Can You Pass This Basic First Aid Quiz?

What should you do to help someone who‘s having an asthma attack?

• Help the person sit in a comfortable position and breathe into a paper bag.

• Help the person sit in a comfortable position and take their medication.

• Advise the person to do some stretches and run around the block.

If someone is bleeding from a wound, what can you do to help?

• Let the blood drain out.

• Put pressure on the injury.

• Tie a tourniquet above the injury.

What should you do if you think someone has broken a leg?

• Ask them to lean on their leg to check if it is painful.

• Leave it for a while to see if the pain gets better.

• Help them support their leg using a cushion or some clothing.

You find an unconscious adult that does not respond to a gentle shake and shout, what must you do next?

• None of the answers.

• Check for breathing and give two breaths if they are not breathing.

• Call or direct someone to call 911.

• Stop and wait for emergency medical services to arrive.

Signs of low blood sugar can appear quickly and may include?

• Hunger, thirst, or weakness.

• Sweating, pale skin color and/or seizure.

• Sleepiness or even not responding.

• All of the answers.

• A change in behavior, such as confusion or irritability.

The first step to respond to someone with low blood sugar is to?

• Bleed them to help prevent blood clots.

• Give the person something containing sugar to eat or drink.

• Give the patient aspirin.

• Have the person sit quietly or lie down.

To clean a dirty open wound, you should use?

• Antiseptic wipes.

• Water.

• Hydrogen peroxide.

• Alcohol.

While performing chest compressions during CPR, you hear a cracking sound like the sound of ribs breaking, what should you do?

• Stop and wait for emergency services to arrive.

• Continue performing CPR.

• Wait for 5 minutes before continuing CPR

Your respond to a patient that has spilled hot coffee on their hand. The skin on the top of the had is red and the person complains of pain. What should you do?

• Apply burn cream to the effect skin and wrap with sterile dressing.

• Put a bag of ice or cold compress on the burn air until the swelling and pain reduces.

• Hold the hand under cold running water from a faucet for several minutes.

• None of the answers.

In the event of an emergency what should be worn when coming into contact with body fluids?

• Bandaids

• Nothing

• Protective Gloves

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

• Stroke

• Heart attack

• Diabetic emergency

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

• There are tender, swollen, bruised areas or hard bumps on the body.

• All of the answers.

• The person is vomiting blood or coughing up blood.

• The person is becoming confused, faint, drowsy or unconscious.

What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion?

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

• Force the person to quickly drink a lot of water.

• Put more layers of clothing on the person as a protection against the heat.

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

• Face, arm, speech and time.

• Feet, airway, speech and temperature.

• Flexibility, asthma, sudden tightness in the chest.

• Fever, anxiety, stress and taste.

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

• Place a spoon or wallet between the person's teeth

• Remove nearby objects that might cause injury

• Try to hold the person still