FREC3 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
GRADED A+ .
, 1. What is Polarisation: It is where the heart rests for a period of time on the ECG, to then start it's cycle again
2. What do arteries do?: carry blood away from the heart
3. What do veins have that capillaries don't?: Gates to stop flow of blood
4. What is a pneumothorax?: Where air get's into the chest cavity
5. What is Flail chest ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where parts of the rib cage have broken entirely
6. What is Hypoxia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER where the oxygen levels drop across the body
7. Symptoms of hyperventilation ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Cough, Breathing rate gets fast, nausea and vomiting, colour
changes to a Cherry Red, Swearing, Wheezing, shortness of breath
8. Common Allergens ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Cats, Dogs, Nuts, Latex, Trees, Grass, Pollen
9. What is Hypokalemia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER low levels of potassium in the blood
10. What is hyperkalemia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER high levels of potassium in the blood
11. What is hypothermia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where the overall body temperature is lower than 37.5 degrees
12. What is Hyperthermia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where the overall body temperature is higher than 37.5 degrees
13. Implications with using an AED ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Jewellery, Clothing, medication patches (diabetes, stoma bag
etc), Electric Shock
14. What are the two different types of airways ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER OPA (oral), NPA (Nasal)
15. What mask would you use if the patient wasn't breathing at all, and was found face down in the water
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 100& bag mask, on 15 lpm of Oxygen
16. What mask would you use if you knew the patient suffered from COPD ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Nasal
mask, on no more than 2 lpm of Oxygen
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
GRADED A+ .
, 1. What is Polarisation: It is where the heart rests for a period of time on the ECG, to then start it's cycle again
2. What do arteries do?: carry blood away from the heart
3. What do veins have that capillaries don't?: Gates to stop flow of blood
4. What is a pneumothorax?: Where air get's into the chest cavity
5. What is Flail chest ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where parts of the rib cage have broken entirely
6. What is Hypoxia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER where the oxygen levels drop across the body
7. Symptoms of hyperventilation ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Cough, Breathing rate gets fast, nausea and vomiting, colour
changes to a Cherry Red, Swearing, Wheezing, shortness of breath
8. Common Allergens ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Cats, Dogs, Nuts, Latex, Trees, Grass, Pollen
9. What is Hypokalemia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER low levels of potassium in the blood
10. What is hyperkalemia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER high levels of potassium in the blood
11. What is hypothermia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where the overall body temperature is lower than 37.5 degrees
12. What is Hyperthermia ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Where the overall body temperature is higher than 37.5 degrees
13. Implications with using an AED ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Jewellery, Clothing, medication patches (diabetes, stoma bag
etc), Electric Shock
14. What are the two different types of airways ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER OPA (oral), NPA (Nasal)
15. What mask would you use if the patient wasn't breathing at all, and was found face down in the water
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 100& bag mask, on 15 lpm of Oxygen
16. What mask would you use if you knew the patient suffered from COPD ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Nasal
mask, on no more than 2 lpm of Oxygen
