First Aid

Q.

First aid should be given only after detaching the victim from the electric wire.

1. False

2. True

Q. _____ is the attention that an injured human body requires until professional help is offered.

1. Tranquillisation
2. Operation
3. First aid
4. Injection

Q.

As the first step towards helping the burn victims, you need to try to peel away the clothes stuck to the burnt areas.

1. True

2. False

Q. A training on first aid was conducted in Ramu's office. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. If the person's breathing has stopped, he/she should be given artificial ventilation.
2. If a person has sprained his/her ankle, the injured part should be elevated.
3. If a person is bleeding, he/she should cover the wound and apply pressure to it.
4. If a person is bleeding, he/she should keep examining the wound with his/her fingers.

Q. Match the following injuries with the appropriate first aid that can be given.

(i)Broken arm	(a)Apply pressure
(ii)Deep cut	(b)Arm sling
(iii)Burns	(c)Immerse in water

1. (i)$\to$(c), (ii)$\to$(a), (iii)$\to$(b)
2. (i)$\to$(b), (ii)$\to$(a), (iii)$\to$(c)
3. (i)$\to$(a), (ii)$\to$(b), (iii)$\to$(c)
4. (i)$\to$(c), (ii)$\to$(b), (iii)$\to$(a)

Q. On the way home, Dr. Ramu saw a man faint and fall on the road. He identified it as a heart attack.
Arrange the following procedure to be followed by him in the correct order before the arrival of ambulance.

1. Artificial ventilation should be given.
2. Chest compressions must be delivered.
3. Head should be tilted to open air passage.

1. 1 $\to$ 2 $\to$ 3
2. 3 $\to$ 2 $\to$ 1
3. 2 $\to$ 1 $\to$ 3
4. 3 $\to$ 1 $\to$ 2

Q. Which among the following is not a basic principle of first aid?

1. Ventilation
2. Breathing
3. Circulation
4. Airway

Q. passage
The human body can tolerate only a small range of temperature, especially when the person is engaged in vigorous activity. Heat reactions usually occur when large amounts of water and/or salt are lost through excessive sweating following strenuous exercise. When the body becomes overheated and cannot eliminate this excess heat, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are possible.
Heat exhaustion is generally characterized by clammy skin, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, profuse perspiration, and sometimes fainting, resulting from an inadequate intake of water and the loss of fluids. First aid treatment for this condition includes having the victim lie down, raising the feet 8 to 12 inches, applying cool, wet cloths to the skin, and giving the victim sips of salt water (1 teaspoon per glass, half a glass every 15 minutes) over a 1-hour period.
Heat stroke is much more serious; it is an immediate life-threatening situation. The characteristics of heat stroke are a high body temperature (which may reach 106° F or more); a rapid pulse; hot, dry skin; and a blocked sweating mechanism. Victims of this condition may be unconscious, and first-aid measures should be directed at quickly cooling the body. The victim should be placed in a tub of cold water or repeatedly sponged with cool water until his or her temperature is sufficiently lowered. Fans or air conditioners will also help with the cooling process. Care should be taken, however, not to over-chill the victim once the temperature is below 102° F.
Q10. The most immediate concern of a person tending to a victim of heat stroke should be to

1. a) Get salt into the victim’s body.
2. d) Lower the victim’s temperature.
3. b) Raise the victim’s feet.
4. c) Lower the victim’s pulse.

Q. is the attention that an injured human body requires until professional help is offered.

1. Operation
2. First aid
3. Injection

Q. Match the following injuries with the appropriate first aid that can be given.

1. Immerse in water
2. Arm sling
3. Apply pressure
4. Drink salt water