| Term | Definition |
|---|
| what are the four steps of urgent care | remove victim from danger only if neccesary, check to see if the victim is breathing, life threatening bleeding is under control, see if victim was poisoned. |
| what are three methods used to control bleeding and describe each one | direect pressure, pressure point control, tourniquet |
| what are two general guidelines to follow when practicing first aid | think before you begin, stay calm and use common sence |
| what are four types of open wounds and describe each one | abrasion, scrape; insision, body tissure is sliced by knife; laceration, jagged tearing of body tissure; puncture, pointed object goes into you; avulsion, tissue is torn from body or body part |
| what are five types of fractures and describe each one | simple fracture, bones dont break through skin; compound fracture, bones break; greenstick fracture, partial break in bone with young kids; fissured fracture, crack in long axis of bone; comminuted fracture, bone shattered into several pieces |
| what are three types of burns with the description of them and how to treat them | first, red and discolored, carefully remove clothing, apply ice or cold water; second, red or melted with considerable blistering or swelling, dont pop the blister, wash with cold water; third, white or charred with deep tissue damage, elevate burns above heart, dont remove clothing or aply home remedies |
| how would you tell if someone is having heat stroke or heat exhaustion? | exessive fluid loss through perspiration and the skin is normal body temperature and moist in heat exaustion; body wont sweat and skin is hot and dry in a heat stroke |
| what occurs when an individual goes into shock and how would you administer first aid | vital body functions are slowed down; lie victim down and cover and keep warm, if no head injuries raise feet |
| what are the two emergencies that can develop due to overexposure to cold and how would you treat each one | frostbite, hypotheria; get to warm place, tepid water helps frost bite |
| what is the difference between choking and heart attack | choking they cant talk, heart attack they can; choking heimlic minuver, heart attack lie victim down oxegin, cpr, shock |
| how do you treat a dislocation | go to doctor, dont do by yourself |
| how would you treat a sprain | ice compression elevation |
| what do you do for someone who has been poisoned | call 911, dont make them vomit |
| what is the danger of a closed wound and how might you tell if an individual has a closed wound | internal bleeding; pain in chest or abdomin, skin turn pale, breathing or pulse is rapid |
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