Karteikarten
Health and Social Care
Karten in diesem Stapel (6)
- 1What are the signs and symptoms of an asthma attack?-Coughing
-Shortness of breath
-Wheeze
-Heavy chest
-shakiness
-Cyanosis
-Anxious - 2How should you treat someone who is having an asthma attack?Give them their inhaler if they have it, calm them down and reassure them, if inhaler doesn't work then call 999.
- 3What is the difference between a burn an a scald?Burn - caused by dry heat e.g fire
Scald - liquid, moist heat e.g boiling water - 4What are the signs and symptoms of a burn?Patient tells you that it hurts and the area around the burn starts to go red and blister.
- 5what is the definition of choking?A foreign object stuck in the throat
- 6what are the signs and symptoms of a mild choke?casualty able to speak, cry, cough,breath