Can You Pass This Basic First Aid Quiz?

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

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

• 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.

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

• Let the blood drain out.

• Tie a tourniquet above the injury.

• Put pressure on 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.

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

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

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.

• Stop and wait for emergency medical services to arrive.

• Call or direct someone to call 911.

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

• All of the answers.

• Hunger, thirst, or weakness.

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

• Sleepiness or even not responding.

• Sweating, pale skin color and/or seizure.

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

• Give the patient aspirin.

• Bleed them to help prevent blood clots.

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

• Have the person sit quietly or lie down.

To clean a dirty open wound, you should use?

• Antiseptic wipes.

• Hydrogen peroxide.

• Water.

• 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.

• Wait for 5 minutes before continuing CPR

• Continue performing 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?

• None of the answers.

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

• 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.

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?

• Heart attack

• Diabetic emergency

• Stroke

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.

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

• The person is vomiting blood or coughing up blood.

• All of the answers.

What should you do for a person with heat exhaustion?

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

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

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

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

• Fever, anxiety, stress and taste.

• Feet, airway, speech and temperature.

• Face, arm, speech and time.

• Flexibility, asthma, sudden tightness in the chest.

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

• Try to hold the person still

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

• Remove nearby objects that might cause injury