YMCA First Aid Exam 3

Because you cannot clearly see injuries inside the body, internal bleeding can be difficult to detect. Which of the following would make you suspect the possibility of internal bleeding?

A person who received a forceful blow to the chest or the abdomen.

You are treating someone who has sustained a significant blow to the head. He is awake but clearly confused and unable to understand you. A bloody fluid is flowing from one of his ears. What should you do?

Activate EMS immediately and manually stabilize the head with your hands.

You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm. He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his hand. What approach will you take to control bleeding?

Apply pressure with a clean pad directly to the bleeding site until bleeding stops.

You are caring for a person who has difficulty breathing. A bystander tells you she has asthma but does not have her medication with her. Her breathing is fast, weak, and taking significant effort. Her lips look bluish-purple and she appears exhausted. What should you prepare for?

Breathing failure

It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action?

Control the bleeding for the injury on her leg.

You are the first aid provider on scene for a responsive person whose shirt sleeve caught fire while he was welding. The scene is safe and you have removed his burning shirt. He has a burn on his forearm about the size of your palm that has damaged the skin. What will be your initial treatment for the burn?

Cool a burn with cool or cold water as quickly as possible.

What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system?

Emergency action plan for a workplace.

What tool can you use to help reduce the time it takes to get a person with a suspected stroke treated at a hospital?

FAST assessment

You have been called to assess a person who accidentally struck his head on a low-hanging steel beam. Witnesses tell you he was initially stunned and slow to respond, but seems much better now. He seems normal to you, but is still a bit confused about what happened. What should you do?

Have him seek evaluation by a healthcare provider or EMS personnel as soon as possible.

A coworker of yours is complaining of not feeling well. He says he has a severe pressure and discomfort in his chest. His skin is pale, and he is sweating. He asks you not to make a fuss over him, but you know he has problems with his heart. What should you do?

Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is available.

You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is responsive and has a small bruise on his forehead. What should you do?

Have someone activate EMS while you manually stabilize his head.

You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands up suddenly and grasps his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is choking. How can you tell if the obstruction is severe and requires your help?

He cannot speak or make any sounds.

You are sitting outside with a coworker when he is stung by a bee. He becomes very anxious and tells you he is allergic to bee stings. Within minutes, his face and lips are swollen and his effort to breathe becomes more difficult. What should you do?

Help to find his prescribed epinephrine auto-injector and assist him in self-administering it.

You are caring for a person who has fallen and injured her forearm, which is lying at an unnatural angle. You cut away her shirt sleeve to reveal an open wound with exposed bone and minor bleeding. What should you do?

Immobilize the limb as found using padding to fill the gaps around and under the arm.

Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the recovery position?

It helps keep fluids and the tongue clear from the airway.

You are caring for a person whose tooth has been accidentally knocked out. She has no other issues you are concerned about. Proper care for the knocked out tooth includes:

Keeping the tooth moist, in saliva.

You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment makes you suspect the responsive employee may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way that sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address that?

Leave him where you found him and have others stop any forklift traffic.

Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you do?

Pause and assess for hazards before entering the room.

You are caring for a coworker with a nosebleed. What should you do to provide care?

Pinch the soft portion of the nose and have him tilt his head forward, chin down.

You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive she is lying on the floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so you direct others to activate EMS and get the company's AED. During your breathing assessment, you determine she is breathing normally. What is your next step?

Place her in the recovery position to protect her airway.

You are waiting for EMS to arrive while caring for a person with an altered mental status. If the person's level of responsiveness becomes severely diminished, what should you do?

Place him in a recovery position to maintain and protect the airway.

What is the general underlying cause of shock?

Poor blood flow creates a shortage of oxygen to body tissues.

You are talking with a group of coworkers when one of them suddenly collapses to the ground. Her whole body is jerking and convulsing. What is your immediate care?

Protect her from further injury by moving away from her any objects she might bump into.

You have been called to help a visitor to your workplace who was interacting normally but suddenly became confused, shaky, and pale. The person he is with tells you he is diabetic and a medical alert bracelet confirms that. The man is able to follow simple commands and can swallow without trouble. How should you respond?

Provide glucose tablets or something that contains dietary sugars.

Your coworker who has been standing in place a long time while monitoring a production line tells you that he suddenly feels light-headed and warm. How should you respond?

Quickly lay him flat on his back, and elevate his feet 6 to 12 inches.

You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured. You think about stopping but you hesitate because it all seems so overwhelming to handle. What should you do?

Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care.

You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud thumps and then someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a better look and see a coworker sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain. Some blood is visible on her forehead. What leads you to believe she might be seriously injured?

The suspected mechanism of injury.

What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws?

To encourage bystanders to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.

You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while using a hand tool on a job site. How should you best address the possibility of being exposed to an infectious bloodborne disease?

Wear protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person you are helping.

You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role in a medical emergency?

You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid care.