EAWS Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
3 first aid objectives Correct Answer: 1. Prevent further injury
2. Prevent infection
3. Loss of life
4 controlled bleeding methods Correct Answer: 1. Direct pressure
2. Elevation
3. Pressure points
4. Tourniquet
Pressure point Correct Answer: Point on the body where a main artery lies near
the skin surface but over a bone
How many pressure points Correct Answer: 11
Name 5 pressure points Correct Answer: 1. Temple
2. Jaw
3. Neck
4. Collar Bone
5. Inner Upper Arm
6. Feet
,7. Wrist
8. Upper Thigh
9. Groin
10. Knee
11. Ankle
3 types of burns Correct Answer: 1. First degree
2. Second degree
3. Third degree
Describe 1st degree Correct Answer: Redness, warmth, mild pain
Describe 2nd degree Correct Answer: Red, blistered skin, severe pain
Describe 3rd degree Correct Answer: Destroys tissue, skin and bone, no pain,
nerve endings destroyed
2 types of fractures Correct Answer: 1. Closed / Simple
2. Open / Compound
Describe
Closed / Simple Correct Answer: Broken bone without a break in the skin
Describe
Open / Compound Correct Answer: Bone that has protruded the skin
,Electrical shock Correct Answer: When a person comes into contact with an
electric energy source
What are the 2 types of head related injuries Correct Answer: 1. Heat Exhaustion
2. Heat Stroke
Heat Exhaustion Correct Answer: Skin is cool, moist and clammy, sweating
profusely
Heat Stroke Correct Answer: Hot or dry skin, weak and rapid pulse
What are the 3 cold weather injuries Correct Answer: 1. Hypothermia
2. Superficial frostbite
3. Deep frostbite
Hypothermia Correct Answer: Pale, slow breathing, faint pulse, stiff limbs
Superficial frostbite Correct Answer: Ice crystals forming in upper skin layers
Deep frostbite Correct Answer: Ice crystals forming in deeper tissues
What are the 5 types of shock Correct Answer: 1. Septic shock
2. Anaphylactic shock
3. Cardiogenic shock
4. Hypovolemic shock
5. Neruogenic shock
, Septic shock Correct Answer: Bacteria multiplying in the blood and releasing
toxins, Meningitis
Anaphylactic shock Correct Answer: Severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction
Cardiogenic shock Correct Answer: Occurs when the heart is damaged SBD
unable to supply blood to the body
Hypovolemic shock Correct Answer: Caused by severe blood and fluid loss,
traumatic bodily injury
Neurogenic shock Correct Answer: Caused by spinal cord injury
CPR meaning Correct Answer: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR is a combination of what Correct Answer: Rescue breathing and chest
compressions
Steps for CPR Correct Answer: 1. Circulation
2. Airway
3. Breathing
ORM Correct Answer: Operational Risk Management
5 steps of ORM Correct Answer: 1. Identify hazards
2. Assess hazards
3. Make risk decisions
4. Implement controls
Answers
3 first aid objectives Correct Answer: 1. Prevent further injury
2. Prevent infection
3. Loss of life
4 controlled bleeding methods Correct Answer: 1. Direct pressure
2. Elevation
3. Pressure points
4. Tourniquet
Pressure point Correct Answer: Point on the body where a main artery lies near
the skin surface but over a bone
How many pressure points Correct Answer: 11
Name 5 pressure points Correct Answer: 1. Temple
2. Jaw
3. Neck
4. Collar Bone
5. Inner Upper Arm
6. Feet
,7. Wrist
8. Upper Thigh
9. Groin
10. Knee
11. Ankle
3 types of burns Correct Answer: 1. First degree
2. Second degree
3. Third degree
Describe 1st degree Correct Answer: Redness, warmth, mild pain
Describe 2nd degree Correct Answer: Red, blistered skin, severe pain
Describe 3rd degree Correct Answer: Destroys tissue, skin and bone, no pain,
nerve endings destroyed
2 types of fractures Correct Answer: 1. Closed / Simple
2. Open / Compound
Describe
Closed / Simple Correct Answer: Broken bone without a break in the skin
Describe
Open / Compound Correct Answer: Bone that has protruded the skin
,Electrical shock Correct Answer: When a person comes into contact with an
electric energy source
What are the 2 types of head related injuries Correct Answer: 1. Heat Exhaustion
2. Heat Stroke
Heat Exhaustion Correct Answer: Skin is cool, moist and clammy, sweating
profusely
Heat Stroke Correct Answer: Hot or dry skin, weak and rapid pulse
What are the 3 cold weather injuries Correct Answer: 1. Hypothermia
2. Superficial frostbite
3. Deep frostbite
Hypothermia Correct Answer: Pale, slow breathing, faint pulse, stiff limbs
Superficial frostbite Correct Answer: Ice crystals forming in upper skin layers
Deep frostbite Correct Answer: Ice crystals forming in deeper tissues
What are the 5 types of shock Correct Answer: 1. Septic shock
2. Anaphylactic shock
3. Cardiogenic shock
4. Hypovolemic shock
5. Neruogenic shock
, Septic shock Correct Answer: Bacteria multiplying in the blood and releasing
toxins, Meningitis
Anaphylactic shock Correct Answer: Severe hypersensitivity or allergic reaction
Cardiogenic shock Correct Answer: Occurs when the heart is damaged SBD
unable to supply blood to the body
Hypovolemic shock Correct Answer: Caused by severe blood and fluid loss,
traumatic bodily injury
Neurogenic shock Correct Answer: Caused by spinal cord injury
CPR meaning Correct Answer: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CPR is a combination of what Correct Answer: Rescue breathing and chest
compressions
Steps for CPR Correct Answer: 1. Circulation
2. Airway
3. Breathing
ORM Correct Answer: Operational Risk Management
5 steps of ORM Correct Answer: 1. Identify hazards
2. Assess hazards
3. Make risk decisions
4. Implement controls
