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question 7

(a)        What is an injury?     [2 marks]
                                                                                                                                                 
            (b)        Explain the procedure for administering first aid in each of the following
                        conditions:                                                                                        
                        (i)         nose bleeding;    [5 marks]
                        (ii)        muscle pull.

             (c)        State two objectives of First Aid.                                                                   [3 marks]

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Observation

This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was
            fair.  In part (a) Candidates manage to define an injury which, few of them wrote
            wrong answers such as casualty in the war with Boko Haram, plane crash and motor
            accident.   In part (b) Few candidates made a fair attempt; many candidates wrote
            definition of nose bleeding instead of procedure which for muscle pull procedure
            candidates wrote wrong answers that the affected person should be hit forcefully
            before going to the hospital.

            However, the expected answers are as follows:
             
7(a)      INJURY
           
            An injury is damage/harm to any part of the human body.

 (b)       PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING FIRST AID IN THE
             FOLLOWING CONDIDTIONS

            (i)         FIRST AID FOR NOSE BLEEDING

            -           support the casualty in a sitting position with the head slightly forward, do not
                         lie down casualty
            -           instruct casualty to breathe through the mouth
            -           pinch firmly the soft part of the nose.
            -           loose clothing around neck and chest.
            -           soak cotton ball/wool with hydrogen peroxide and insert in the nostrils.
            -           apply cold compress over the nose.
            -           take the victim to hospital/named.

            (ii)        FIST AID FOR MUSCLE PULL  

            -           place the affected part in a comfortable position.
            -           massage the affected muscle gently.
            -           use ice/cod compress to reduce swelling.
            -           avoid strain/exertion on the affected muscle.

                                                                                               

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