FIRST AID FINAL AND BLS TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The immediate care that you give someone with an illness or injury before someone
with advanced training arrives - answer-first aid
When you remove a pair of contaminated gloves, you put them in a ______ ___ -
answer-biohazard bag
What does cdc stand for? - answer-centers for disease control and prevention
The American heart association adult ____ __ ____ shows the most important actions
needed to treat emergencies - answer-chain of survival
_____ _____ are intended to protect you and your coworkers - answer-universal
precautions
As you assess a scene to help someone, you need to consider the following four
things... - answer-danger, help, who, where
If you are an off duty nurse at a soccer game, are you required to help someone? -
answer-no
When is it ok to hang up with a 911 dispatcher? - answer-when the dispatcher tells you
it is ok to hang up
When administering an epinephrine pen, how long do you hold the pen in place? -
answer-10 seconds
After taking the epi pen out of the victims thigh, how long do you rub the leg? - answer-
10 seconds
Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and discomfort in other areas of the upper body
are signs of what? - answer-heart attack
What are good examples of what to give someone with low blood sugar? - answer-
gatorade and a packet of sugar
Numbness or weakness in the face, arm, leg, especially on one side of the body, and a
severe headache are signs of what? - answer-stroke
Disease that affects levels of sugar in the blood - answer-diabetes
_____ occurs when blood stops flowing to part of the brain - answer-stroke
, ____ develops when there is not enough blood flowing to the cells of the body - answer-
shock
A ______ is a material used to protect or cover an injured body part and may also help
to keep pressure on the wound - answer-bandage
Should you place an amputated finger directly on ice? - answer-no, place in bag and put
bag on ice
Best place to go for a tooth injury - answer-dentist
If after applying more bandages and applying more pressure, the bleeding still does not
stop, you can use a _____ - answer-tourniquet
If you have a nose bleed, you should lean _____ - answer-forward
Best place to keep a tooth that needs to be put back in while you are heading to get
help - answer-cup of milk
For a small burn, run ___ ____ over the burn area - answer-cool water
When applying ice to a sprained ankle, apply the ice ______ __ ____ ___ - answer-
directly to the injured area
Until a health care provider can remove it, what should you do with a sharp object, such
as a knife, that penetrates the body? - answer-leave it in until a healthcare provider can
remove it
Where on the nose do you press if someone is having a nose bleed - answer-press both
sides of nostrils
How should you help someone who is suffering from a heat illness? - answer-get them
out of the heat and cool them down by putting cool water on their neck and skin
If giving cpr to someone who has been poisoned, it is important to use a _____, if
possible, when giving breaths - answer-mask
Someone who has been bitten or stung by an insect or bee may have an allergic
reaction and should be watched for at least ____ minutes - answer-30 minutes
How should you remove a tick? - answer-by using tweezers
______ occurs when body temperature falls and may cause death - answer-
hypothermia
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The immediate care that you give someone with an illness or injury before someone
with advanced training arrives - answer-first aid
When you remove a pair of contaminated gloves, you put them in a ______ ___ -
answer-biohazard bag
What does cdc stand for? - answer-centers for disease control and prevention
The American heart association adult ____ __ ____ shows the most important actions
needed to treat emergencies - answer-chain of survival
_____ _____ are intended to protect you and your coworkers - answer-universal
precautions
As you assess a scene to help someone, you need to consider the following four
things... - answer-danger, help, who, where
If you are an off duty nurse at a soccer game, are you required to help someone? -
answer-no
When is it ok to hang up with a 911 dispatcher? - answer-when the dispatcher tells you
it is ok to hang up
When administering an epinephrine pen, how long do you hold the pen in place? -
answer-10 seconds
After taking the epi pen out of the victims thigh, how long do you rub the leg? - answer-
10 seconds
Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, and discomfort in other areas of the upper body
are signs of what? - answer-heart attack
What are good examples of what to give someone with low blood sugar? - answer-
gatorade and a packet of sugar
Numbness or weakness in the face, arm, leg, especially on one side of the body, and a
severe headache are signs of what? - answer-stroke
Disease that affects levels of sugar in the blood - answer-diabetes
_____ occurs when blood stops flowing to part of the brain - answer-stroke
, ____ develops when there is not enough blood flowing to the cells of the body - answer-
shock
A ______ is a material used to protect or cover an injured body part and may also help
to keep pressure on the wound - answer-bandage
Should you place an amputated finger directly on ice? - answer-no, place in bag and put
bag on ice
Best place to go for a tooth injury - answer-dentist
If after applying more bandages and applying more pressure, the bleeding still does not
stop, you can use a _____ - answer-tourniquet
If you have a nose bleed, you should lean _____ - answer-forward
Best place to keep a tooth that needs to be put back in while you are heading to get
help - answer-cup of milk
For a small burn, run ___ ____ over the burn area - answer-cool water
When applying ice to a sprained ankle, apply the ice ______ __ ____ ___ - answer-
directly to the injured area
Until a health care provider can remove it, what should you do with a sharp object, such
as a knife, that penetrates the body? - answer-leave it in until a healthcare provider can
remove it
Where on the nose do you press if someone is having a nose bleed - answer-press both
sides of nostrils
How should you help someone who is suffering from a heat illness? - answer-get them
out of the heat and cool them down by putting cool water on their neck and skin
If giving cpr to someone who has been poisoned, it is important to use a _____, if
possible, when giving breaths - answer-mask
Someone who has been bitten or stung by an insect or bee may have an allergic
reaction and should be watched for at least ____ minutes - answer-30 minutes
How should you remove a tick? - answer-by using tweezers
______ occurs when body temperature falls and may cause death - answer-
hypothermia
