First Aid Basics Jeopardy

This life-saving technique, performed when someone's heart has stopped, combines chest compressions with rescue breaths.

What is CPR?

This recommended pace for chest compressions during CPR is often taught by matching it to the beat of the disco song Stayin' Alive.

What is 100 to 120 compressions per minute?

This device delivers an electric shock to reset a heart's rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest, and gives voice-guided instructions to bystanders who use it.

What is an AED?

For adult CPR, compressions need to push down firmly enough to reach this depth range, per American Heart Association guidelines, without going so deep that ribs fracture.

What is two to two and a half inches?

This variation of CPR, recommended by the American Heart Association for untrained bystanders, skips rescue breaths entirely and relies only on continuous chest compressions.

What is hands-only CPR?

This universal signal for choking involves clutching one's own throat with one or both hands.

What is the universal choking sign?

This first response to a conscious choking adult involves delivering five sharp strikes between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand.

What are back blows?

This condition, in which a choking person cannot speak, cough, or breathe at all, signals a complete blockage of the airway.

What is a complete airway obstruction?

This choking rescue technique for a pregnant or significantly overweight person uses pushes against the breastbone instead of the abdomen.

What are chest thrusts?

This self-rescue technique for a person choking alone involves pressing their own upper abdomen against a firm object like the back of a chair.

What are self-administered abdominal thrusts?

This first step for treating a minor cut involves applying firm, steady pressure with a clean cloth to stop the bleeding.

What is direct pressure?

This mildest degree of burn, like a typical sunburn, affects only the outer layer of skin and causes redness without blistering.

What is a first-degree burn?

This next degree of burn damages the outer layer and part of the layer beneath it, causing blistering and significant pain.

What is a second-degree burn?

This first-aid step for a minor burn involves holding the area under cool, but not ice-cold, running water for about ten to twenty minutes.

What is running the burn under cool water?

This common household item should never be applied to a burn, despite an old myth, because it traps heat and raises infection risk.

What is butter?

This mnemonic for treating minor sprains stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.

What is RICE?

This visible sign, where a limb bends at an unnatural angle, strongly suggests a broken bone rather than a simple sprain.

What is a deformity?

This type of injury involves the stretching or tearing of a ligament, the tissue connecting bone to bone at a joint.

What is a sprain?

This type of injury involves the stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon, rather than a ligament.

What is a strain?

This rigid item, such as a rolled magazine or a wooden board, can be used to immobilize a suspected broken limb until medical help arrives.

What is a splint?

This small adhesive strip is the most commonly used item in any first aid kit for covering small cuts.

What is an adhesive bandage?

This wipe or solution is used to clean a wound before it is bandaged, helping prevent infection.

What is an antiseptic wipe?

This pair of pointed tools, used to remove splinters or debris from a wound, is a standard small first aid kit item.

What are tweezers?

This soft, absorbent material is pressed firmly against a wound to help control heavier bleeding.

What is gauze?

This barrier device, included in many first aid kits, protects a rescuer from direct contact with a victim's mouth while performing rescue breaths.

What is a CPR mask?

This three-digit number is the emergency phone number used across the United States and Canada to reach police, fire, or medical help.

What is 911?

This position, in which an unconscious but breathing person is rolled onto their side, helps keep their airway clear while waiting for help to arrive.

What is the recovery position?

This warning sign, in which one side of a person's face droops and they cannot raise both arms evenly, is part of a common mnemonic for recognizing a stroke.

What is FAST?

This condition, marked by crushing chest pain, shortness of breath, and pain radiating down the left arm, is a medical emergency requiring an immediate call for help.

What is a heart attack?

This legal principle protects bystanders who provide reasonable emergency care from being sued if something goes wrong, encouraging people to help without fear.

What is a Good Samaritan law?