First Aid Test

You are performing CPR on a victim and a second rescuer arrives. Which of the following is most appropriate for the second rescuer to do first?

check whether EMS has been summoned

Which of the following "emergency moves" is most appropriate when dealing with a person who probably has a head, neck or back injury?

clothes drag

What should you do if a conscious person does not give consent?

do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number

In stroke recognition, F.A.S.T. means —

face/arm/speech/time

Tetanus —

is a severe infection that can result from a puncture or a deep cut

Where do you position your hands to give abdominal thrusts for a conscious child who is choking?

just above the navel and well below the lower tip of the breastbone

A young child is having a febrile seizure. You should

make sure the scene is safe

You should immediately summon advanced medical personal for -

open leg wound with bone sticking out

To control a nosebleed

person sit slightly forward while pinching their nose for 10 minutes

Which of the following signs indicate that a victim might be in shock?

restlessness, vomiting, pale, rapid breathing

Fainting —

temporary loss of consciousness

Move an injured person only if —

they are in immediate danger

Call 911 when a person —

unconsciousness

When an insect leaves a stinger in a person's skin —

use Tweezers.

Professional rescuers should continue care until —

victim shows signs of life, EMS arrives, AED arrives and is switched on, you are too exhausted, scene become unsafe

You have been bitten by a black widow spider

wash wound, apply antibiotic, bandage

First aid care for a rattlesnake bite involves —

wash wound, apply bandage,

For each minute CPR and defibrillation are delayed, the victim's chance for survival is reduced by about

10 percent

Chest compressions for an adult should be performed at a rate of -

100 per minute

You are giving ventilations to a 5 year old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give one breath about every?

3 seconds

As a lone rescuer, after positioning an infant for CPR, you begin cycles of —

30 chest compressions and 2 breathes

As the only rescuer performing CPR on a 7 year old, you would perform cycles of:

30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.

Which of the following findings would lead you to determine that an infant's airway is open?

Crying uncontrolled

An electrical shock delivered to the heart to correct certain abnormal heart rhythms is known as —

Defibrillation

When giving a rescue breath to an adult, you should give the breath over a period of —

1 sec

A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should —

A. Stop the burning B. Cool the burn with large amounts of cold water C. Cover the burn loosely with a dry, sterile dressing.

What signals should you look for to determine if a person is bleeding internally?

A. The person is vomiting blood or coughing up blood. B. There are tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body. C. The person is becoming confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious.

You are considering the administration of aspirin for a heart attack victim. What question(s) should you ask the victim before doing so?

Allergic, have stomach ulcers, taking blood thinners, been told by a doctor

What is the first step in caring for a bleeding wound?

Apply direct pressure to the wound, apply a pressure bandage

You are caring for a bleeding wound that continues to bleed significantly even after you have applied a bandage; you should —

Apply more

Based on which of the following sign and symptoms would you determine that a victim is experiencing respiratory distress?

Audible high pitch gurgling

You are doing a primary assessment on an adult, and another rescuer is present. You determine that there is no breathing or pulse and state, "Victim has no pulse. Begin CPR." Which of the following should the other rescuer do next?

Begin chest compressions.

About how often should you stop and check for breathing and a pulse when performing CPR on an adult?

CPR should not be interuppted or stopped until an AED is ready to use, another trained responder takes over ir you see obvious signs of life

You suspect that someone is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting and is having trouble breathing. What should you do?

Call 9-1-1 immediately and care for the person until help arrives.

A 10 year old boy sitting next to you at a swim meet grabs his chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to give care, his mother informs you that he has a history of asthma. What care should you provide?

Call EMS and place the victim in a position that helps breathing.

What should you do if you suspect that a conscious person has been poisoned?

Call the Poison Control Center and follow the advice given.

You are summoned to a store parking lot where a man has collapsed. The victim appears to be unconscious. After sizing up the scene and determine the scene is safe, what should you do next?

Check the victim for consciousnes

During a primary assessment, which of the following should you evaluate first?

Check the victim for responsiveness.

Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is chocking?

Clutching the throat with one or both hands

About how often should you stop and check for pulse and breathing when performing rescue breathing on a child?

Every 2 minutes

Where should you position a conscious choking infant's head?

Face down at an angle

You and a fellow rescuer are giving ventilations using a BVM. You position the mask over the victim's mouth and nose. What should the other rescuer do?

