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Which of the following is a common cause of fainting?
Which of the following is a common cause of fainting?
- Broken bone
- Head injury
- High fever
- Strong emotion (correct)
What is the first step to take when someone faints?
What is the first step to take when someone faints?
- Slap their face
- Give them water
- Check their breathing (correct)
- Give them medicine
After checking the breathing of someone who has fainted, what should you do?
After checking the breathing of someone who has fainted, what should you do?
- Make them walk it off
- Make them sit up
- Leave them lying down and raise their legs (correct)
- Give them food
What should you do if a person who fainted does not wake up quickly?
What should you do if a person who fainted does not wake up quickly?
Which of the following is a common cause of convulsions?
Which of the following is a common cause of convulsions?
What is the most important thing to do when an adult is having convulsions?
What is the most important thing to do when an adult is having convulsions?
What should you do after an adult's convulsions stop?
What should you do after an adult's convulsions stop?
Is it ok to try and force something into the person's mouth?
Is it ok to try and force something into the person's mouth?
Should you try to hold a person down by force?
Should you try to hold a person down by force?
What is the most important thing to do when a child is having convulsions?
What is the most important thing to do when a child is having convulsions?
Which of these is not a likely reason for fainting?
Which of these is not a likely reason for fainting?
What should you use to raise someone's legs after they have fainted?
What should you use to raise someone's legs after they have fainted?
Where should you take a person after they have fainted, when they have the strength to stand?
Where should you take a person after they have fainted, when they have the strength to stand?
Children get convulsions due to high fever. What is another reason for adults?
Children get convulsions due to high fever. What is another reason for adults?
What is something you should do for a person having convulsions?
What is something you should do for a person having convulsions?
When a person wakes up from convulsions, can they recall the event?
When a person wakes up from convulsions, can they recall the event?
When should you call qualified aid?
When should you call qualified aid?
Is it okay to try and stop convulsions?
Is it okay to try and stop convulsions?
Is fainting considered a long loss of consciousness?
Is fainting considered a long loss of consciousness?
What should you do with a child having convulsions?
What should you do with a child having convulsions?
Flashcards
Fainting
Fainting
A brief loss of consciousness causing a person to fall.
First aid for fainting
First aid for fainting
Check breathing, raise legs, allow rest, and seek further help if consciousness is not quickly regained.
Convulsions (Fits)
Convulsions (Fits)
Sudden, uncontrolled muscle contractions, often in epileptics or children with high fever.
First aid for convulsions
First aid for convulsions
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Causes of Fainting
Causes of Fainting
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Study Notes
- Fainting can result from strong emotions like fear, grief, or hysteria.
- Exhaustion, such as standing for extended periods, hunger, or sickness, can also lead to fainting.
- Fainting is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness causing the individual to fall.
How to Respond to Fainting
- First, check the person's breathing.
- If breathing is normal, keep the person lying down and elevate their legs.
- Allow the person to rest until they have the strength to stand unaided.
- If the person does not regain consciousness quickly, follow procedures for unconsciousness.
Convulsions (Fits)
- Convulsions can occur for various reasons, commonly affecting epileptics and children with high fevers.
How to Respond to Convulsions
- Seek immediate qualified medical assistance for children experiencing convulsions.
- Protect the head of an adult having convulsions to prevent injury from hard surfaces.
- Convulsions typically cease on their own, often followed by sleep and amnesia of the event.
- After convulsions, allow the person to sleep until they awaken.
- Seek qualified medical aid after a person has experienced a seizure.
- Avoid placing anything in the person's mouth during convulsions to prevent harm.
- Do not restrain the person forcefully, as this can cause injury without stopping the convulsions.
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