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First Aid

Taking
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Life
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Emergenci
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AED/
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Question 1 - 10
What should you do if the person does
not give consent to care for them?
A.) Do not give care, but instead call
911
B.) Give care and call 911
C.) Give care but do not call 911
D.) None of the above

Answer 1 10
A.) Do not give care, but instead call
911

Question 1 - 20
By following standard precautions to protect
yourself and the injured, you can:
A.) Increase the risk od disease transmission
B.) Minimize the risk of disease transmission
C.) Reduce the number of times you need to
wear gloves
D.) None of the above

Answer 1 20
B.) Minimize the risk of disease
transmission

Question 1 - 30
You determine that a person may be
in shock. Do each of the following
except:
A.) Give the person water
B.) Have the person lie down
C.) Keep the person from getting
chilled or overheated
D.) Monitor the persons condition

Answer 1 30
A.) Give the person water

Question 1 - 40
What is the purpose of good samaritan
laws?
A.) To help protect people who voluntarily
give care without accepting anything in
return
B.) To discourage people from helping
other in an emergency
C.) To protect people who give care beyond
their level of training
D.) None of the above

Answer 1 40
A.) To help protect people who
voluntarily give care without
accepting anything in return

Question 1 - 50

You see a woman collapse in front of


you while entering the lobby of your
office. You check the scene and then
check the person for consciousness,
but she does not respond. What
should you do next?
A.) Call or have someone call 911
B.) Check for breathing
C.) Drive the person to the hospital
D.) Give 2 rescue breaths

Answer 1 50
A.) Call or have someone call 911

Question 2 - 10
The steps to follow in an emergency
are:

A.) Call, Check, Secure


B.) Care, Call, Check
C.) Check, Call, Care
D.) Check, Care, Defibrillate

Answer 2 10
C.) Check, Call, Care

Question 2 - 20
If a person is suffering from pain or
discomfort in the chest that lasts more
then 3-5 minutes or that goes away and
comes back, this person is most likely
having:

A.) A cold emergency


B.) A heart attack
C.) Diabetic emergency
D.) A seizure

Answer 2 20
B.) A heart attack

Question 2 - 30
About how many seconds should you
check for breathing?

A.) No more than 5


B.) No more than 10
C.) No more than 15
D.) No more than 20

Answer 2 30
B.) No more than 10

Question 2 - 40
How should you care for a conscious
infant who is choking and cannot cough,
cry, or breath?
A.) Give abdominal thrusts
B.) Give 5 back blows and 5 chest
thrusts to clear airway
C.) Open the infants mouth to clear
airway
D.) Give back blows until the infant
starts to breath normal

Answer 2 40
B.) Give 5 back blows and 5 chest
thrusts to clear airway

Question 2 - 50
Care for a person who in unconscious
and has a blocked airway includes:
A.) Giving chest compressions
B.) Looking for an object between
compressions and breaths
C.) Pressing on the persons abdomen
5 inches deep
D.) Both A and B

Answer 2 50
D.) Both A and B

Question 3 - 10
When giving a rescue breath, you should:
A.) Blow hard and fast
B.) Blow harder if the chest does not rise
C.) Blow in for about 1 full second to
make the chest clearly rise
D.) Give a breath that lasts for several
seconds

Answer 3 10
C.) Blow in for about 1 full second to
make the chest clearly rise

Question 3 - 20
What care should you give to a conscious
adult or child who is choking and cannot
cough, speak, or breathe?
A.) Do a foreign object check/removal
B.) Give 2 slow rescue breaths
C.) Give back blows and abdominal
thrusts
D.) Lower the person to the floor and
open airway

Answer 3 20
C.) Give back blows and abdominal
thrusts

Question 3 - 30
When giving chest compressions:
A.) Allow the chest to return to its normal
position
B.) Are delivered fast, about 100 per
minute
C.) Are smooth, regular, and given
straight up and down
D.) All of the above

Answer 3 30
B.) Are delivered fast, about 100 per
minute

Question 3 - 40

A cycle of chest compressions and


rescue breaths in CPR is:
A.) 15 chest compressions for every
1 rescue breath
B.) 15 chest compressions for every
3 rescue breaths
C.) 30 chest compressions for every
1 rescue breath
D.) 30 chest compressions for every
2 rescue breaths

Answer 3 40
D.) 30 chest compressions for every
2 rescue breaths

Question 3 - 50
If the AED pads risk touching each other
such as with a small child, you should:
A.) Place them as usual, it does not
matter if they touch
B.) Place one pad on the stomach and
one on the chest
C.) Reverse the pads position on the
chest
D.) Place one pad in middle of the chest
and other on the back

Answer 3 50
D.) Place one pad in middle of the
chest and other on the back

Question 4 - 10
Why is it important to stand clear
and not touch the person while the
AED is analyzing or defibrillating?
A.)The AED will turn itself off
B.) You could be injured by shock
C.) You might prevent AED from
analyzing heart rhythm properly
D.) Both B and C

Answer 4 10
D.) Both B and C

Question 4 - 20
What should you do before the AED
analyzes the heart rhythm?
A.) Ensure that no one is touching
the person (including yourself)
B.) Ensure that head-tilt/jaw-thrust is
maintained
C.) Ensure that the person is
breathing
D.) None of the above.

Answer 4 20
A.) Ensure that no one is touching
the person (including yourself)

Question 4 - 30

How do you care for a person with a


possible head, neck, or spinal injury?
A.) move the injured area so that it
rests above the persons heart
B.) Move the person into a
comfortable position
C.) Support the head in the position
that you find it. Do not move it.
D.) None of the above

Answer 4 30
C.) Support the head in the position
that you find it. Do not move it.

Question 4 - 40
In stroke recognition, FAST means:
A.) Face, Arm, Speech, Time
B.) Feet, Airway, Speech,
Temperature
C.) Fever, Anxiety, Stress, Taste
D.) Flexibility, Asthma, Sudden
Tightness in chest

Answer 4 40
A.) Face, Arm, Speech, Time

Question 4 - 50
What sudden illness is caused by a
blockage of blood flow to the brain?

A.) Diabetic Emergency


B.) Heart-Related
C.) Heart Attack
D.) Stroke

Answer 4 50
D.) Stroke

Question 5 - 10
When caring for a person who is
having a seizure, you should:
A.) Place a spoon or wallet between
the persons teeth.
B.) Remove nearby objects that
might cause injury
C.) Try to hold the person down
D.) All of the above.

Answer 5 10
B.) Remove nearby objects that
might cause injury

Question 5 - 20
The general care for a muscle, bone,
or joint injury includes the following:
A.) Reduce, Insulate, Compress,
Evaluate
B.) Rest, Ibuprofen, Cool, Evacuate
C.) Rest, Immobilize, Cold, and
Elevate
D.) None of the above

Answer 5 20
C.) Rest, Immobilize, Cold, and
Elevate

Question 5 - 30
A scrape is an example of:

A.) An avulsion
B.) An abrasion
C.) A puncture
D.) A laceration

Answer 5 30
B.) An abrasion

Question 5 - 40
When splinting:
A.) Lower the injured body part below
the heart
B.) Keep the injured part as straight
as possible
C.) Support the injured part in the
position it was found
D.) Use only rigid splints

Answer 5 40
C.) Support the injured part in the
position it was found

Question 5 - 50
A victim loses a finger while slicing
an apple. What do you do with the
finger when you arrive on the scene?

A.) Put it in the refrigerator


B.) Take it with you to the hospital
C.) Put it in a bag of ice
D.) Both B and C

Answer 5 50
D.) Both B and C

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