HOSA CERT SKILLS 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are the 4 groups of triage and their colors? - ✔✔Red- immediate, yellow-
delayed, green- minor, and black- dead
✔✔What are biological terrorist attacks? - ✔✔the exposure of a large population to a
germ (ebola)
✔✔What is a chemical terrorist attack? - ✔✔toxic gas, toxic solids, and liquids
✔✔What is a radiological terrorist attack? - ✔✔Bombs, but not nuclear bombs
✔✔What is a nuclear terrorist attack? - ✔✔Nuclear bombs, intense light, intense heat,
and intense pressure
✔✔What are the 3 keys of protection from terrorist attacks? - ✔✔distance, time, and
shielding/protection
✔✔What are the nine steps in a sizeup? - ✔✔1. gather facts
2. assess and communicate the damage
3. consider possibilities
4. asses your own situation
5. establish priorities
6. make decisions
7. develop plans of action
8. take action
9. evaluate progress
✔✔What does PPE stand for? - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔In what order does donning PPE take place? - ✔✔hand hygiene, gown, respiratory
equipment, eye protection, and gloves
✔✔In what order does doffing PPE take place? - ✔✔gloves, eye protection, gown,
respiratory protection, and hand hygiene
✔✔ What does PASS stand for? - ✔✔Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
✔✔What are the 3 "killers"? - ✔✔closed airways, uncontrolled bleeding, and shock
✔✔What are things you need to check for when preforming triage? - ✔✔steady
breathing, circulation (capillary refill test), and mental status of the victim
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are the 4 groups of triage and their colors? - ✔✔Red- immediate, yellow-
delayed, green- minor, and black- dead
✔✔What are biological terrorist attacks? - ✔✔the exposure of a large population to a
germ (ebola)
✔✔What is a chemical terrorist attack? - ✔✔toxic gas, toxic solids, and liquids
✔✔What is a radiological terrorist attack? - ✔✔Bombs, but not nuclear bombs
✔✔What is a nuclear terrorist attack? - ✔✔Nuclear bombs, intense light, intense heat,
and intense pressure
✔✔What are the 3 keys of protection from terrorist attacks? - ✔✔distance, time, and
shielding/protection
✔✔What are the nine steps in a sizeup? - ✔✔1. gather facts
2. assess and communicate the damage
3. consider possibilities
4. asses your own situation
5. establish priorities
6. make decisions
7. develop plans of action
8. take action
9. evaluate progress
✔✔What does PPE stand for? - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment
✔✔In what order does donning PPE take place? - ✔✔hand hygiene, gown, respiratory
equipment, eye protection, and gloves
✔✔In what order does doffing PPE take place? - ✔✔gloves, eye protection, gown,
respiratory protection, and hand hygiene
✔✔ What does PASS stand for? - ✔✔Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
✔✔What are the 3 "killers"? - ✔✔closed airways, uncontrolled bleeding, and shock
✔✔What are things you need to check for when preforming triage? - ✔✔steady
breathing, circulation (capillary refill test), and mental status of the victim
