NPLQ EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔How do you treat burns? - ✔✔Flood the affected area with cool running water for at
least ten mins
If clothing is stuck on affected area, DO NOT remove it
Remove any rings, watches or jewellery
Cover burn with non-adhesive dressing
Treat casualty for shock
✔✔What are the symptoms of electric shock? - ✔✔Pain
Symptoms of shock
✔✔What are the signs of electric shock? - ✔✔See casualty jolt/shake/jump
Burns
Signs of shock
Unconsciousness
Difficulty/no breathing
✔✔How do you treat electric shock? - ✔✔Isolate power
Do not touch casualty with anything metal or wet
Treat burns
Treat for shock
✔✔State the 4 types of fracture - ✔✔Open fracture
Closed fracture
Complicated fracture
Greenstick facture
✔✔What is an open fracture? - ✔✔When the ends of the bone puncture the skin
✔✔What is a closed fracture? - ✔✔The skin is not broken but there may be bruising,
swelling and deformity
,✔✔What is a complicated fracture? - ✔✔This is when the fracture injures parts of the
body other than the bone
✔✔What are the symptoms of a fracture? - ✔✔Severe pain
The injured area is hard to move and generally painful
✔✔What are the signs of a fracture? - ✔✔Cracking sounds can be heard at time of
injury
Bleeding can be seen where fracture is open
Swelling and deformity can usually be seen
✔✔How do you treat a fracture? - ✔✔Keep casualty in the position they were found
Immobilise or support to reduce the potential of further injury
Cover any exposed wound with sterile dressing
✔✔How do you support upper fractured limbs? - ✔✔By hand or sling
✔✔How do you support a lower fractured limbs? - ✔✔With pads of blankets, clothing
✔✔When do you use a support sling? - ✔✔When the casualty who can bend their
elbow
✔✔What is a dislocation? - ✔✔When a bone or joint is displaced
✔✔What are the symptoms of dislocation? - ✔✔A feeling of nausea is characteristic due
to pain and can lead to shock
✔✔What are the signs of dislocation? - ✔✔Casualties will be reluctant to try to move
affected joint because of severe pain
✔✔How do you treat a dislocation? - ✔✔Allow casualty to find most comfortable
position for themselves
Support injured limb in that position with padding and/or bandages
Do not relocate injury
Call 999/112
Nothing to eat or drink
✔✔What is a sprain? - ✔✔When joints or ligaments have been wrenched
✔✔What is a strain? - ✔✔When muscles are over-stretched
✔✔What are the symptoms of a sprain? - ✔✔The casualty will complain of pain and
difficulty in moving
, ✔✔What are the signs of a sprain? - ✔✔Swelling
Bruising
Discoloration
✔✔What are the symptoms of a strain? - ✔✔Casualties will complain of localised but
intense pain at site of injury
✔✔How do you treat sprains AND stains? - ✔✔RICE principle
✔✔What does RICE stand for? - ✔✔Rest
Ice
Comfortable position
Elevation
✔✔How long do you apply an ice pack to a strain/sprain? - ✔✔No longer than 10 mins
✔✔What is cramp? - ✔✔The sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle
✔✔What are the symptoms of cramp? - ✔✔Swimmer cannot relax muscle
Pain in muscle
✔✔What are the signs of cramp? - ✔✔The muscle will feel hard and tight
✔✔How do you treat cramp? - ✔✔Support the casualty as appropriate
Stretch the muscle by carefully by straightening the muscle
Can often be relieved by massaging area
Rest should be taken before further activity
✔✔Give examples of premises hazards - ✔✔Depth of pool
Troughs, gutters, handrails
Floor surfaces
Glare and reflection
Drain covers
Steps
Pools hoist
✔✔What are the control measures for a water depth hazard? - ✔✔Ensure weak or non-
swimmers stay in shallow end
Have signs showing depth of pool
✔✔What are the control measures for troughs, gutters and handrails? - ✔✔Stop weak
or non-swimmers from using the guttering to pull themselves out of their depth. Manage
back to shallow area
