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First Aid Trivia
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What should you check first in an unconscious person, after safety?
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What is the term for an air bubble blocking a blood vessel, a risk in some injuries?
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What is the term for dangerously low blood pressure?
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What should you do if someone's clothes catch fire?
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What is the medical term for fainting?
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What should you give a conscious person who may have low blood sugar?
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What is the term for difficulty breathing?
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What is the term for a wound where skin is scraped away, common on knees?
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What should you do if you suspect someone is having a heart attack?
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What should you monitor while waiting with someone in anaphylaxis after an EpiPen?
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What should you never do to a person having a seizure?
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What is the term for blood accumulating around the heart, compressing it?
๐กmedium
What is the recommended first step if someone has a chemical splashed in the eye?
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What should you do if someone is having an asthma attack?
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What is the medical term for the paleness seen in shock?
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What is the clotting process that naturally stops bleeding called?
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What is the Glasgow Coma Scale's lowest possible score?
๐ดhard
What life-threatening condition involves a one-way air leak compressing the heart and lungs?
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What is sunburn a form of?
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In what year did the American Heart Association first publish formal CPR guidelines?
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What body system does CPR help support when the heart stops?
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What kind of injury is a broken bone called?
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What is the recommended action when someone is choking and cannot breathe?
๐กmedium
What is the recommended compression rate for adult CPR, in compressions per minute?
๐กmedium
How many rescue breaths do you give to start before compressions in some infant protocols? (single initial set)?
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What is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood called?
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What sticky strip do you use to cover a small cut?
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What is the term for the splinting technique that immobilizes an injured leg to the uninjured leg?
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What antidote is given for an opioid overdose to reverse breathing depression?
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What kind of professional arrives in an ambulance to give emergency care?
๐กmedium
What is the medical term for a heart attack?
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What is the safest way to wake your hands before giving first aid?
๐กmedium
In the stroke acronym FAST, what does the F stand for?
๐กmedium
What is the standard advice for an amputated body part being transported to hospital?
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What is the recommended action for a deeply embedded fishhook in the skin?
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What does CPR stand for in full?
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What is the term for severe whole-body cooling treatment sometimes used after cardiac arrest to protect the brain?
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What is the medical term for low body temperature?
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What should you do if a burn blister forms?
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Under the Rule of Nines, the front of the torso accounts for what percentage in an adult?
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What should you do for a nosebleed?
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How deep should chest compressions be for an adult, in inches?
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What three letters stand for the technique used to revive someone whose heart has stopped?
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What is the recommended compression-to-ventilation ratio once an advanced airway is placed during CPR?
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What should you put on a minor burn first?
๐กmedium
What household item should never be applied directly to frostbitten skin?
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What is the main risk of a deep puncture wound from a rusty object?
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What is the name of the splint that applies a pulling force to realign a fractured femur?
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What should you do if a person is bitten by a snake?
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What letters name the portable device that can shock a stopped heart back into rhythm?
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What degree of burn affects only the outer layer of skin and causes redness?
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What is heatstroke caused by?
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What substance is given orally to absorb many ingested poisons in the gut?
๐กmedium
What does the acronym ABC stand for in first aid assessment?
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In adult drowning resuscitation, which intervention is emphasized first due to oxygen deprivation?
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What color triage tag is given to patients who are deceased or beyond help?
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Which decade saw mouth-to-mouth resuscitation scientifically validated by Elam and Safar?
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What is the universal emergency phone number in the United States?
๐กmedium
What gas do AED pads NOT involve, since the device delivers what instead?
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What is the maximum recommended time pads of an AED analyze a rhythm before advising a shock, roughly?
๐กmedium
For how long should you cool a burn under running water, as commonly recommended?
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What is the name of the airway device inserted through the nose to keep the airway open?
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What is the highest (fully alert) score on the Glasgow Coma Scale?
๐กmedium
What is the term for an open wound caused by a clean cut, such as from a knife?
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What should you do if you find someone unresponsive and not breathing?
๐กmedium
Which popular song has a beat that matches the correct CPR compression rhythm?
๐ดhard
What flatline heart rhythm is NOT shockable by an AED?
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What is the recommended angle to elevate the legs for a shock patient, when appropriate?
๐กmedium
What does the 'S' in the stroke acronym FAST stand for?
๐กmedium
What position helps a pregnant woman in late pregnancy who feels faint when lying flat?
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What is the term for dangerously high body temperature from heat exposure?
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What is the medical term for an abnormally slow heart rate?
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What should you not give an unconscious person?
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What is a blister filled with?
๐กmedium
What is the term for the loss of a large amount of blood?
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What shockable rhythm is the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest in adults?
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What is the term for a serious allergic reaction that can be life-threatening?
