Cadet Name: _____________________________________________
Date: ________________
1. (U4C2L1:F1) To what degree is learning about first aid important to you?
A)
B)
C)
D)
I am extremely interested in learning how to administer first aid.
I think first aid is important to study so I can help others that are hurt.
I suppose I can learn something new but for the most part I am not too excited.
First aid isn’t very important to me so this will be a struggle to study.
2. (U4C2L1:F2) How confident would you be if you had to provide first aid for an accident
victim with serious injuries?
A) Very confident - I know a lot about first aid and have extensive experience helping
victims.
B) Confident - I know quite a bit about first aid, but could use a refresher.
C) Unsure - I think I know how to do some first aid, but need some time to check my
understanding and practice.
D) Very unsure - I am starting from scratch. I need both the basic information and time to
practice with feedback.
3. (U4C2L1:F3) What is the Good Samaritan Law?
A) A law that protects most people from lawsuits if medical complications arise after they
have administered first aid correctly
B) A law that requires you to administer aid to an injured person regardless of your medical
training
C) A law that prevents firefighters, policemen, and others from being sued over their job
performance
D) A code of behavior in the U.S. that says you shouldn't sue someone who tried to help
you during an emergency
4. (U4C2L1:F4) Which statement is inaccurate about Universal Precautions?
A) Wash hands before and after a medical procedure with soap and water or hand sanitizer.
B) Do not worry about changing gloves between treating victims because speed is most
important.
C) Wear face masks and eye protection whenever there is a possibility of blood splashing
into your face.
D) Dispose of all contaminated sharp objects in an appropriate puncture-proof container.
5. (U4C2L1:F5) What are the "ABCs" of evaluating an injury?
A)
B)
C)
D)
"A" is for open the airway; "B" is for restore breathing; "C" is for control shock
"A" is for open the airway; "B" is for restore breathing; "C" is for assessing circulation
"A" is for open the airway; "B" is for assess breathing; "C" is for assess circulation
"A" is for open the airway; "B" is for stop the bleeding; "C" is for assess circulation
6. (U4C2L1:F6) Which first aid kit item is a suitable infection barrier for performing artificial
respiration?
A)
B)
C)
7. (U4C2L1:F7) After school one day you enter a classroom to get something you left behind
and see the teacher lying on the ground unconscious. What is the first thing you do after calling for
help?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Assess for a head injury or broken bone
Check breathing and heartbeat
Evaluate if he or she is bleeding
Look for signs of shock
8. (U4C2L1:F8) Which set of life-saving steps is placed in the correct order of evaluation?
A)
B)
C)
D)
consciousness, breathing/heartbeat, shock, bleeding, fractures, head injury, burns
breathing/heartbeat, consciousness, fractures, bleeding, burns, shock, head injury
consciousness, breathing/heartbeat, bleeding, shock, fractures, burns, head injury
head injury, burns, fractures, shock, bleeding, breathing/heartbeat, consciousness
9. (U4C2L1:F9) Calling an emergency number for professional medical help is often the most
important thing you can do in an emergency. Which example is something you do not want to do
when calling 911?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Speak slowly and clearly so they can understand you.
Hang up after receiving directions to care for your victim.
Give the exact location of the accident.
Describe details about the victim's injuries.
10. (U4C2L1:Q1) You are preparing a first aid lesson about evaluating a patient. You can't find
your First Aid Manual, but you remember these steps. Performing the steps in order can mean the
difference between life and death. Arrange the steps in the correct order.
1. Ask "Are you OK?"
2. If the victim is conscious, ask where it hurts
3. Watch for response. If there is no response, check breathing
4. If the victim is awake and choking, begin treatment for clearing the airway
5. Gently shake or tap the victim on the shoulder
A)
B)
C)
D)
1,2,3,4,5
1,5,3,2,4
2,1,3,4,5
2,1,3,5,4
11. (U4C2L1:Q2) Read the following paragraph and decide which option (A-D) is correct.
