A | B |
airway, breathing, circulation | ABC's of first aid |
3rd degree | worst type of burn |
call 911, operator, or local emergency number | procedure to call EMS |
fast | breathing rate of a person in shock |
fast | pulse rate of a person in shock |
accidents | most deaths of 15-24 year olds occur due to what |
blisters | main symptom of second degree burn |
3rd degree | burn in which there may be great pain or no pain |
Good Samaritan Act | law that protects people who act in an emergency |
shock | what occurs when the circulatory system can't get blood to the whole body |
rescue breathing | skill used when a person has a pulse and isn't breathing |
self choking | when one might use abdominal thrust or the back of a chair |
first aid | immediate care given to a person who is ill or injured |
put in cold water, loosely bandage and don't pop blisters | first aid for 2nd degree burn |
CPR | skill used when a person doesn't have a pulse |
rinse with cold water and loosely bandage | first aid for 1st degree burn |
scrape area, apply cold, watch for allergic reaction | first aid for an insect sting |
elevation, direct pressure, pressure points | 3 methods for controlling bleeding |
get to someone who is worse, provide care, if life is in danger | reasons to move a victim |
give back blows | one thing you should not do when someone is choking |
panic, don't know victim, afraid of catching a disease | reasons why people don't act in an emergency |
call PCC or ENS, save the container | what you do when you suspect poisoning |