In general, a splint should be correct answers Snug, but not so tight that it slows circulation
How should you care for someone with frostbitten hands? correct answers Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands in warm water
This sudden Illness results from too much...
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In general, a splint should be correct answers Snug, but not so tight that it slows circulation
How should you care for someone with frostbitten hands? correct answers Get the person to a
warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands in warm water
This sudden Illness results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood. What is it?
correct answers Diabetic emergency
What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion? correct answers Get the person out of the
heat and into a cooler
What signals should you look for to determine if a person is bleeding internally? correct answers
The person is vomitting blood or coughing up blood
There are tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body
The person is confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious
How should you care for a person with a possible head, neck or back injury? correct answers
Minimize movement of the head, neck and back
What should you do if you suspect that a conscious person has been poisoned correct answers
call the poison control center and follow the advice given
When caring for a person who is having a seizure you should: correct answers remove nearby
objects that might cause injury
What sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain? correct answers
stroke
Which type of injury involves an open wound where the bone has torn through the skin? correct
answers Open fracture
A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should: correct answers Stop the burning
Cool the burn with large amounts of cool water
Cover the burn loosely with a dry sterile dressing
You suspect that someone is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting and is having trouble
breathing. What should you do? correct answers Call 911 Immediately and care for the person
until help arrives
In stroke recognition, FAST means: correct answers Face, Arm, Speech, Time
The progression that heat-related emergencies can follow from early stage (least severe) to late
stage (most severe) is: correct answers Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke
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