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Three objectives of First Aid |
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Prevent infection, injury, or loss of life. |
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How many categories of First Aid are there? |
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Four methods of controlling bleeding. |
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direct pressure, pressure points, elevation, tourniquet (last resort) |
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How many pressure points are on each side? |
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11 on each side of the body |
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Where are the pressure points located? |
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temple jaw neck collarbone inner upper arm (armpit) inner elbow wrist inner upper thighs groin knees ankles |
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What is first degree burn? |
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burn that produces redness, mild pain, and warmth on skin |
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What is second degree burn? |
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burn that is red and blistered, causing severe pain |
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What is third degree burn? |
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burn that has destroyed skin, tissues, and nerves. pain may be absent due to nerves being damaged. |
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Closed/Simple Open/Compound |
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broken bone that does not protrude through skin |
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broken bone that protrudes through skin |
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when a person comes in contact with an electrical source |
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Indications of obstructed airways |
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choking, grasping or pointing of throat, exaggerated breathing, skin turns a bluish color. |
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Skin is cool, moist, and clammy. pupils are dilated and person is sweating profusely. |
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person is unable to sweat, uneven pupil dilation, and has weak rapid pulse |
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cooling of the body. person is exposed to rapidly falling temperatures,snow, and/or ice. may appear pale or unconscious, maybe dead. breathing is shallow and slow, faint pulse |
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ice crystals form above the skin after exposure to temp. of 32 degrees or lower |
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ice crystals inside tissues after exposure to temp. of 32 degrees or lower |
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results from bacteria multiplying in the blood, releasing toxins |
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results from severe allergic reactions |
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results from severe damage of nerves such as a spinal cord injury |
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results from a major loss in blood |
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occurs when heart is damaged and is unable to keep blood flowing in body. ex: heart attack |
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