William Penn Life, 1973 (8. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1973-01-01 / 1. szám

COULD YOU

SAVE A LIFE?

here are iirst-aid questions that contain liiesaving information everyone should know HOW DO YOU SCORE?

1. It is all right in some cases to give liquid to an unconscious person. True or False?

2. The first thing a first-aider should do at the scene of an accident is:

a. treat emergency injuries

b. move the victims to shelter

c. run for help

3. If someone swallows poison you should:

a. get him immediately to the hospital

b. wait until you see the effects

c. make him drink several glasses of milk or water

4. Transporting a person with fractures that are not splinted will increase the severity of shock. True or False?

5. The best body position for a person with a severely bleeding head injury is:

a. feet raised

b. head raised

c. flat

6. Proper treatment for a chemical splashed in an eye is:

a. try to neutralize the chemical with alkali or acid

b. wash the eye for several

minutes with water

c. get the victim to a doctor immediately

7. Shock is an immediate reaction

(See page 14 for answers)

to injury, but is very seldom fatal. True or False?

8. Drowning is caused by:

a. water filling the lungs

b. water filling the stomach

c. water causing suffocation

9. You should give a heat stroke victim:

a. a vigorous rub-down to increase body circulation

b. a cup of hot coffee

c. cool applications

10. It is advisable to give artificial respiration to a person who has been struck by lightning. True or False?

11. You should start treatment for physical shock:

a. immediately

b. after symptoms develop

c. at a doctor’s direction

12. A person with neck and back injuries should be moved immediately because of the danger of paralysis. True or False?

13. To treat a severely bleeding wound you should:

a. apply pressure to the wound

b. wash with soap and water

c. wash with an antiseptic

14. The most effective method of artificial respiration is:

a. chest pressure—arm lift

b. moutli-to-mouth resuscitation

c. back pressure—arm lift

15. An effective immediate treatment for a burn is:

a. ointment

b. cold water

c. nothing

16. Which one of the following is not good treatment for shock?

a. make the victim lie quietly

b. give him warm liquid to drink

c. cover him with blankets so he perspires

17. You should use a snug sterile dressing and bandage over an ordinary wound. True or False?

18. A puncture wound is best treated by washing it with soap and water. True or False?

19. When a person suffers electrical shock, it is important to:

a. pull him away with your hands from the electrical source, then start resuscitatation

b. use a stick or other such object to separate him from the source before beginning resuscitation

c. start resuscitation immediately regardless of whether he is still touching the source

20. If a person can walk, he does not have a fractured leg. True or False ?