First Aid
Taking
Action
Life
Threatening
Emergencies
AED/
Sudden
Illness
Topic 5
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Question 1 - 10
• What should you do if the person does not
give consent to care for them?
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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 person’s 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:
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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:
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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?
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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 person’s 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?
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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 person’s 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:
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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?
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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
person’s 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:
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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:
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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?
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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