First Aid UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What is not considered a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system?
A) Trained EMS providers who can respond
B) Emergency number to call, such as 911
C) Specialized emergency communication equipment
D) Emergency action plan for a workplace - Correct Answer- D
You respond to a report of coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive she is
lying on the floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find
her to be unresponsive so you direct other the activate EMS and get the company's AED.
During your breathing assessment, you determine she is breathing normally. What is your
next step?
A) place her in the recovery position to protect her airway
B) Wait for the EMS as there is nothing you can do to help
C) Wait for the AED to arrive and use it immediately
D) If you are able to, perform compression-only CPR - Correct Answer- A
You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands
up suddenly and grasps his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is choking.
How can you tell if the obstruction is severe and requires your help?
A) he is coughing forcibly to try and get the object out
B) He spits out a big mass of food on the floor
C) He has to speak in single words to tell you he is choking
D) He cannot speak or make any sounds - Correct Answer- D
You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on
his forearm. He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the
wound, but there is a pool of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his
hand. What approach will you take to control bleeding?
A) initially apply and twist down a commercial tourniquet until bleeding stops.
B) Pack a hemostatic dressing into the wound and apply direct pressure over the dressing
C) Apply pressure with a clean pad directly to the bleeding site until bleeding stops
, D) Leave the injured person's hand clamped down on the wound - Correct Answer- C
You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is
responsive and has a small bruise on his forehead. What should you do?
A) have someone activate EMS while you manually stabilize his head
B) Roll him into the recovery position to maintain and protect an open airway
C) Allow him to return to normal activity if you think he does not have a spinal injury
D) gently help him into a sitting position to see how he feels - Correct Answer- A
You are caring for a person who has fallen and injured her forearm, which is lying at an
unnatural angle. You cut away her shirt sleeve to reveal an open wound with exposed bone
and minor bleeding. What should you do?
A) Push the bone back under the skin to protect it from further damage
B) Straighten the limb to return it to a natural angle
C) Apply a tourniquet above the injury site
D) immobilize the limb as found using padding to fill the gaps around and under the arm -
Correct Answer- D
What tool can you use to help reduce the time it takes to get a person with a suspected stroke
treated at a hospital?
A) FAST assessment
B) Recovery position
C) Primary assessment
D) Chain of survival - Correct Answer- A
You are caring for a person who has difficulty breathing. A bystander tells you she has asthma
but does not have her medication with her. Her breathing is fast, weak, and taking significant
effort. Her lips look bluish-purple and she appears exhausted. What should you prepare for?
A) a sudden general seizure
B) breathing failure
C) A stroke due to an aneurysm
D) Sudden cardiac arrest - Correct Answer- B
CORRECT Answers
What is not considered a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system?
A) Trained EMS providers who can respond
B) Emergency number to call, such as 911
C) Specialized emergency communication equipment
D) Emergency action plan for a workplace - Correct Answer- D
You respond to a report of coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive she is
lying on the floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find
her to be unresponsive so you direct other the activate EMS and get the company's AED.
During your breathing assessment, you determine she is breathing normally. What is your
next step?
A) place her in the recovery position to protect her airway
B) Wait for the EMS as there is nothing you can do to help
C) Wait for the AED to arrive and use it immediately
D) If you are able to, perform compression-only CPR - Correct Answer- A
You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands
up suddenly and grasps his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is choking.
How can you tell if the obstruction is severe and requires your help?
A) he is coughing forcibly to try and get the object out
B) He spits out a big mass of food on the floor
C) He has to speak in single words to tell you he is choking
D) He cannot speak or make any sounds - Correct Answer- D
You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on
his forearm. He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the
wound, but there is a pool of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his
hand. What approach will you take to control bleeding?
A) initially apply and twist down a commercial tourniquet until bleeding stops.
B) Pack a hemostatic dressing into the wound and apply direct pressure over the dressing
C) Apply pressure with a clean pad directly to the bleeding site until bleeding stops
, D) Leave the injured person's hand clamped down on the wound - Correct Answer- C
You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is
responsive and has a small bruise on his forehead. What should you do?
A) have someone activate EMS while you manually stabilize his head
B) Roll him into the recovery position to maintain and protect an open airway
C) Allow him to return to normal activity if you think he does not have a spinal injury
D) gently help him into a sitting position to see how he feels - Correct Answer- A
You are caring for a person who has fallen and injured her forearm, which is lying at an
unnatural angle. You cut away her shirt sleeve to reveal an open wound with exposed bone
and minor bleeding. What should you do?
A) Push the bone back under the skin to protect it from further damage
B) Straighten the limb to return it to a natural angle
C) Apply a tourniquet above the injury site
D) immobilize the limb as found using padding to fill the gaps around and under the arm -
Correct Answer- D
What tool can you use to help reduce the time it takes to get a person with a suspected stroke
treated at a hospital?
A) FAST assessment
B) Recovery position
C) Primary assessment
D) Chain of survival - Correct Answer- A
You are caring for a person who has difficulty breathing. A bystander tells you she has asthma
but does not have her medication with her. Her breathing is fast, weak, and taking significant
effort. Her lips look bluish-purple and she appears exhausted. What should you prepare for?
A) a sudden general seizure
B) breathing failure
C) A stroke due to an aneurysm
D) Sudden cardiac arrest - Correct Answer- B
