Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
General Interventions of emergency care -
correct answer ✅1. Assess C-A-B
2. Initiate CPR or rescue breathing
3. Look for uncontrolled breathing, identify the source, apply
pressure
4. Assess for injuries from head to foot, and immobilize spine,
limbs, or both as indicated
5. Look for medical alert necklace or bracelet
General principals of emergency care -
correct answer ✅- protect the airway
- splint injured parts in the position they're found
- prevent chilling but do not add excessive heat
- do not remove penetrating objects
- do not try to give anything by mouth to an unconscious person or
with serious injuries
- stay with injured person until medical care or transportation
arrives
,Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Physical examination -
correct answer ✅- C.A.B.D.E.
- watch chest for rhythmic breathing; listen near mouth and nose
for air movement
- palpate carotid and peripheral pulses
- once resp. and circ. established, assess for uncontrolled bleeding
or shock
- if none, assess systematic head-to-toe
Systematic head-to-toe assessment -
correct answer ✅- evaluate comprehension
- ask pt to follow simple commands (opening/closing eyes)
- inspect eyes (pupil size, equality, reaction to light)
- ask about neck pain, stiffness, inability to swallow
- inspect chest wall movements, symmetry
- assess breathing, dyspnea, abnormal sounds assoc. w/
respirations
- examine contour of abdomen (distention)
- light palpation (pain or tenderness)
,Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
- assess extremities for deformity or injury, evaluate movement
- assess peripheral pulses and warmth and sensation in extremities
Cardiopulmonary arrest -
correct answer ✅absence of a heartbeat and respirations
Causes
- MI
- heart failure
- electrocution
- drowning
- drug overdose
- anaphylaxis
- asphyxiation
Sx
- collapse
- quickly lose consciousness
- no pulse or respiration
, Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Cardiopulmonary arrest interventions -
correct answer ✅CPR using AHA recc.
- 30:2 ratio
- 100 compressions/min
Choking or airway obstruction assessment -
correct answer ✅mild airway obstruction
- if victim has good air exchange, responsive, and can cough
forcefully do not intervene
- if sx persist, activate emergency response
severe airway obstruction (sx)
- poor/no air exchange
- poor/no cough
- stridor on inhalation
- respiratory distress
- cyanosis
- inability to speak or move air
- clutching the neck (universal choking sign)
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
General Interventions of emergency care -
correct answer ✅1. Assess C-A-B
2. Initiate CPR or rescue breathing
3. Look for uncontrolled breathing, identify the source, apply
pressure
4. Assess for injuries from head to foot, and immobilize spine,
limbs, or both as indicated
5. Look for medical alert necklace or bracelet
General principals of emergency care -
correct answer ✅- protect the airway
- splint injured parts in the position they're found
- prevent chilling but do not add excessive heat
- do not remove penetrating objects
- do not try to give anything by mouth to an unconscious person or
with serious injuries
- stay with injured person until medical care or transportation
arrives
,Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Physical examination -
correct answer ✅- C.A.B.D.E.
- watch chest for rhythmic breathing; listen near mouth and nose
for air movement
- palpate carotid and peripheral pulses
- once resp. and circ. established, assess for uncontrolled bleeding
or shock
- if none, assess systematic head-to-toe
Systematic head-to-toe assessment -
correct answer ✅- evaluate comprehension
- ask pt to follow simple commands (opening/closing eyes)
- inspect eyes (pupil size, equality, reaction to light)
- ask about neck pain, stiffness, inability to swallow
- inspect chest wall movements, symmetry
- assess breathing, dyspnea, abnormal sounds assoc. w/
respirations
- examine contour of abdomen (distention)
- light palpation (pain or tenderness)
,Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
- assess extremities for deformity or injury, evaluate movement
- assess peripheral pulses and warmth and sensation in extremities
Cardiopulmonary arrest -
correct answer ✅absence of a heartbeat and respirations
Causes
- MI
- heart failure
- electrocution
- drowning
- drug overdose
- anaphylaxis
- asphyxiation
Sx
- collapse
- quickly lose consciousness
- no pulse or respiration
, Unitek LVN Hayward | Term 2 | First
Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster
Management Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Cardiopulmonary arrest interventions -
correct answer ✅CPR using AHA recc.
- 30:2 ratio
- 100 compressions/min
Choking or airway obstruction assessment -
correct answer ✅mild airway obstruction
- if victim has good air exchange, responsive, and can cough
forcefully do not intervene
- if sx persist, activate emergency response
severe airway obstruction (sx)
- poor/no air exchange
- poor/no cough
- stridor on inhalation
- respiratory distress
- cyanosis
- inability to speak or move air
- clutching the neck (universal choking sign)
