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Multiple choice evs - i safety and first aid community health hygiene first aid

Community health is the art and science of  maintaining, protecting and improving the heath of people through organised community efforts.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Community health is a major field of study within the medical and clinical sciences which focuses on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of the health status of population groups and communities.
  • It is a distinct field of study that may be taught within a separate school of public health or environmental health.
  • The WHO defines community health as environmental, social, and economic resources to sustain emotional and physical well being among people in ways that advance their aspirations and satisfy their needs in their unique environment. Hence, Community health is the art and science of maintaining, protecting and improving the health of people through organised community efforts.
So, the correct answer is 'True'.
Multiple choice evs - i safety and first aid community health hygiene first aid

Consumption of tobacco causes

  1. COPD

  2. Cancer

  3. Asthma

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Tobacco use has predominantly negative effects on human health and concern about the health effects of tobacco has a long history.
  •  Tobacco also contains nicotine, which is a highly addictive psychoactive drug.
  • When tobacco is smoked, nicotine causes physical and psychological dependency. 
  • Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart, liver and lungs. Smoking is a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (including emphysema, asthma and chronic bronchitis), and several cancers (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and mouth, bladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer). It also causes peripheral arterial disease and high blood pressure. Hence, Consumption of tobacco causes COPD, Cancer and Asthma.
 So, the correct answer is ' All of these'.

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Pulse polio is an example of vaccination program by the government.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Pulse Polio is an immunisation campaign established by the government of India to eliminate poliomyelitis (polio) in India by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against the polio virus. 
  • The project fights poliomyelitis through a large-scale, pulse vaccination programme and monitoring for polio cases. 
  • Tamil Nadu will hold a pulse polio immunisation camp on March 10 as part of a nationwide campaign. In 2019, Tamil Nadu is stepping into the 15th polio-free year. Hence, Pulse Polio is an example of a vaccination program by the government.
So, the correct answer is 'True'.

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Which of these is a part of environmental hygiene

  1. Keeping the house clean.

  2. Throwing garbage in the dustbins.

  3. keeping dustbins covered.

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases."
  •  Personal hygiene refers to maintaining the body's cleanliness.
  •  Many people equate hygiene with 'cleanliness,' but hygiene is a broad term. Hygiene includes such personal habit choices as to how frequently to take a shower or bathe, wash hands, trim fingernails, and change and wash clothes.
  • Environmental hygiene includes attention to keeping surfaces in the home and workplace, including bathroom facilities, clean and pathogen-free and maintenance of dustbins for garbage. Hence, Keeping the house clean, Throwing garbage in the dustbins and keeping dustbins covered is a part of environmental hygiene. 
 So, the correct answer is 'All of these'.

Multiple choice evs safety and first aid antibiotics and their uses common health care methods first aid

A ........ degree burn is much more severe and painful than a .......... degree burn.

  1. First and second

  2. Second and first

  3. First and third

  4. Second and third

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A second-degree burn is much more severe and painful than a first-degree burn. In such burns, the burnt area is moist and is red to slightly whitish in colour. There is a blister formation in the affected area. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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You are caring a victim with a burned hand. Put the hand in cool water if 

  1. The burns are very deep

  2. There are burns with open blisters

  3. The burns are minor with no open blisters.

  4. You should put the hand in cool water for all of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cool the burn to help soothe the pain. Hold the burned area under cool (not cold) running water for 10 to 15 minutes or until the pain eases. Running cold tap water over accidental burns and scalds is advisable as it cools the skin and prevents blistering.

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The AVPU in AVPU scale stands for alert, .........., painful and unresponsive.

  1. Victim

  2. Voice

  3. Vocal

  4. Verbal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The AVPU scale (an acronym for "alert, voice, pain, unresponsive") is a system by which a healthcare professional can measure and record a patient's mental status, indicating their level of consciousness. Thus, the correct answer is option B.