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What is the best response to a minor jellyfish sting on a beach?
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What signโbruising behind the earโsuggests a base-of-skull fracture?
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What color tag in triage means a patient needs immediate life-saving treatment?
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What does the red symbol on most first aid kits look like?
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What is the medical term for a collapsed lung that can follow chest trauma?
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Where should you place your hands during adult chest compressions?
๐กmedium
What is the temporary stopping of breathing called?
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Which physician is often called the 'father of CPR' for his work on mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions?
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Under the Rule of Nines for adults, what percentage of body surface does one entire arm represent?
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What clotting agent in granular or gauze form is used by militaries to stop severe bleeding?
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What is the name of the resuscitation training mannequin whose face is based on an unidentified drowned girl?
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What is the first aid acronym DRABC's 'D' for?
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What should you do to stop bleeding from a wound?
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What should you do if someone gets a chemical in their eye?
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What is the term for the dangerous swelling within a muscle compartment after injury?
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What gas do humans need that CPR helps deliver to the body?
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What is the proper name for the blue-tinged skin color signaling low oxygen?
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What is the term for a wound where tissue is torn jaggedly?
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What is the recommended ratio of compressions to breaths for two rescuers performing child CPR?
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What is the ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths in adult CPR for a single rescuer?
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Which technique is used to give breaths to a non-breathing person?
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What is the antidote commonly stocked for cyanide poisoning?
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What does the responsiveness scale AVPU stand for?
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What is the recommended treatment priority order taught as the trauma 'MARCH' algorithm's first letter for?
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What is the joules range commonly used for the first shock from a biphasic AED?
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What is the term for the bluish discoloration around the navel indicating internal bleeding?
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What is the recovery position used for?
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What is the difference-maker in cardiac arrest versus heart attack: in cardiac arrest the heart does what?
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What is the maximum interruption time recommended for chest compressions during CPR?
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If someone faints, what is a good position to help blood flow to the brain?
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What is the simplest way to prevent the spread of germs while giving care?
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What is dehydration caused by?
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What does a tourniquet do?
๐กmedium
What is the term for inadequate blood flow to the body's tissues, a medical emergency?
๐กmedium
What is the best immediate treatment for a chemical burn on the skin?
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What should you do if someone swallows poison?
๐กmedium
What is the recommended response if a diabetic person is unconscious?
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What is the brand name of the nasal spray form of the opioid overdose reversal drug?
๐กmedium
What does a person with hypoglycemia have too little of in their blood?
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What is the proper name for the dressing that seals a sucking chest wound on three sides?
๐กmedium
What does the acronym FAST help people recognize?
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What is the recommended treatment for a severe external bleed when pressure fails?
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Who is credited with developing the abdominal-thrust maneuver for choking, first described in 1974?
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What is a good way to remove a splinter?
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What is the best way to treat a sprained ankle in the first hours?
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What should you do with a tooth that has been knocked out, if possible?
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What is the term for the protective reflex spasm of the vocal cords that can block the airway?
๐กmedium
What is the maneuver to clear a choking adult's airway also known as?
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What is the proper term for the kit you keep at home for emergencies?
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What is the recommended depth of compressions for an infant during CPR?
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What is the term for the dangerous muscle breakdown that can follow severe crush injuries?
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What vitamin-rich household liquid is best for storing a knocked-out tooth besides milk?
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What should you avoid doing to a blister to prevent infection?
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What concentration of epinephrine is in a standard adult auto-injector?
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What is the proper term for poisoning caused by inhaling colorless, odorless carbon monoxide?
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What is the recommended placement for AED pads in the anterior-posterior position for small children?
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Who created the first widely used CPR training mannequin in 1960?
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Where should you NOT move a person with a suspected spinal injury?
๐ขeasy
What is the proper way to treat a small scrape before bandaging?
๐ขeasy
What should you do if a wound has an object stuck deeply in it?
๐กmedium
What is the medical term for a bruise?
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What common kitchen item can help soothe a bee sting's pain when made into a paste?
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Which mnemonic is used to gather a patient's history: Signs, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events?
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What is frostbite caused by?
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What does the 'S' in the burn-assessment 'Rule of Nines' help estimate?
๐ดhard
What pain-assessment mnemonic stands for Onset, Provocation, Quality, Radiation, Severity, Time?
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What device is injected into the thigh to treat a severe allergic reaction?
๐กmedium
What does the acronym RICE stand for in treating sprains?
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What part of the body do you check for a pulse most commonly?
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What term describes clear fluid leaking from the nose or ears after a head injury, signaling skull fracture?
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What is the first thing you should check before helping a collapsed person?
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What is the name of the positionโhead down, feet elevatedโhistorically recommended for shock?
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What should you do for someone in shock?
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