Advanced First Aid Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What is the first step when treating a patient with a suspected spinal injury?
✔✔ Keep the patient still, support their head and neck, and call for emergency help.
How do you assess circulation in a limb with a suspected fracture?
✔✔ Check for a pulse, skin color, and temperature below the injury site.
What should you do if a patient has an open chest wound?
✔✔ Cover it with a non-porous dressing, taped on three sides, and monitor their breathing.
How do you treat a patient with a chemical burn to the skin?
✔✔ Flush the area with running water for at least 20 minutes and remove contaminated clothing.
What is the most effective way to treat a dislocated shoulder in the field?
✔✔ Immobilize the joint in the position found and seek immediate medical help.
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, How do you handle a patient with a suspected internal abdominal bleed?
✔✔ Keep them lying down, monitor for shock, and get emergency medical assistance.
What should you do if a patient has a flail chest?
✔✔ Stabilize the injured area with a bulky dressing and monitor for respiratory distress.
How do you assist someone with a penetrating abdominal injury?
✔✔ Cover the wound with a sterile, non-adherent dressing and avoid applying direct pressure.
What is the proper way to remove an impaled object from a wound?
✔✔ Do not remove it—stabilize it with dressings and seek emergency medical care.
How do you manage a patient experiencing severe hypothermia?
✔✔ Move them to a warm area, remove wet clothing, insulate them, and provide warm fluids if
conscious.
What should you do if a patient has been electrocuted and is unresponsive?
✔✔ Ensure the scene is safe, call for emergency help, and begin CPR if necessary.
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Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What is the first step when treating a patient with a suspected spinal injury?
✔✔ Keep the patient still, support their head and neck, and call for emergency help.
How do you assess circulation in a limb with a suspected fracture?
✔✔ Check for a pulse, skin color, and temperature below the injury site.
What should you do if a patient has an open chest wound?
✔✔ Cover it with a non-porous dressing, taped on three sides, and monitor their breathing.
How do you treat a patient with a chemical burn to the skin?
✔✔ Flush the area with running water for at least 20 minutes and remove contaminated clothing.
What is the most effective way to treat a dislocated shoulder in the field?
✔✔ Immobilize the joint in the position found and seek immediate medical help.
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, How do you handle a patient with a suspected internal abdominal bleed?
✔✔ Keep them lying down, monitor for shock, and get emergency medical assistance.
What should you do if a patient has a flail chest?
✔✔ Stabilize the injured area with a bulky dressing and monitor for respiratory distress.
How do you assist someone with a penetrating abdominal injury?
✔✔ Cover the wound with a sterile, non-adherent dressing and avoid applying direct pressure.
What is the proper way to remove an impaled object from a wound?
✔✔ Do not remove it—stabilize it with dressings and seek emergency medical care.
How do you manage a patient experiencing severe hypothermia?
✔✔ Move them to a warm area, remove wet clothing, insulate them, and provide warm fluids if
conscious.
What should you do if a patient has been electrocuted and is unresponsive?
✔✔ Ensure the scene is safe, call for emergency help, and begin CPR if necessary.
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