Safety and First Aid

3. A tight bandage should be tied just above the wound of the snake bite, so that the spread of poison in the body may ______.

• stop

• decrease

• increase

• slow down

In case of minor burns, keep the burnt area under ______

• salt water

• hot water

• cold water

• cold running water

The bandage used to cut off blood flow in case of several bleeding is called a

• Tourniquet

• Stirnger

• Sprains

In the case of a deep cut,there is a danger of getting the disease

• Tetanus

• Typhoid

• Flu

• Malaria

A child falls and hits their head, but remains conscious. What is the best course of action to take while waiting for medical help?

• Keep the child awake and monitor for changes.

• Allow the child to sleep to recover energy.

• Give the child aspirin for any pain.

• Apply heat to the injured area to soothe pain.

Answer explanation

Keep the child awake and monitor for changes.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

When the skin is cut by a dirty or rusted object, one should be given the __________________ injection.

• Rabies

• Anti tetanus

• Typhoid

• Cholera

Minor injuries, like a small cut, do not have to be reported to the teacher.

• True

• False

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burned, etc.). First you should _____

• visit the school nurse after class.

• see a doctor after school.

• tell the teacher at once.

• apply first aid yourself.

Choose the odd one out from the following first aid for insect stings.

• hankerchief

• antiseptic

• ice cube

• baking soda

An elastic bandage can be wrapped around a ______ part.

• sprained

• fractured