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What are the three primary objectives when administering first aid?
Maintain open airway, maintain breathing and maintain circulation. Otherwise known as your ABCs.
In what position do you place a victim suffering from shortness of breath?
Place the victim in a sitting or semi-sitting position.
What is the proper treatment for shock?
Lay the victim on his/her back with their head slightly lower than their feet and keep him/her warm.
Shock is characterized by what? (What causes shock?)
The failure of the heart and blood vessels to maintain blood flow to the organs.
Lack luster eyes, dialated pupils, irregular breathing, cold, pale and moist skin are all symptoms of what?
Shock
Which stage of heat exposure is the most severe?
Heat stroke
What are the three stages of heat exposure?
Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.