FIRST AID QUESTIONS

le What is meant by the Pasteur treatment? In what per cent of cases is the
uso of it effective?

2. Name the best known poisnous snake groups in the United States.
3. Discuss the prevention of snake bitese

4. What are the symptoms of sneke-bites? When may the greatest severity of
symptoms be expected to occur?

5 Discuss fully the treatment for snake-bite as outlined in your texte

6. Is there a serum on the market for the treatment of bites other than
those of the coral snake? Name it.

7, that do we mean by the skin irritation, "sea nettles?" What is the treate
ment?

8. What treatment is suggested in your text for the treatment of Poison Ivy?

9, In the "black widen" spider family which gender of the species is relatively
harmless?

10. What are the symptoms of and treatment for "black widen" spider bite?

lle Name eleven of the pofsonous drugs commonly taken.

12. Discuss briefly prevention in the case of po&gonausdrugs.

13, Discuss generally symptoms of poisoning by drugse

14. What are the two main points to be remembered in the treatment of any
poison-drug case?

15. By what emetics (six) can both of the above objectives by accomplished
at the same times

16. What is meant by ptomaine poisoning? What are some of causes of this
food poisoning? The symptoms and treatment?

17. In cases of unconsciousness, which three types present the most difficulty?

18. In the event of inability to determine which of these types of unconscious-~
ness exists, upon what expectancy must the first aider work?

19. (When examining an unconscious patient, for what four possible condition s
must the first aider look?

20. Discuss symptoms and. treatment for epileptic fits?
21. What is the first aid treatment for hysterical attacks?

22. Discuss at least four ways in which drowning may be prevented.