First aid Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

51. A woman has fallen and burned her ankle. She says she heard something snap. She looks pale and is sweating. What should you do?

1. Have the victim walk on the injured ankle
2. Care for the injury as if it were serious
3. Apply heat and elevate the injury
4. Apply a dressing and loosely bandage

52. A victim has lost a lot of blood through a deep cut in his leg. He is breathing fast and seems pail andrestless. He is probably

1. Having a stroke
2. Having a heart attack
3. In shock
4. Choking

53. A victim of a car accident has just vomited and now appears to be coughing up blood. He is breathing very quickly and his pulse is weak and fast. What is most likely wrong?

1. He is having a seizure
2. He has internal bleeding
3. He is having a heart attack
4. He is having a diabetic emergency

54. Soft tissue wounds should be cared for by:

1. Heat and elastic bandages
2. Ice and elevation
3. Apply direct pressure on the area to cut down on bleeding under skin
4. Both b and c

55. What is more serious?

1. Heat Stroke
2. Heat Exhaustion
3. Heat Cramps
4. Heat Rash

56. Internal bleeding can be caused by:

1. Injury
2. Illness
3. Medication
4. All of the above

57. Where is the carotid artery located?

1. Inside the wrist just above the hand
2. On the neck to the right or left of the windpipe
3. Behind the kneecap
4. Inside the arm between the elbow and shoulder

58. On an infant, where would you check the pulse?

1. Inside the wrist just above the hand
2. On the neck to the right or left side of the windpipe
3. Behind the kneecap
4. Inside the arm between the elbow and shoulder

59. A first degree burn

1. Involves only the top layer of skin
2. Is red and blistered
3. Destroys all layers of skin
4. Is the most serious of burns

60. Hypothermia

1. Is not life threatening
2. Victims must be heated up as fast as possible
3. Is caused by exposure to temperatures below freezing
4. Can be caused by swimming in waters below 70 degrees