Mls2131:First Aid Question Paper
Mls2131:First Aid
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Public Health
Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2014
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INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question one and any other two questions
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Define the following terms as applied in the provision of emergency services.
(5 Marks)
i. FIRST AID
ii. STROKE
iii. PULSE
iv. SEIZURE
v. A FAINT
b) Elaborate on the first aid priorities of an emergency. (8 Marks)
c) Differentiate between “primary (survey assessment)” and “secondary survey
(assessment)”. (5 Marks)
d) Highlight the causes of shock. (5 Marks)
e) Miss Kambura was a very healthy young househelp. Last July she was found dead in her
room (in the servant quarters). After her work, she had gone to sleep and it was too cold,
she used a jiko to warm her room.
Discuss one very likely cause of her death. (2 Marks)
f) State any five points where to check the pulse rate. (5 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a) Explain “RICE Management in first aid. (5 Marks)
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b) Outline the guidelines for preventing cross-infection. (10 Marks)
c) In FIRST AID, Personal safety is one of the priorities. Elaborate on the types of danger
that a first aider may be exposed to. (5 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a) Indicate the most important elements to consider while assessing a burn (as a first aider).
(5 Marks)
b) What should you put in a first aid kit box? Justify (10 Marks)
c) Discuss briefly;
i. The three types of risks to a casualty from alcohol poisoning?
ii. The importance of an open airway in an unconscious casualty. (5 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
a) Briefly highlight the guidelines on first aid and HIV/AIDS. (2 Marks)
b) Explain ;
i. How to assess the risk of moving a casualty. (8 Marks)
ii. How to dress a penetrating chest wound. (2 Marks
c) Discuss the main causes of impaired consciousness. (5 Marks)
d) Cite any six causes of airway obstruction. (3 Marks)
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