Get ready to pump the bag.

What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion?

Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.

How should you care for someone with frostbitten hands?

Get the person to a warm environment and then re-warm his or her hands in warm water

You determine that a person may be in shock. Do each of the following except—

Give the person water.

The progression that heat-related emergencies can follow from early stage (least severe) to late stage (most severe) is —

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke.

It is important to have everyone stand clear before using an AED to deliver a shock because —

Individuals could be injured by the shock.

When checking a conscious victim

Interview the person and bystanders and check the person from head to toe

Which of the following statements is true about defibrillation?

It is an electrical shock that may help the heart to resume an effective rhythm to a person in sudden cardiac arrest.

You find a person on the back face up, and you determine that he/she is unconscious but breathing. While waiting with the victim for more advanced medical personnel, you would position the victim:

Keep the person lying face-up and maintain an open airway wit the head-tilt/chin lift technique

You come across a person who is on his/her back and may have a neck injury. How do you open the airway?

Minimize movement of the head and neck when opening th airway

How should you care for a person with a possible head, neck or back injury?

Minimize movement of the head, neck and back

When giving ventilations, which of the following is most essential to use to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?

Mouth barrier, mask.

First aid care for hypothermia involves —

Move to warm place, remove wet clothes, warm body slowly,

A person has been injured and is conscious. You should -

Obtain consent, check the victim for life-threatening conditions and speak with the victim to find out what happened.

An AED indicates that "no shock is advised." Which of following is most appropriate to do next?

Perform CPR for about 2 minutes.

When using a resuscitation mask, which of the following should you do?

Place (and seal) the mask with the broad end between the chin and the lower lip.

What is the "recovery position"?

Position used if you have to leave the area

To determine if a victim is breathing —

Position yourself so that can look to see if the person's chest clearly rises and falls, listen for escaping air and feel for it against the side

The use of an AED is not advisable

Preform CPR for 2 minutes

You are providing care to an adult who is unconscious and not breathing with no pulse. You give 2 breaths during CPR and notice that the chest does not rise. Which of the following should you do nest?

Re-tilt the head and attempt another ventilation.

When caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should —

Remove nearby objects that might cause injury

While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is more appropriate?

Remove the patches with a gloved hand before defibrillation

RICE

Rest Immobilize Cold Elevate

As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first?

Roll the person onto one side and wipe the mouth clean

Which of the following should you do first when approaching the scene of an emergency?

Size up the scene, make sure it is safe for you to interact.

You are performing CPR on a victim and you notice that the victim's chest begins to rise and fall, as though breathing has begun. Which of the following would you do first?

Stop CPR and reassess the victim's breathing and pulse. If the breathing is not regular, continue CPR as though no breathing were present.

What sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain?

Stroke

To ensure effective chest compressions during CPR, which of the following is most appropriate?

The chest is able to fully recoil between compressions.

When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands?

The heel of one hand on the person's sternum with the other hand directly on top of the first hand and try to keep fingers off chest

When using an AED, which of the following should you do immediately after attaching the AED pads to the victim's chest and plugging in the connector?

Turn on the AED.

You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest compressions, which of the following would you use?

Two or three fingers

Which of the following statements about bad-valve-mask resuscitators (BVM's) is most accurate?

Two rescuers need to operate the BVM.

The pads of an AED for an adult should be placed —

Upper right chest and lower left side of chest or stomach

When providing care, which of the following is the most important measure to present the spread of blood borne pathogens?

Use PPE such as Disposable Gloves Breathing Barrier/Mask Avoid contact with blood

Anaphylactic shock

air passages swell and restrict a person's breathing

A stoma

an opening in the neck that allows a person to breathe after certain surgeries on the airway.

The primary way the viruses HIV, HBV and HCV are transmitted from victim to rescuer during a first aid situation is through —

blood to blood contact

Heat stroke —

body systems are overwhelmed by heat and begin to stop functioning

Causes of cardiac arrest in children include —

breathing problems, SIDS, trauma

A person has gotten lime (a dry chemical) on the skin. You should

brush off the chemicals using gloves

You see a woman collapsed in front of you. You size up the scene and then check the victim for consciousness, but she does not respond, What should you do next?

call or have someone else call 9-1-1