First Aid and CPR Final Exam Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025
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You find an unconscious person gasping occasionally but not responding. What should you do?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately—gasping is not normal breathing.
A person is struggling to breathe and their lips are turning blue. What’s your first move?
✔✔ Call emergency services and assist with breathing if trained.
What should you do if someone faints but wakes up quickly?
✔✔ Keep them lying down, check for injuries, and monitor them.
Why should you avoid giving a seizure victim anything to eat or drink?
✔✔ They could choke or aspirate.
How can you help prevent shock in a seriously injured person?
✔✔ Keep them warm, calm, and lying down.
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,You see a person collapse after being struck by lightning. What should you do?
✔✔ Call emergency services and start CPR if needed—lightning strike victims may be in cardiac
arrest.
Why is it important to ask a choking victim, “Are you choking?” before helping?
✔✔ If they can respond, they may not need intervention yet.
Someone has a large open wound that won’t stop bleeding. What should you do after applying
pressure?
✔✔ Keep applying pressure and elevate the wound if possible.
You see a person with blood coming from their ear after a head injury. What should you do?
✔✔ Do NOT plug the ear—this may indicate a skull fracture. Call emergency services.
A person appears confused, is sweating, and has a rapid heartbeat after missing a meal. What
should you do?
✔✔ Give them a sugary drink or snack if they are conscious.
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, What should you do if you suspect a person has a spinal injury?
✔✔ Keep them still and support their head until help arrives.
Someone is bitten by a dog and the wound is bleeding. What’s your first step?
✔✔ Wash the wound with soap and water, then apply pressure to stop bleeding.
A person’s arm is bleeding heavily, and direct pressure is not stopping it. What’s your next step?
✔✔ Apply a tourniquet above the wound if trained.
What’s the most important thing to do before approaching an injured person?
✔✔ Make sure the scene is safe.
A child accidentally drinks household cleaner. What should you do?
✔✔ Call Poison Control and follow their instructions—do NOT make them vomit.
Why should you not use ice directly on frostbitten skin?
✔✔ It can cause further tissue damage. Warm the area gradually.
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025
| Correct & Verified
You find an unconscious person gasping occasionally but not responding. What should you do?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately—gasping is not normal breathing.
A person is struggling to breathe and their lips are turning blue. What’s your first move?
✔✔ Call emergency services and assist with breathing if trained.
What should you do if someone faints but wakes up quickly?
✔✔ Keep them lying down, check for injuries, and monitor them.
Why should you avoid giving a seizure victim anything to eat or drink?
✔✔ They could choke or aspirate.
How can you help prevent shock in a seriously injured person?
✔✔ Keep them warm, calm, and lying down.
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,You see a person collapse after being struck by lightning. What should you do?
✔✔ Call emergency services and start CPR if needed—lightning strike victims may be in cardiac
arrest.
Why is it important to ask a choking victim, “Are you choking?” before helping?
✔✔ If they can respond, they may not need intervention yet.
Someone has a large open wound that won’t stop bleeding. What should you do after applying
pressure?
✔✔ Keep applying pressure and elevate the wound if possible.
You see a person with blood coming from their ear after a head injury. What should you do?
✔✔ Do NOT plug the ear—this may indicate a skull fracture. Call emergency services.
A person appears confused, is sweating, and has a rapid heartbeat after missing a meal. What
should you do?
✔✔ Give them a sugary drink or snack if they are conscious.
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, What should you do if you suspect a person has a spinal injury?
✔✔ Keep them still and support their head until help arrives.
Someone is bitten by a dog and the wound is bleeding. What’s your first step?
✔✔ Wash the wound with soap and water, then apply pressure to stop bleeding.
A person’s arm is bleeding heavily, and direct pressure is not stopping it. What’s your next step?
✔✔ Apply a tourniquet above the wound if trained.
What’s the most important thing to do before approaching an injured person?
✔✔ Make sure the scene is safe.
A child accidentally drinks household cleaner. What should you do?
✔✔ Call Poison Control and follow their instructions—do NOT make them vomit.
Why should you not use ice directly on frostbitten skin?
✔✔ It can cause further tissue damage. Warm the area gradually.
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