Following the recent changes to the Resuscitation Guidelines- there are now some significant changes to First Aid training requirements on the way- the Health and Safety Executive who oversee First Aid in training in the Workplace feel that three years is too long between first aid courses to be able to remember and perform the techniques effectively.
How long was it since your last FAAW training?
Try this quiz and see how much you can remember!
No prizes- it’s just for fun!
First Aid Refresher
Filling up the first aid box with new bandages
First Aid Re-qualification course which is taken every 3 years
A moistface wipe found in some first aid boxes
Recovery position
Where your car was when the AA arrived
How you stand when you change the dressing on a wound
The safest position to leave a breathing casualty
Heimlich manoeuvre
Removing a casualties false teeth with your tongue
A German technique forquickly tying a sling
A technique to remove a lodged object- now known asabdominal thrust
Drs ABC
A medical dictionary carried by all first aiders
A list of out of hours GP telephone numbers
An acronym to help to deal with an emergency
Green stick fracture
Damaged caused when you reverse your car into a bush
A common shin injury sustained mainly in hockey matches
A fracture in a young persons bone
30:2
The ratio of plasters to bandages in a first aid box
The odds against finding a correctly stocked first aid box in an emergency
The new ratio of compressions to breaths in cpr
Anaphylaxis
A Russian allergy expert
The angle the head must be tilted to get in the required volume of air during cpr
An allergic reaction
Body Check
The payment received when you sell your kidney on the internet
Atartan-like skin rash caused by an allergy to haggis
External visual and tactile top to toe examination
Appointed Person
Designated driver on the works night out
A casualty with an unusually conical head
Calls 999, replenishes first aid box, manages incidents until trained help arrives
Medical Shock
Your reaction to receiving the bill for your private hip replacement surgery
Accidentally sitting on the pads of a charged defibrillator
Casualties body diverts blood to protect vital organs
Log Roll
Severe crush injury associated with sawmills
A canvas bagfor carrying a large splint
A technique for turning a casualty
Asystole
The scar left after cyst removal
Having yourdonkeytaken away without your permission
No electrical activity at the heart (aka death)
Medic alert
Dialling 999
Making sure you have plenty of sleep before giving first aid
A bracelet or necklace giving vital medical information about a casualty
We hope you enjoyed the quiz- but on a more serious note- if you would like to find out more about the upcoming changes- and the training available to help your staff keep up to date, please give us a call
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