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔How do you treat burns? - ✔✔Flood the affected area with cool running water for at
least ten mins
If clothing is stuck on affected area, DO NOT remove it
Remove any rings, watches or jewellery
Cover burn with non-adhesive dressing
Treat casualty for shock
✔✔What are the symptoms of electric shock? - ✔✔Pain
Symptoms of shock
✔✔What are the signs of electric shock? - ✔✔See casualty jolt/shake/jump
Burns
Signs of shock
Unconsciousness
Difficulty/no breathing
✔✔How do you treat electric shock? - ✔✔Isolate power
Do not touch casualty with anything metal or wet
Treat burns
Treat for shock
✔✔State the 4 types of fracture - ✔✔Open fracture
Closed fracture
Complicated fracture
Greenstick facture
✔✔What is an open fracture? - ✔✔When the ends of the bone puncture the skin
✔✔What is a closed fracture? - ✔✔The skin is not broken but there may be bruising,
swelling and deformity
,✔✔What is a complicated fracture? - ✔✔This is when the fracture injures parts of the
body other than the bone
✔✔What are the symptoms of a fracture? - ✔✔Severe pain
The injured area is hard to move and generally painful
✔✔What are the signs of a fracture? - ✔✔Cracking sounds can be heard at time of
injury
Bleeding can be seen where fracture is open
Swelling and deformity can usually be seen
✔✔How do you treat a fracture? - ✔✔Keep casualty in the position they were found
Immobilise or support to reduce the potential of further injury
Cover any exposed wound with sterile dressing
✔✔How do you support upper fractured limbs? - ✔✔By hand or sling
✔✔How do you support a lower fractured limbs? - ✔✔With pads of blankets, clothing
✔✔When do you use a support sling? - ✔✔When the casualty who can bend their
elbow
✔✔What is a dislocation? - ✔✔When a bone or joint is displaced
✔✔What are the symptoms of dislocation? - ✔✔A feeling of nausea is characteristic due
to pain and can lead to shock
✔✔What are the signs of dislocation? - ✔✔Casualties will be reluctant to try to move
affected joint because of severe pain
✔✔How do you treat a dislocation? - ✔✔Allow casualty to find most comfortable
position for themselves
Support injured limb in that position with padding and/or bandages
Do not relocate injury
Call 999/112
Nothing to eat or drink
✔✔What is a sprain? - ✔✔When joints or ligaments have been wrenched
✔✔What is a strain? - ✔✔When muscles are over-stretched
✔✔What are the symptoms of a sprain? - ✔✔The casualty will complain of pain and
difficulty in moving
, ✔✔What are the signs of a sprain? - ✔✔Swelling
Bruising
Discoloration
✔✔What are the symptoms of a strain? - ✔✔Casualties will complain of localised but
intense pain at site of injury
✔✔How do you treat sprains AND stains? - ✔✔RICE principle
✔✔What does RICE stand for? - ✔✔Rest
Ice
Comfortable position
Elevation
✔✔How long do you apply an ice pack to a strain/sprain? - ✔✔No longer than 10 mins
✔✔What is cramp? - ✔✔The sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle
✔✔What are the symptoms of cramp? - ✔✔Swimmer cannot relax muscle
Pain in muscle
✔✔What are the signs of cramp? - ✔✔The muscle will feel hard and tight
✔✔How do you treat cramp? - ✔✔Support the casualty as appropriate
Stretch the muscle by carefully by straightening the muscle
Can often be relieved by massaging area
Rest should be taken before further activity
✔✔Give examples of premises hazards - ✔✔Depth of pool
Troughs, gutters, handrails
Floor surfaces
Glare and reflection
Drain covers
Steps
Pools hoist
✔✔What are the control measures for a water depth hazard? - ✔✔Ensure weak or non-
swimmers stay in shallow end
Have signs showing depth of pool
✔✔What are the control measures for troughs, gutters and handrails? - ✔✔Stop weak
or non-swimmers from using the guttering to pull themselves out of their depth. Manage
back to shallow area
