Question

Which may cause an individual to hesitate when responding to an injury?

A) fear of only being able to help short term

B) fear of making the situation worse

C) fear that telling someone might not help

D) fear of what other people may say

Answer 1

Answer: B. In most cases people get nervous about hurting or causing more harm to a person.

Answer 2

Answer:

B) fear of making the situation worse

Explanation:

Responding to an injury is a term that refers to the situation where you or someone with you is injured and you act to decrease the severity or to help the person. For example, if you had an injury by touching your hand in a hot pan, your response was to quickly place your hand under running water to prevent the injury from getting worse.

However, we often come across serious injuries that cause major discomfort. In this case, it is normal to be frightened and unable to respond to the injury for fear of not knowing what to do and for fear of making the situation worse.