First Aid Quizzes
How should you care for someone with minor frostbit on the fingers?
Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands gradually.
Dressing and bandages are used to-
to help control bleeding and prevent infection.
A condition where the body lacks an adequate amount of blood sugar and often presents with a rapid onset
Hypoglycemia
A life-threatening emergency in which the body has enough insulin and has too little circulating glucose in the blood stream is know as:
Hypoglycemia
A patient suffering from progressive heat-related illness may not be sweating. A patient's inability to sweat can result in?
Ineffective body cooling and a rapidly rising body temperature leading to heat stroke.
A patient experiences carbon monoxide poisoning. You understand that this poison has entered the body by which mechanism?
Inhalation
How do you care for a person with a possible head, neck or spinal injury?
Support the head in the position you find it. Do not try to align it.
When caring for a person who is having a seizure (tonice-clonic), you should:
remove nearby objects that might cause injury
A patient experiencing a diabetic emergency is unconscious, it will be necessary to attempt to provide 15 grams of sugar via mouth.
False
Frostbite?
Is a freezing of body tissue(s)
Which of the following is an early reaction to hypothermia?
Shivering
A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should:
All of the above
How can you reduce the risk of disease transmission when caring for open, bleeding wounds?
All of the above
If an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure:
All of the above
What should you do when checking a conscious adult?
All of the above.
What should you do when checking a conscious child?
All of the above.
What is the first step in caring for a wound with significant bleeding?
Apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing.
You have tried to control a patient's bleeding with direct pressure, but bleeding does not stop. What should you do next?
Apply more dressing and a pressure bandage Apply pressure to a pressure point. ?
You arrive on the scene of an emergency in which a 45-year-old male has inadvertently spilled some concentrated dry weed killer on his arms and hands. He is complaining of severe burning and itching of his skin. The area is red and irritated. Which of the following should you do first?
Brush the material off with a gloved hand.
A young woman is having trouble breathing and based on your check of the person, you suspect that she is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. What should you do?
Call 9-1-1 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over.
You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check the scene and then check the person for consciousness, but she does not respond. What should you do next?
Call or have someone else call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
On the way to review the last football game's game film, the assistant coach collapses. He has sudden difficulty speaking and one side of his face and body appears to paralyzed. These signals may indicate a-
Ceberal vascular accident
You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check the scene and then check the person for consciousness, but she does not respond. A bystander has called 9-1-1 or the local emergency number. What should you do next?
Check for circulation
You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. What should you do next?
Check the scene and then check the person for consciousness.
This sudden illness results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood. What is it? Allergic reaction
Diabetic emergency
A patient is stung by a bee and is exhibiting signs of anaphylaxis. Which of the following would you least likely expect to find?
Difficulty Breathing
What should you do if the person does not give consent?
Do not give care, but instead call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
Components of a first aid kit might include (select all that apply)-
Nitrile gloves 4 x 4 dressings Plastic bags Adhesive bandages
For which injury or illness should you call 4-1-1 or the poison control number?
None of the above
Which type of injury involves an open wound in which the bone has torn through the skin?
Open fracture
To care for a person with possible frost-bitten hands when no chance of refreezing is possible-
Re-warm the hands in warm water
Which of the following should you do when caring for a patient who is experiencing a seizure?
Remove nearby objects that might causes injury.
The general care for a muscle, bone or joint injury includes the following:
Rest, Immobilize, Cold and Elevate.
For which injury or illness should you call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number?
The person has a large laceration where bleeding is uncontrollable.
For which injury or illness should you call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number?
The person has persistent chest pain that is described as a "crushing" sensation.
A victim experiencing the early stage of a heat related illness frequently has dry pale skin, elevated body temperature, and a weak and irregular pulse.
True
An aura is an unusual sensation or feeling that frequently precedes a seizure.
True
First aid is often defined as the first care provided to a person in the event of an injury or illness until more advanced care is provided by a healthcare such as a physician.
True
Heat exhaustion occurs when the body's temperature-regulating mechanism begins to become overwhelmed, normally in the presence of heavy sweating, dehydration, and hot, humid weather.
True
The post-seizure care for a tonic-clonic seizure may include protecting the airway and placing the patient in the recovery position (lateral side-lying) if possible and necessary.
True
Splint an injury to a muscle, bone, or joint when-
You suspect a painful swollen deformed joint
