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| blood, fire, smoke, broken items, people standing around |
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| Unusual appearances or behaviors |
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| person clutching chest, unconscious, confused or drowsy, trouble breathing |
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| gas, person's breath, natural gas, smoke, weird smells |
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| screaming, kids go quiet, explosion, glass breaking, items falling, screeching tires. |
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| Reasons why people don't get involved |
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Definition
| Getting sued or fear of a disease |
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Term
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Definition
CHECK the scene for danger
CALL 911
CARE for the injured |
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| cardiac emergencies, sudden collapse of a child, unconscious adult |
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| drowning, unseen collapse of an unconscious person, breathing emergencies |
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AIRWAY- tilt head back
BREATHING- look at chest, listen, feel with cheek
CIRCULATION- Check pulse |
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Term
| Ways a person can be poisoned: |
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Definition
| ingestion, inhalation, injection, absorption |
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Term
| different types of wounds: |
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Definition
abrasion (carpet burn)
laceration (barbed wire/ glass)
incision (papercut/ knife)
avulsion (severed finger) |
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| treatment for bone and muscle injuryies |
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Definition
RICE
Rest- don't move it
Immobilize- stabilize injury
Cold- ice for 20 minutes
Elevate- raise above heart |
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| Anatomic, soft, rigid, and sling |
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FAST
Face
Arm
Speech
Time to call 911 (duh) |
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Term
| do not do the following for snake bites |
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Definition
| ice, cut wound, suck out venom, tourniquet, electric shock |
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| 911, wash, below level of heart |
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