The safety of the child is the most important responsibility of every caregiver and anyone who takes care of children should become certified in first aid through the American Red Cross.

For minor cuts or scrapes you should stop bleeding, clean the area with soap and water, and apply a mild antiseptic before covering with a bandage.

Asthma is an oversensitivity to one or more common substances.

Disposable gloves should be used when dealing with bodily fluids or touching contaminated surfaces.

Aspirin can be given to a child to reduce their fever.

To treat an insect sting or bite you should use a mixture of flour and water to create a paste.

Lyme disease causes brain inflammation and may infect the central nervous syndrome.

A chemical burn is a type of burn that may be deep, but often appears minor, leaving only a small black dot on the skin and needs to be taken care of at the hospital.

Initial treatment for an animal bite should include thorough cleansing, however, all animal bites should be seen by a physician.

A first degree burn is a type of burn that destroys the skin and may look white or charred which can be caused by flames, hot water, or extremely hot objects.

When someone comes in contact with poison oak, ivy, or sumac an itchy red rash will appear.

An injury caused by sudden, violent stretching of a joint or muscle.

Caused by severe injury, loss of blood, or poisoning and leads to impaired breathing, heartbeat, and other body functions.

Protects a person against a particular disease such as communicable diseases that are easily passed from one person to another.

A technique for rescuing a person who is choking that puts pressure on the air in the body to expel an object that is blocking breathing.

This causes the most injuries among babies and accounts for many deaths.

This causes more child deaths among children than any other factor.

Children can drown in as little as _____ inches of water.

What item if swallowed cannot be treated by giving a child the Heimlich maneuver?

Pain in the ear accompanied by a fever which may go as high as 104 degrees.

A rash of tiny red, raised pimples or blisters that may cover the entire body.

Begins with a cough that is worse at night causing spasms that may end with vomiting and sounds like a "barking seal."

Runny nose, sneezing, or coughing, mild fever of 101 degrees, lower appetite, sore throat.

Sudden onset with headache, fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes, and rash that first appears on the neck and upper part of the chest.

Blotchy red rash first seen behind the ears or on the face accompanied by a fever sometimes as high as 105 degrees.

Sudden fever, nausea, abdominal pain, swelling of salivary glands most commonly located at the angles of the jaws.

Sudden onset of fever, chills and shakes, tiredness, and aching muscles.

Sudden onset with headache, fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes.