First Aid
Chapter 7: “Soft Tissue Injuries-Cuts, Scrapes and Bruises”(pages 110-127)
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What is a Wound?
How to care for a Closed Wound?
What are some signals of internal bleeding?
What is an Open Wound?
Name and describe the 4 types of open wounds.
How to care for an open wound.
Know steps for “Controlling Bleeding”
What are the 4 types of Burns?
What are the 3 Levels of Burns?
What are classified as “Critical Burns”?
Care for burns?
What are some “Special Situation Injuries”?
Know how to care for “Special Situation Injuries”?
Chapter 8: “Injuries to Muscles, Bones, and Joints”(pages 128-149)
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What are the 4 types of injuries?
What are some signals of serious muscle, bone, and joint injuries?
What is the difference between a sprain and a strain?
Name the 3 different types of splints.
Name 5 different splinting facts.
What are some signals of a head, neck, or back injuries?
Know steps for Anatomic splint, Soft splint, Rigid/Hard splint, and
Sling.
Chapter 9: “Sudden Illness” (pages 150-159)
 What are some signs in recognizing Sudden Illness?
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What are the 4 specific Sudden Illnesses?
Describe F.A.S.T. in recognition of Stroke?
Care for Stroke.
What are some care for Sudden Illness
Chapter 10: “Poisoning” (pages 160-173)
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What is a Poison?
What are the 4 ways that poison can enter the body?
What general care to give for poisoning?
“Lyme Disease” Summarize the reading. It could save your life.
“West Nile Virus” Summarize the reading. It could save your life.
“Special Care-for special Situations”: Insect bites, Snake bites, Animal
bites, Marine Life bites, Plant poisoning.
Chapter 11: “Heat and Cold Related Emergencies” (pages 174-181)
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Describe some Heat related emergencies? (3 kinds)
Care for Heat related emergencies.
Describe some Cold related emergencies? (2 kinds)
Care for Cold related emergencies.
How to prevent having Heat/Cold related emergencies.
Chapter 13: “Asthma/Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto
injectors”(pages 192-203)
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What is Asthma?
What are triggers of asthma?
What is Anaphylaxis?
What are some signals of Anaphylaxis?
How to care for Anaphylaxis?
Know the steps in assisting with an Epinephrine Auto-Injector.
First Aid
(Chapter-7) (Pages 111-127) (Injuries & Wounds)
 What is a Wound?
 What is the difference between an open and closed
wound?
 How do you care for closed wounds?
 What are the 6 signals of internal bleeding?
 List and describe the 4 types of open wounds.
 How do you care for an open wound?
 What is a bandage?
 Steps for caring for an open wound-(Controlling
Bleeding p.126)
 What are the 4 sources of Burns?
 What are the 3 levels of burns?
 What is considered a “Critical Burn”?
 What are the steps in caring for burns?
 Do’s and Don’ts of burn care.
 Read caring for “Special Situations”
(Chapter-8) (Pages 129-149) (Muscles, Bones,
Joints)
 What are the 4 types of injuries?
 What are some signals of serious muscle, bone or
joint injuries?
 What are the 5 Splinting facts?
 What are the 3 types of splints?
 Difference between a Sprain and a Strain?
 Know the steps for the 3 different types of splints.
(Know for physical tests)
 Know the steps for applying the sling.
(Chapter-9) (Pages 151-159) (Sudden Illness)
 What is Sudden Illness?
 What are some signs of Sudden Illness?
 How do you care for a Sudden Illness?
 What are the 4 types of Sudden Illness?
 What is the “FAST” recognition of stroke?
 How do you care for a stroke?
(Chapter-10) (Pages 161-173) (Poisoning)
 What is a poison?
 How does a poison enter the body?
o What is the general care for poisoning?
 Read up on Lyme Disease. (Could save your health
some day)
 Read up on The West Nile Virus (Could save your
Health some day)
 Know care for certain insects, snakes, animal, and
marine life bites. (FYI)
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(Chapter-11) (Pages 175-181) (Heat/Cold Related
Emergencies)&(Chaper-13) (pages 192-199)
What are the 3 types of Heat related illnesses?
How do you care for each one?
What are the 2 types of Cold related illnesses?
How do you care for each one?
What are some guidelines for preventing Heat and
Cold related illnesses?
What is Asthma?
What are some “Triggers” of asthma?
What are some signals of asthma attacks?
How to care for asthma attacks?