The Good Samaritan Law is designed to protect the rescuer and requires people to assist others in
distress. It protects rescuers from lawsuits as long as they act in good faith, without compensation
and administers first aid correctly and without malicious misconduct or gross negligence.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Change "the rescuer" to "medical personnel"
Change "assist others in distress" to "learn first aid"
Change "requires" to "encourage"
Change "administers first aid" to "evaluate victims"
12. (U4C2L1:Q3) A construction worker fell off a ladder onto a pile of tools and equipment.
Even though he is bleeding and probably has some broken bones, he is conscious and calm. When a
co-worker asks, he gives him permission to provide first aid.
What would you recommend the co-worker do next to keep the victim calm and prevent him from
going into shock?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Tell the victim exactly what he thinks about his injuries.
Call or direct someone else to call 911 for emergency services.
Pull him from the pile of tools and equipment.
Remain calm, act quickly, and tell the victim that he's going to be OK.
13. (U4C2L1:Q4) While walking across a playground, you observe a child fall off a slide and hit
her head on the asphalt. When you get to her she is not bleeding, but she seems confused and is
staggering as she walks, so you make her sit down. Just as you get emergency services on your cell
phone, she tells you that she's dizzy and then vomits. Then she starts to fall asleep. You tell the
911 operator your name, location, and everything that happened.
What should you expect the operator to tell you next?
A)
B)
C)
D)
"Try to keep her awake."
"Let her sleep. EMS personnel are on the way."
"Have you finished performing the life-saving steps?"
"Lay her on her side so that she won't choke on her vomit."
14. (U4C2L1:G1) What is the first step in administering first aid?
A) Ensure the victim is not in shock
B) Evaluating the injured
C) Restoring breathing
D) Restoring a heartbeat
15. (U4C2L1:G3) T or F: If there is more than one person injured in an accident, you evaluate the
injuries and help the person who is most seriously injured first.
A) True
B) False
16. (U4C2L1:G4) What are some of the symptoms of head injuries?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Upset stomach; slurred speech; unable to move one or more limbs
Slurred speech; unable to move one or more limbs
Pupils of different sizes; slurred speech; staggering when walking; convulsing
Small pupils; convulsing; and unable to move one or more limbs
17. (U4C2L1:G5) What is first aid?
A) The best aid available to a state that has been declared a national disaster area
B) The first person who happens upon an accident who is willing to help the injured
C) Immediate care given to an injured or ill person to keep him or her alive or stop further
damage until qualified medical treatment can be administered
D) All of the above
18. (U4C2L1:G6) CPR stands for ____________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Cardiovascular Rescue
Critical Preventive Response
Citizens Performing Rescues
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
19. (U4C2L1:G7) What is the Good Samaritan Law?
A) This law protects rescuers and encourages people to assist others in emergencies by
granting them immunity against lawsuits as long as the rescuer is acting in good faith
B) The law gives monetary rewards to those who help others during emergencies
C) A law that allows you to be sued if you administer incorrect first aid
D) A law that allows lawyers to pass out business cards at the scene of an accident
20. (U4C2L1:G8) What is the first step in administering first aid?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Evaluating the injured person
Stopping the bleeding
Applying a neck brace
Checking the temperature of the injured person
21. (U4C2L1:G10) If there is more than one person injured in an accident, how do you decide who
gets treated first?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Treat the person closest to you geographically.
Treat the person with minor injuries first, so that person can help you treat the others.
Evaluate the injuries and help the person who is most seriously injured first.
Treat those who are still standing first, and then move on to those in a prone position.
22. (U4C2L1:G11) Pupils of different sizes, slurred speech, staggering when walking, and
convulsions are symptoms of what kind of injury?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Heart injury
Head injury
Impact injury
Internal bleeding
23. (U4C2L1:G12) What is the Good Samaritan Law?
