Army Board Study Guide UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is First Aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - First care given before medical personnel
arrive.
What Army manual covers First Aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - FM 4-25.11
What is the object of first aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.To stop bleeding
2.Overcome shock
3.Relieve pain
4.Prevent infection
What is self aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency treatment one applies to oneself.
What are the life-saving steps of first aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Open the airway
and restore breathing
2) Stop the bleeding
3) Treat and dress wounds to prevent infection
4) Prevent shock
What are the three types of bleeding and how are they recognized? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Arterial: Blood is bright red and spurts with the heartbeat
-Venous: Blood is dark red and flows in a steady stream
-Capillary: Blood oozes from the wound
How do you stop bleeding? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Apply field dressing.
-Apply manual pressure.
-Elevate injured limb(s).
, -Apply pressure dressing.
-Apply tourniquet.
Whose first aid dressing should be used on the casualty? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
casualty's.
When should a tourniquet be used to stop bleeding? - CORRECT ANSWER - As a last
resort, when everything else has failed or when an arm or leg has been severed off
What are the three types of burns? - CORRECT ANSWER - Thermal, Chemical,
Electrical, Laser
What is the primary objective in the treatment of burns? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lessen
or prevent shock and infection
What is the common cause of airway blockage? - CORRECT ANSWER - The tounge.
Where is a tourniquet applied? - CORRECT ANSWER - Around the limb, between the
injury and the heart, 2-4 inches above the wound and never directly on a joint.
How tight should a tourniquet be? - CORRECT ANSWER - Until bright red bleeding has
stopped.
How do you indicate if a casualty has a tourniquet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mark 'T' on
casualty's forehead and time of application.
When should you loosen or remove a tourniquet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Never.
Define manual pressure. - CORRECT ANSWER - Firm pressure on dressing for 5-10
mins.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is First Aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - First care given before medical personnel
arrive.
What Army manual covers First Aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - FM 4-25.11
What is the object of first aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.To stop bleeding
2.Overcome shock
3.Relieve pain
4.Prevent infection
What is self aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency treatment one applies to oneself.
What are the life-saving steps of first aid? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Open the airway
and restore breathing
2) Stop the bleeding
3) Treat and dress wounds to prevent infection
4) Prevent shock
What are the three types of bleeding and how are they recognized? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Arterial: Blood is bright red and spurts with the heartbeat
-Venous: Blood is dark red and flows in a steady stream
-Capillary: Blood oozes from the wound
How do you stop bleeding? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Apply field dressing.
-Apply manual pressure.
-Elevate injured limb(s).
, -Apply pressure dressing.
-Apply tourniquet.
Whose first aid dressing should be used on the casualty? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
casualty's.
When should a tourniquet be used to stop bleeding? - CORRECT ANSWER - As a last
resort, when everything else has failed or when an arm or leg has been severed off
What are the three types of burns? - CORRECT ANSWER - Thermal, Chemical,
Electrical, Laser
What is the primary objective in the treatment of burns? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lessen
or prevent shock and infection
What is the common cause of airway blockage? - CORRECT ANSWER - The tounge.
Where is a tourniquet applied? - CORRECT ANSWER - Around the limb, between the
injury and the heart, 2-4 inches above the wound and never directly on a joint.
How tight should a tourniquet be? - CORRECT ANSWER - Until bright red bleeding has
stopped.
How do you indicate if a casualty has a tourniquet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mark 'T' on
casualty's forehead and time of application.
When should you loosen or remove a tourniquet? - CORRECT ANSWER - Never.
Define manual pressure. - CORRECT ANSWER - Firm pressure on dressing for 5-10
mins.
