HSI YMCA FIRST AID ALL 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing worker who was caught between a
backhoe and a concrete wall. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe.
You have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. You notice
that the person is sweaty and cool. They have no difficulty breathing, but complain of
abdominal pain, and of being cold and thirsty. What would you do? - ✔✔Activate EMS
and/or your EAP. Help the person lie down. Cover them to help maintain body
temperature.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing main office receptionist who was stabbed
in the chest by a disgruntled ex-employee. The person has consented to first aid. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid
kit. EMS is on the way. The frightened victim is complaining of shortness of breath and
chest pain. You expose the wound. There is bloody bubbling around the wound. The
person is sweaty and cool. You have not been formally trained in the use of ve -
✔✔Leave the chest wound exposed, without a dressing or seal.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing staff member. The person has a large
deep slash across their abdomen from flying shrapnel following an explosion of
combustible dust in the dust collection system. Their intestines are sticking out of the
wound. The responsive person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have
, taken standard precautions. Your EAP has been activated. You have an AED, a first aid
kit, and clean water. What would you do? - ✔✔Cover the protruding organs with sterile
gauze moistened with clean water.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate who fell from a ladder while
performing routine maintenance. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have an AED
and a first aid kit. The person complains of back pain and a "stinging feeling" in the
arms and legs. What would you do? - ✔✔Have the person remain as still as possible.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing team member who was hit in the head by
a falling piece of lumber from an upper landing on the worksite. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. The person has
consented to first aid. The person looks dazed and is a little confused about what
happened. They complain of a headache and "some blurriness." There are no open
injuries. A supervisor wants to know if the person can return to work. What would yo -
✔✔Recommend the person be evaluated by a healthcare provider or EMS providers
ASAP.
✔✔Cold application decreases bleeding, swelling, pain, and disability associated with
bone, joint, and muscle injuries. Cooling is best accomplished with
_________________________________. - ✔✔A plastic bag filled with a mixture of ice
and water.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing apprentice technician who was sprayed in
the face by caustic liquid while performing maintenance on the drain of a liquid chemical
storage tank. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has been
activated. You have an AED and a first aid kit. The person says, "It's burning. Help me, I
can't see!" What would you do? - ✔✔Flood the face and eyes with large amounts of
water for at least 15 minutes.
✔✔You have been asked to assist a coworker who seems disoriented, is untypically
belligerent, and is saying bizarre and inappropriate things. As you reach the scene, the
person crumples onto the office floor. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. The person is unresponsive and breathing normally. EMS has been
activated. Another first aid provider is bringing an AED and a first aid kit. What would
you do? - ✔✔Put the person on their side in the recovery position.
✔✔You are a designated first aid provider responding to a call from your workplace
emergency alert system for people passed out in the processing room. EMS has been
activated. Upon your arrival, you can see several cleaning crew members lying on the
floor, apparently unconscious, in the enclosed space. Two gasoline power washers are
running unattended. What would you do? - ✔✔Do not enter the space, unless properly
trained and equipped. Keep others away.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing worker who was caught between a
backhoe and a concrete wall. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe.
You have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. You notice
that the person is sweaty and cool. They have no difficulty breathing, but complain of
abdominal pain, and of being cold and thirsty. What would you do? - ✔✔Activate EMS
and/or your EAP. Help the person lie down. Cover them to help maintain body
temperature.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing main office receptionist who was stabbed
in the chest by a disgruntled ex-employee. The person has consented to first aid. The
scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid
kit. EMS is on the way. The frightened victim is complaining of shortness of breath and
chest pain. You expose the wound. There is bloody bubbling around the wound. The
person is sweaty and cool. You have not been formally trained in the use of ve -
✔✔Leave the chest wound exposed, without a dressing or seal.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing staff member. The person has a large
deep slash across their abdomen from flying shrapnel following an explosion of
combustible dust in the dust collection system. Their intestines are sticking out of the
wound. The responsive person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have
, taken standard precautions. Your EAP has been activated. You have an AED, a first aid
kit, and clean water. What would you do? - ✔✔Cover the protruding organs with sterile
gauze moistened with clean water.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate who fell from a ladder while
performing routine maintenance. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have an AED
and a first aid kit. The person complains of back pain and a "stinging feeling" in the
arms and legs. What would you do? - ✔✔Have the person remain as still as possible.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing team member who was hit in the head by
a falling piece of lumber from an upper landing on the worksite. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. The person has
consented to first aid. The person looks dazed and is a little confused about what
happened. They complain of a headache and "some blurriness." There are no open
injuries. A supervisor wants to know if the person can return to work. What would yo -
✔✔Recommend the person be evaluated by a healthcare provider or EMS providers
ASAP.
✔✔Cold application decreases bleeding, swelling, pain, and disability associated with
bone, joint, and muscle injuries. Cooling is best accomplished with
_________________________________. - ✔✔A plastic bag filled with a mixture of ice
and water.
✔✔You are assisting a responsive, breathing apprentice technician who was sprayed in
the face by caustic liquid while performing maintenance on the drain of a liquid chemical
storage tank. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has been
activated. You have an AED and a first aid kit. The person says, "It's burning. Help me, I
can't see!" What would you do? - ✔✔Flood the face and eyes with large amounts of
water for at least 15 minutes.
✔✔You have been asked to assist a coworker who seems disoriented, is untypically
belligerent, and is saying bizarre and inappropriate things. As you reach the scene, the
person crumples onto the office floor. The scene is safe. You have taken standard
precautions. The person is unresponsive and breathing normally. EMS has been
activated. Another first aid provider is bringing an AED and a first aid kit. What would
you do? - ✔✔Put the person on their side in the recovery position.
✔✔You are a designated first aid provider responding to a call from your workplace
emergency alert system for people passed out in the processing room. EMS has been
activated. Upon your arrival, you can see several cleaning crew members lying on the
floor, apparently unconscious, in the enclosed space. Two gasoline power washers are
running unattended. What would you do? - ✔✔Do not enter the space, unless properly
trained and equipped. Keep others away.
