Emergency Care Lifesaving Society - First Aid Test
1. You may start treatment on a victim when:
a. The victim is unconscious
b. The victim is a small child with no guardian present
c. You ask for permission and the victim consents to treatment
d. All of the above
2. You may stop treatment on a victim when:
a. Medical help takes over
b. The victim vomits
c. The victim’s heart stops beating
d. All of the above
3. *What do you do first when responding to an unwitnessed,
unconscious child?
a. Do a foreign body check
b. Assess the environment for hazards (MOST LIKELY THIS)
c. Activate EMS
d. Open the airway
4. What are the “3 Ps” of First Aid?
a. Popular, principle and promote
b. Produce, pronounce and prepare
c. Principle, prevent and preserve
d. Preserve, prevent and promote
5. In a primary assessment, if a drowning victim is unresponsive and non-
breathing, you give 2 rescue breaths and start chest compressions.
a. True
b. False
6. When you send a bystander to call EMS, the information he or she
should provide is:
a. The location of (and direction to) the incident
b. The number of victims
c. The victim’s condition
d. All of the above
7. Why is it important to use barrier devices (gloves, pocket mask) when
doing CPR?
a. To protect the victim
b. To protect yourself
c. To protect you and the victim
d. To protect the environment
8. For which of the following would you use gloves?
a. Nose bleed
b. Heart attack
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c. Vomit
d. All of the above
9. Somebody suffering from shock may look:
a. Confused, pale and restless
b. Excited, flushed and a strong regular pulse
c. Scared, weak and hungry
d. None of the above
10. What should you do for victims suffering from shock?
a. Reassure them
b. Call EMS
c. Keep them warm and monitor their vitals
d. All of the above
11. If a wound continues to bleed through a dressing bandage, you should:
a. Remove the dressing and apply a clean one
b. Lower the bleeding part further if possible
c. Apply another dressing on top of the old one
d. Do both a and b
12. If you are alone, when should you activate EMS for a 6-
year-old unresponsive victim?
a. Immediately
b. After about 2 minutes of CPR
c. After about 1 minute of CPR (THIS IS PROB RIGHT)
d. It is not necessary to activate EMS
13. If your conscious adult victim is choking and cannot speak or
cough, you should first:
a. Give 2 full breaths
b. Give back blows/abdominal thrusts
c. Do a finger sweep
d. Activate EMS
14. If your choking victim goes unconscious, you should immediately:
a. Assess the environment
b. Activate EMS
c. Reassess airway, breathing and circulation
d. Reassure the victim
15. The appropriate ratio of chest compressions to breaths for an
unconscious, choking adult is:
a. 3:1
b. 30:2
c. 5:1
d. 15:2