First aid MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers - Page 2 for Practice
31. Splint an injury to a muscle, bone, or joint only when
Correct Answer is: Both a and b
32. When performing CPR on a child, how deep should the chest compressions be?
Correct Answer is: 1.5 inches
33. When performing CPR on an adult, how deep should the chest compressions be?
Correct Answer is: 2 inches
34. What is the CPR procedure for a six-year-old boy?
Correct Answer is: 5 compressions, 1 breath, 12 cycles in 1 minute
35. When performing adult CPR you give
Correct Answer is: 2 slow breaths & 15 chest compressions
36. When helping an unconscious choking victim, you would give an adult ……………… chest thrusts. For an infant you would give ………………. back blows and ………… chest thrusts.
Correct Answer is: 5,5,5
37. When performing CPR on a child you give
Correct Answer is: 1 slow breath & 5 chest compressions
38. For which of the following burn victims should you immediately call yourlocal emergency phone number?
Correct Answer is: A 68-year-old woman who has a blistered grease burn on her hands and arms
39. A wound where there is damage to the soft tissue and blood vessels under the skin is called
Correct Answer is: A bruise
40. What is the most common reason an infants heart stops?
Correct Answer is: Breathing problems
41. Which should be part of your care for a severely bleeding open wound?
Correct Answer is: Apply direct pressure and elevate the injured area (If no broken bones)
42. Which of the following behaviors reduces your risk for injury?
Correct Answer is: Both a and b
43. You should suspect that a victim has head and spine injuries for
Correct Answer is: All of the above
44. When caring for a victim with a bloody nose you would not
Correct Answer is: Have the victim sit with head tilted slightly backward while pinching the nostrils together
45. When caring for a student who is suffering from heat cramps.
Correct Answer is: Give cool water or sports drink
46. Which is the first step when caring for bleeding wounds.
Correct Answer is: Apply direct pressure with a clean or sterile dressing
47. What should you do if you think a victim has serious internal bleeding?
Correct Answer is: Call your local emergency phone number for help
48. A girl at one of your bus stops indicates that she was bitten by a snake,What do you do?
Correct Answer is: Wash the wound, keeping injured area lower than the heart; get professional medical care within 30 minutes
49. Bandages are used for
Correct Answer is: To hold dressings in place, apply pressure and control bleeding
50. You may suspect that a student has been poisoned if they
Correct Answer is: All of the above
51. Breathing emergencies may be caused from
Correct Answer is: All of the above
52. A boy has a sliver in his eye, you should
Correct Answer is: Leave the sliver in, Call for help
53. You feel a sudden sharp pain in the bottom of your left foot. You look at the bottom of your left shoe and see a tack sticking in your shoe. What type of wound do you probably have?
Correct Answer is: Puncture
54. You approach a victim that is unconscious and wearing a medical alert tag indicating a diabetic condition. You would:
Correct Answer is: Check victim for breathing & pulse
55. A boy on your bus has been coughing for over a minute, what should you do?
Correct Answer is: Encourage the boy to cough and get medical attention asap
56. Signals of head and spine injuries are
Correct Answer is: Both a and b
57. A girl is not breathing but has a pulse, what would be the best course of action?
Correct Answer is: Call 911, and begin rescue breathing
58. A girl is unconscious, she is heavily dressed and her skin is reddish, dry and hot, what should you do?
Correct Answer is: Check for breathing and pulse, Call 911, get the girl out of the heat, loosen tight clothing, and cool her off any way you can
59. There are three basic steps you can take in an emergency:
