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FIRST AID PART 2. Home and Workplace Safety. 1. What is the fatal injury caused by electricity entering the body and destroying vital tissues?. Electrocution. 2. What is the fatal injury caused by an inability to breathe when the nose and mouth are blocked or when the body becomes
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1. What is the fatal injury caused by electricity entering the body and destroying vital tissues? Electrocution
2. What is the fatal injury caused by an inability to breathe when the nose and mouth are blocked or when the body becomes oxygen-deficient? Suffocation
3. The most common types of unintentional injuries in the workplace are Falls Fires
4. What is the government agency that was created to prevent work-related injuries, illness and death? Occupational Safety Health Administration
5. RULES OF GUN SAFETY • Every gun is loaded until you have checked yourself • Open the action when you pick up a gun • Open the action before passing the gun to another person
Most important if all safety rules: KEEP GUN POINTED IN SAFE DIRECTION RULES OF GUN SAFETY • Always carry your gun pointed in a safe direction • Unload and secure your gun when crossing an obstacle or difficult terrain
RULES OF GUN SAFETY • Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. • Keep all your fingers behind the trigger guard. • Get into position and ready before you put your finger on the trigger.
OTHER RULES OF GUN SAFETY • Never shoot at a hard flat surface or water • Never drink or take drugs before, or while shooting • Always be sure your action and barrel are clear of obstructions • Store hunting arms under lock and in a separate location from the ammunition • Always unload before crossing a ditch, climbing a fence, entering a stand, or encountering an obstacle .
SAFETY IN SEVERE WEATHER
6. When is weather considered to be hazardous? When it causes concern for safety
7. A natural disaster is a… natural event that causes widespread injury, death and property damage.
8. What are 4 things you should avoid to reduce your risk of being struck by lightening? ~ avoid being the tallest thing in the area. ~ avoid being near metal ~ avoid being in small, open structures ~ avoid being near water
9. What is a tornado? A violently rotating funnel-shaped column of air. 10. What is a hurricane? A type of storm that forms over tropical areas of ocean.
11. What are some things you should always have on hand in case of a weather emergency?
11. What are some things you should always have on hand in case of a weather emergency?
12. A heavy snowstorm with high winds and dangerous wind chill is a Blizzard
13. What is the difference between a winter storm watch and a winter storm warning?
WATCH Means that a winter storm is possible. WARNING Means that a storm has been Spotted and is headed your way!
14. What is another term for flash floods? SUDDEN FLOODS