifts downward when both arms re lifted in front of the body

All of the above

what sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain?

Diabetic emergency

Heat-related illness

Heart attack

Stroke

You are giving first aid to a person with a muscle, bone or joint injury. Emergency medical services(EMS) has been called. What should you do untill they arrive?

Bandage the injured body part

Apply cold if the person can tolerate it, and watch the person for signs and symptoms of shock

Splint the injury to immobilize it

All of the above

when using direct pressure to control non-life-threatening bleeding from an open wound, you should:

Lift the dressing every minute to see if the bleeding has stopped

Remove and replace dressings as they become saturated with blood

Use a hemostatic dressing

Add additional dressing and continue to apply direct pressure until the bleeding stops, and then bandage the wound

When caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should:

Place something between the person's teeth to prevent the person from biting his or her tongue

Remove nearby objects that might cause injury

Try to hold te person still

All of the above