Paediatric first aid

If an injured child is in shock what should I do ?

• Treat the cause

  Lie them on the floor , cover with a blanket and have a coffee

• Treat the cause

  sit them on a chair

  Take them to the medical centre

• Treat the cause

  lie them down and raise their legs

  Call 999 if needed

• Treat the cause, give and epipen

  lie them down and raise their legs

  Call 999 if needed

Stings should be removed with a credit card

• True

• False

Which of these is treatment for asthma attack ?

• head back

  hold the top of the nose for 15 minutes repeat x 2 and call the nurses

• Give their reliever inhaler one puff ever 30-60 seconds , up to 10 puffs if no improvement then 999

What are the signs and symptoms of meningitis ?

• goes rigid, falls to floor, might lose control of bodily functions

• high temperature, headache , sick, rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it

• Wheezy, fever runny nose , itchy rash

• cold to touch, blue lips

Signs and symptoms for strains and sprains?

• pick or red to the skin , skin feels arm , fluids filled blisters that might break

• pain can't move the muscle , tight

• pain tenderness, at the site of injury, bruising swelling and inability to move a joint

• crepitus = bones grating , pain loss of power

How can poisons enter the body

• inhalation, indigestion, adsorpsion , injection

• Look , listen and feel

• seeing hearing

what is the treatment for a casualty who has swallowed a poison ?

• remove all contaminated items, wash affected area ,

• get them to spit out anything that is remaining , for corrosive substances give sips water or milk

• make them vomit

• if they are conscious tell them to get out

which of these are signs of a suspected spinal injury ( Tick all that apply)

• misshapen body

• loss of movement

• confusion or disorientation

• A rach

Treatment for Asthma is sit them down up right give them their inhaler 1 puff from blue inhaler every 30-60 seconds for up to 10 puffs

• True

• False

Treatment for high voltage electricity is ?

• Stand back, phone 999 once the all clear is given CPR as needed and/or treat burns

• unplug and treat the burn 5 minutes running water

• phone 999 , shout instructions to the casualty to stay where they are

• treat burns under running water 30 minutes