A) A law in most states that protects people from lawsuits if medical complications arise
after they have administered first aid correctly
B) A law that protects you from lawsuits if your intent in helping others is honorable
C) A law that prevents firefighters, policemen, and others from being sued over their job
performance
D) A code of behavior in the U.S. that says you shouldn't sue someone who tried to help
you during an emergency
24. (U4C2L1:V1) Choose the term that best matches the definition below.
"An emergency method to keep blood and oxygen flowing through a person whose heart and
breathing has stopped."
A)
B)
C)
D)
Rescue Breathing
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Good Samaritan Law
Emergency Medical Service (EMS)
25. (U4C2L1:V2)
Scenario:
Steve saw a woman fall while crossing the street. He went over to the woman and asked her if he
could look at her ankle to determine the extent of the injury.
Question:
Steve was getting the woman's _____ to look at her ankle.
A) catastrophe
B) help
C) evaluation
D) consent
26. (U4C2L1:V3) What is the immediate care given to a victim of injury or sudden illness before
professional medical help arrives?
A)
B)
C)
D)
First Aid
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Catastrophe
Emergency Medical Service (EMS)
27. (U4C2L1:V4) What is a great and sudden misfortune?
A)
B)
C)
D)
First Aid
Evaluate
Catastrophe
Consent
28. (U4C2L1:V5) Complete this analogy.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Samaritan
emergency
catastrophe
evaluate
29. (U4C2L1:V6) What is a law enacted in most states that protects people from lawsuits if
medical complications arise after they have administered first aid correctly?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Consent
Evaluate
Good Samaritan Law
Emergency Medical Service (EMS)
30. (U4C2L1:V7) Medical professionals dedicated to care and transportation of the ill or injured
are referred to as the EMS. EMS stands for _____.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Emergency Medical Service
Elite Medical Scientists
Emergency Miracle Service
Evaluation Medical Service
31. (U4C2L1:AD1)
In most localities, an ambulance will arrive in a few minutes so there is no need for most people to
learn first aid or CPR.
A) True
B) False
32. (U4C2L1:AD2)
Most injuries do not require life-saving first aid efforts.
A) True
B) False
33. (U4C2L1:AD3)
Call for an ambulance and/or seek medical care for all injured victims.
A) True
B) False
34. (U4C2L1:AD4)
In most situations before giving first aid, the victim must give you consent (permission).
A) True
B) False
35. (U4C2L1:AD5)
A scene survey must be done before giving first aid to an injured victim.
A) True
B) False
36. (U4C2L1:AD6)
Most communities use the 911-telephone number for emergencies.
A) True
B) False
37. (U4C2L1:AD7)
A scene survey’s purpose is to find life-threatening conditions.
A) True
B) False
38. (U4C2L1:AD8)
Everyone will at some time have to make the decision whether to help another person.
A) True
B) False
39. (U4C2L1:AD9)
Correct first aid can mean the difference between life and death.
A) True
B) False
40. (U4C2L1:AD10)
Crying or screaming victims must be treated before quiet ones.
A) True
B) False
41. (U4C2L1:DL1)
Which answer correctly sequences the steps recommended for performing basic first aid?
A) Survey scene, primary patient survey, call 9-1-1, secondary patient survey
B) Call 9-1-1, primary patient survey, survey scene, secondary patient survey
C) Primary patient survey, survey scene, call 9-1-1, secondary patient survey
42. (U4C2L1:DL2)
Why should you use Universal Precautions when performing first aid?
A) To make sure the scene is safe to protect you from getting hurt.
B) To safeguard a victim’s belongings during first aid treatment.
C) To protect yourself from any risk of contracting a blood borne disease.
43. (U4C2L1:DL3) What step will you take to better understand the Good Samaritan Laws for
your state?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Write to the state courts
Speak with a lawyer
Do an Internet search
I do not plan on doing anything
[Answer Key]
1. -
2. 3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. C
18. D
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. D
26. A
27. C
28. D
29. C
30. A
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. A
38. A
39. A
40. B
41. A
42. C
43. -