FA1 First Aid Principles 25 0 The skilled and immediate treatment of an injury or sudden illness using availablefacilities is known as ......? First Aid Medical Aid Nursing Diagnosis For whom is a knowledge of First Aid important? Every responsible person Dentists Teachers Nurses A person holding a First Aid certificate issued by one of the authorised organisations is known as .....? A qualified First Aider Competent Medically qualified A Medical Orderly What type of materials and resources may be used in rendering First Aid? Anything suitable & available Only "approved" items None, wait for an ambulance Only specially designed items The conclusions reached concerning a patient's condition are known as a ....? Diagnosis Prognosis Synopsis Treatment The two most vital items whicha First Aider checks in a patient before doing anything else are .....? Breathing and circulation Breathing and responsiveness Spinal and brain injuries Fractures and severe bleeding Which part of the body has themost vital need to be kept supplied with oxygenated blood? Brain Spinal cord Liver Muscles A patient's ..... must be opento ensure that air can reach the lungs? Airway Mouth Window Nasal passages A patient whose heart has stopped beating can suffer brain damage. After what period of time can this occur? 3 - 4 minutes 10 minutes 1 hour 20 minutes The three priorities in First Aid are: to preserve life; to prevent conditions deteriorating and what else? To promote recovery To loosen tight clothing To relinquish responsibility To "get the patient home" How should an injured patient's coat or shirt be removed if necessary? From the uninjured side first As quickly as possible By cutting with scissors From the injured side first If it is absolutely necessary to remove clothing by cutting,how should this be done? By slitting along a seam As quickly as possible Using sterilised scissors Using a sharp knife or scalpel As a general rule, if a badly injured patient is to be takento hospital he should be given...........? Nothing to eat or drink Something to read Resuscitation Something to eat and drink The account of how an illness,incident or accident began is known as the ......? History Diagnosis Symptoms Signs What is the general name for the techniques used by a FirstAider to treat patients whose heart and breathing fail? Resuscitation Mouth to mouth resuscitation Heart massage Cardiac compression What word is used to describe instruments and dressings which are "extremely clean"? Sterile De-contaminated De-ionized Disinfected A "fracture" is another name for what? A broken bone A cracked rib A sprain An abrasion What is the general name of a substance which can damage health or endanger life when taken into the body? Poison Analgesic Toxoid Antibody The actions taken by a First Aider or a medically qualifiedperson to assist a patient's condition are known as .....? treatment diagnosis prognosis examination What telephone number would you dial in the UK to call forthe police or an ambulance? 999 100 123 191 Moving an injured person unnecessarily or without due care can be extremely dangerous as there may be ...? fractures or internal injuries low blood pressure an ambulance on its way a law against it "Shock" is the result of a lessening of the activities ofthe vital functions of the body and is caused by what? A lack of blood supply A contact with electricity A fright The sight of blood What is the most obvious condition where immediate First Aid could save a life and an ambulance be too late? Cardiac arrest Appendicitis Shock Severe burns What is the "normal" temperature of the human body? 37 degrees C 37 degrees F 98.6 degrees C 60 degrees C If unconscious casualties are left lying on their backs, what serious condition can develop? Asphyxia Internal bleeding Diabetes Coma