TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
ASSIGNMENT SHEET 5-01-2 (continued)
10. Approximately how many abdominal thrusts should be administered to a
choking victim?
11. What should you do if you are alone and begin to choke?
12. What first aid-related term is defined by the words, "the
application of pressure directly on a wound"?
13. An area of the body where an artery is near the skin surface and
over a bone is called a/an ....... point.
14. What device is used as a last resort to stop life-threatening
bleeding?
15. When treating for shock, place the victim on his/her back with the
....... elevated higher than the heart.
16. What are the two major types of fractures?
a.
b.
17. What are the symptoms of a first-degree burn?
18. For a second-degree burn, the skin is red, blistered, and .......
19. Nerve endings are destroyed in ....... degree burns.
20. To initially relieve pain for first and second-degree burns, apply
cold ....... to the affected area.
21. When administering first aid to a burn victim, NEVER break .......
on the skin.
22. A victim with hot, dry, and flushed skin who is NOT sweating is
suffering from heat .......
23. Heat cramps are caused by exertion of abdominal or ....... muscles.
24. Dizziness, headache, heavy sweating, cramps, and dilated pupils are
symptoms of heat .......
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