November 19, 2004
	MORE ON THIS TOPIC Articles Poisoning Safe cooking temperatures: Fighting food-borne illness Food hazards: Uncover common sources of food-borne illness Tools Outdoors quiz: Bees, ticks, chiggers and snakes Ask a Specialist Poison ivy: Can anything make the itch go away? Ipecac: New guidelines for use More Information		First-aid quiz: What would you do in a medical emergency? By Mayo Clinic staff Knowing how to recognize a medical emergency and what to do if faced with one can give you peace of mind. Take the first-aid quiz to test your first-aid know-how. 1) Cat bites are more likely to become infected than are dog bites.    True    False 2) Human bites can be more dangerous than animal bites.    True    False 3) One treatment to stop severe bleeding is elevation of the wound, if possible.    True    False 4) A second-degree burn is less serious than a first-degree burn.    True    False 5) To stop choking, you can perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself without the help of others.    True    False 6) The purpose of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is to unclog the blocked windpipe or airway of an unconscious person.    True    False 7) If a person slumps to the floor from a fainting spell, position the victim on his or her back.    True    False 8) In an adult, elevated temperatures aren't usually dangerous until they reach 105 F (40.5 C).    True    False 9) If a foreign object is embedded in a person's eyeball, remove it immediately to lower the risk of permanent vision damage.    True    False 10) Which of the following signs and symptoms may characterize a heart attack?    Intense, prolonged chest pain    A feeling of heaviness in or pressure on the chest    Nausea or vomiting    A feeling of severe indigestion    Pain in the jaw or in a tooth    All of the above 11) Inducing vomiting is the best response when you can't identify the poison that a person has swallowed.    True    False February 25, 2004 QZ00030 © 1998-2004 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). All rights reserved.  A single copy of these materials may be reprinted for noncommercial personal use only. "Mayo," "Mayo Clinic," "MayoClinic.com," "Mayo Clinic Health Information," "Reliable information for a healthier life" and the triple-shield Mayo logo are trademarks of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.		Advertising and sponsorship policy
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