She falls face first, hitting her head and face, landing on her wrist, and ankle.
She tries to get up, and experiences an extreme wave of nausea.
She looks down at her leg and arms, and realizes that they are bleeding, and that her nose has a steady stream of blood coming from it. She's not looking to good...
Symptoms:
headache
nausea
throbbing ankle and wrist
dizziness
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Quiz
1. After stumbling upon Sarina in the parking lot, what would you do first?
a. scream and run away
b. call 9-1-1 and leave her there
c. check to see if she's conscience, ask her what happened and tell her help is on the way.
d. check to see if she's conscience, ask her what happened, call 9-1-1 and stay with her until help arrives.
2. If a medical kit was present, what would you first do?
a. stop the bleeding
b.stabilize the body
c. put on gloves and give a head to toe check
d. put ice on all her bruises
e. b and c
3. T/F After diagnosing Sarina with a concussion, you should place her on her side__________
4. Based on the way Sarina fell, and the type of cuts she has gotten, how would you treat her bleeding?
a. place sterile guaze onto the bleeding areas.
b. put some Bactine on the skin where it's bleeding and give her a band-aid
c. wrap her cuts with an ace bandage
d. let the bleeding slow, and then apply sterile guaze over the injuries.
5. Sarina is complaining of a wave of nausea...Which of these injuries can we make an educated guess about?
a. spinal injury
b. concussion
c. migraine
d. head contusion
6. When stabilizing the body and finding that there are no appendage injuries, which area(s) should you pay the most attention to?
a. the area that is bleeding
b. her spine and neck
c. any where with a bruise
d. her head
e. b and d
7. Considering Sarina fell FACE first, which injuries can we assume if she has blood spewing from her NOSE?
a. scratch on the nose
b. broken nose
c. face laceration
d. blood clot
8. T/F For someone with a bloody nose, you would tilt their head back and pinch their nostrils shut:______________
9. Sarina is complaining of a headache and she is starting to get pale. What would you do?
a. elevate her feet
b. elevate her head
c. have her stand up
d. roll her over on her stomach
