starguard written exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
if a dressing becomes soaked with blood you should ? - CORRECT ANSWER - place
additional layers of dressing over blood soaked dressing
shock may result from internal bleeding. true or false - CORRECT ANSWER - true
should you remove an impaled object from a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER - no victim
may suffer from severe bleeding as a result
which sign indicated shock ? - CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above
the knot of a presure bandage should tied directly over the wound - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
what is the order of care for a sprain - CORRECT ANSWER - rest ice compress elevate
the warning sign and symptoms of a heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER - all the above
for chemicals in the eye, you should - CORRECT ANSWER - flush eye for 15 min
to observe universal precautions means to - CORRECT ANSWER - to act as if the victim's
blood or body fluid is infected whether or not you think it actually is
you are caring for a 52 year old female with a history of heart disease and allergy to aspirin. she
is complaining of chest pain shortness of breath and nausea. treatment may include all of the
following except - CORRECT ANSWER - advising patient to chew and swallow a half or
whole aspirin tablet
, if you suspect a person having a stroke you should ask her to preform these three tasks. -
CORRECT ANSWER - smile, raise both hands, and speak a simple sentence
a sudden collapse and cardiac arrest in an adult is likely caused by ____ and requires ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER - ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation
standing in line at a local aquatic facility, a middle aged man suddenly collapses. the man is
unconscious, unresponsive, and occasionally gasping for breath. he looks dead. the condition is
most likely ___ and should be treated with ____ and ____ . - CORRECT ANSWER -
sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation
you are attending to a patient who collapsed suddenly. It does not look like the patient is
breathing adequately and there is no sign of trauma. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - begin to provide CPR
two rescuers are preforming CPR on a 9 year old child who collapsed suddenly. An AED is
available. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - continue CPR (15:2) for 5 cycles
and then attach the AED
an adult has been electrocuted. the scene has been made safe. An AED has been attatched to the
patient and a shock is advised. WHat should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - clear the
patient and deliver the shock
after delivering a shock using AED, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - follow
AED voice directions
a woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, Are you choking? she
nods yes. what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - give a series of abdominal thrusts
the proper hand position for a chest compression in a 7 year old child - CORRECT
ANSWER - center of the chest. using 1 or 2 hands
Questions and CORRECT Answers
if a dressing becomes soaked with blood you should ? - CORRECT ANSWER - place
additional layers of dressing over blood soaked dressing
shock may result from internal bleeding. true or false - CORRECT ANSWER - true
should you remove an impaled object from a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER - no victim
may suffer from severe bleeding as a result
which sign indicated shock ? - CORRECT ANSWER - all of the above
the knot of a presure bandage should tied directly over the wound - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
what is the order of care for a sprain - CORRECT ANSWER - rest ice compress elevate
the warning sign and symptoms of a heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER - all the above
for chemicals in the eye, you should - CORRECT ANSWER - flush eye for 15 min
to observe universal precautions means to - CORRECT ANSWER - to act as if the victim's
blood or body fluid is infected whether or not you think it actually is
you are caring for a 52 year old female with a history of heart disease and allergy to aspirin. she
is complaining of chest pain shortness of breath and nausea. treatment may include all of the
following except - CORRECT ANSWER - advising patient to chew and swallow a half or
whole aspirin tablet
, if you suspect a person having a stroke you should ask her to preform these three tasks. -
CORRECT ANSWER - smile, raise both hands, and speak a simple sentence
a sudden collapse and cardiac arrest in an adult is likely caused by ____ and requires ______. -
CORRECT ANSWER - ventricular fibrillation; defibrillation
standing in line at a local aquatic facility, a middle aged man suddenly collapses. the man is
unconscious, unresponsive, and occasionally gasping for breath. he looks dead. the condition is
most likely ___ and should be treated with ____ and ____ . - CORRECT ANSWER -
sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation
you are attending to a patient who collapsed suddenly. It does not look like the patient is
breathing adequately and there is no sign of trauma. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - begin to provide CPR
two rescuers are preforming CPR on a 9 year old child who collapsed suddenly. An AED is
available. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - continue CPR (15:2) for 5 cycles
and then attach the AED
an adult has been electrocuted. the scene has been made safe. An AED has been attatched to the
patient and a shock is advised. WHat should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - clear the
patient and deliver the shock
after delivering a shock using AED, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - follow
AED voice directions
a woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot make any sound. You ask, Are you choking? she
nods yes. what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - give a series of abdominal thrusts
the proper hand position for a chest compression in a 7 year old child - CORRECT
ANSWER - center of the chest. using 1 or 2 hands
