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First Aid Review Flashcards
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- 1What is first aid?The initial care or assistance of an injured or sick casualty
- 2What are the 4 "P's" which highlight the main aims of a first aider?Preserve, Protect, Prevent, Promote
- 3What is the main priority of a first aider?Your safety
- 4What are the 4 main strategies used in a first aid situation?Situational analysis
Priority Assessment
DRSABCD
STOP - 5What are the steps of situational analysis?1. Identify cause
2. Identify surrounding dangers
3. Identify any possible dangers
4. Identify available resources
5. Send for help
6. Identify available first aid equipment
7. Take precautions - 6What are 4 steps that can make the emergency scene safe?Assess the situation
Remove immediate danger
Prevent further danger
Be calm and controlled - 7What does a basic analysis plan involve?1. look around
2. analyse
3. number of people
4. assistance - 8What are the 5 steps of priority assessment procedures?1. establish responsiveness
2. if unresponsive get medical assistance
3. ABC's
4. prioritise
5. simple measures - 9What does DRSABCD stand for?Danger
Response
Send for help
Airways
Breathing
CPR
Defibrillation - 10What is the purpose of the head tilt and jaw lift?It assists in opening the airway
- 11What 3 senses are useful when checking for breathing?Listen for breath
Look for chest rising
Feel air from mouth or feel chest rising - 12What is the ratio for CPR?30:2
- 13What does the acronym STOP stand for?Stop the person moving
Talk to the person
Observe the person
Prevent further injury - 14What is CPR and what does it stand for?Chest Compressions and Resuscitation
CPR is a life-saving skill which increases chance of survival - 15What is CPR designed for?It is designed to circulate the blood and deliver oxygen around the body when the heart has stopped working
- 16What are 2 main causes of cardiac arrest?Heart disease, SIDS
- 17What are the management steps for external bleeding?1. Pressure with pad or bandage
2. Raise injured part above heart and support
3. Bandage wound
4. Check circulation below wound
5. Call 000
6. Treat for shock - 18What are some warnings when dealing with external bleeding?Wear gloves
DRSABCD if unconscious
Do not remove embedded objects
Do not apply torniquet - 19Why should you wear gloves when dealing with blood?Because serious diseases such as HIV and Hep B can be transmitted through blood
- 20What are the differences between bleeding from capillaries, veins and arteries?Capillaries: blood oozes and clots quickly
Veins: even flow and dark red
Arteries: spurting and bright red - 21What is shock?Shock is when the body isn't getting enough flow of blood
- 22What are things to look for when dealing with shock?Nausea
Thirst
Dizzy and weak
Blueness around lips
Restlessness
Fast shallow breathing
Pale cold skin - 23How do you treat shock?1. DRSABCD
2. Reassure
3. Raise legs
4. Treat any other wounds
5. Loosen tight clothing
6. Maintain warmth
7. Small frequent amounts of water
8. Monitor breathing
9. Recovery position - 24What are some signs and symptoms of spinal injury?Pain at site of injury
Loss of sensation or tingling in hands or feet
Loss of movement - 25What steps are different between and conscious and unconscious casualty with a spinal injury?You should never move a conscious casualty unless necessary while the main aim with an unconscious casualty is to preserve life and moving may be required
- 26What are the 4 different types of emergency lifts?- Clothes drag
- Human crutch
- Four handed seat
- Two handed seat - 27Why should situational analysis be conducted when managing a first aid situation?Situational analysis assists the first aider in understanding what has happened as well as ensuring the scene is safe for themselves, the casualty and bystanders
- 28Identify the priorities for treatment at an emergency scene1. difficulty breathing, unconsciousness, mass bleeding, spinal, stab wounds
2. broken bones
3. external wounds - 29Why do certain injuries and illnesses take priority over others?Because a first aiders job is to preserve life the more severe injuries need to be dealt with first as those casualties have a lower chance of survival
- 30How would you assess if a person is conscious or unconscious?Squeezing the person shoulders and speaking loudly to them
- 31Discuss the importance of DRSABCD in assessing and managing a first aid situationDRSABCD is highly important as it gives the first aider the opportunity to assess the casualty and assists them to undergo the correct actions quickly and efficiently
- 32How would you apply the "O" in the STOP regime?Observe: observe the casualty and their injuries
Look for signs of distress or pain, whether they are in an unusual position, whether there is swelling, bleeding or bruising and whether there are any deformities
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