First aid Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

21. A girl at one of your bus stops indicates that she was bitten by a snake,What do you do?

1. Apply ice to the wound and take to the nearest fire station or hospital
2. Wash the wound, keeping injured area lower than the heart; get professional medical care within 30 minutes
3. Cut a 1 cross at the site if injury and suck the poison out, apply ice
4. Elevate injured area, apply ice, and get professional medical care within 30 minutes

22. Bandages are used for

1. Applying directly to a wound to soak up blood
2. To hold dressings in place, apply pressure and control bleeding
3. Ease pain
4. Small cuts only

23. You may suspect that a student has been poisoned if they

1. Are experiencing nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
2. Have chest or abdominal pain, breathing difficulty
3. Burns around the lips, tongue, or on the skin
4. All of the above

24. You approach a victim that is unconscious and wearing a medical alert tag indicating a diabetic condition. You would:

1. Begin Rescue Breathing
2. Begin CPR
3. Administer the victims insulin
4. Check victim for breathing & pulse

25. A boy on your bus has been coughing for over a minute, what should you do?

1. Begin rescue breathing and call 911
2. Get medical attention as quickly as possible
3. Encourage the boy to cough and get medical attention asap
4. Encourage the boy to cough and begin giving abdominal thrusts

26. A girl is not breathing but has a pulse, what would be the best course of action?

1. Call 911, and begin CPR immediately
2. Call 911, and begin rescue breathing
3. Call 911, check for blocked airway, begin CPR
4. Call 911, and wait for professional medical help to arrive

27. A girl is unconscious, she is heavily dressed and her skin is reddish, dry and hot, what should you do?

1. Call 911, begin CPR
2. Call for an ambulance; loosen tight clothing, check for breathing and pulse
3. 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
4. None of the above

28. There are three basic steps you can take in an emergency:

1. Call, Check, Care
2. Check, Call, Care
3. Recognize, Decide, Call
4. Decide, Execute, Call

29. Heat stroke

1. Causes very high body temperature
2. Hot red or dry skin
3. Rapid weak pulse, shallow breathing
4. All of the above

30. When caring for someone who has suffered an electrical burn, you would not

1. Check breathing and pulse
2. Check for possible fractures
3. Cool the burned area
4. Treat for shock