St. John Ambulance First Aid Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025
| Correct & Verified
What should you do first if you witness someone collapse in a crowded area?
✔✔ Announce the emergency loudly to alert others and ensure help is called.
Why should you ask a casualty simple questions like “What day is it?” before providing aid?
✔✔ To assess their level of consciousness and possible confusion.
If a person has a deep wound with a piece of glass embedded, what is the best approach?
✔✔ Stabilize the object in place and bandage around it without removing it.
How can you help a person who is hyperventilating?
✔✔ Encourage slow breaths by guiding them to inhale through the nose and exhale through
pursed lips.
What should you do if someone is repeatedly blinking and rubbing their eye but says nothing is
inside?
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,✔✔ Have them close their eye and rest it, as irritation may be from dryness or strain.
Why is it important to check under a casualty’s clothing when assessing an injury?
✔✔ Some wounds or bruising may be hidden and require urgent attention.
If a casualty starts vomiting while unconscious, what is the most important action?
✔✔ Turn them onto their side to prevent choking.
How can you help someone experiencing sudden dizziness and seeing “black spots”?
✔✔ Have them sit down and take deep breaths to prevent fainting.
A child gets their arm stuck in a fence and panics. What is your first action?
✔✔ Calm the child and assess if movement is safe before attempting to free them.
How do you safely remove a stinger after a bee sting?
✔✔ Use the edge of a card to scrape it out instead of squeezing it.
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, If someone is having difficulty swallowing after eating, but can still breathe, what should you
do?
✔✔ Encourage them to take small sips of water and monitor for signs of choking.
Why should you avoid giving ice-cold water to a person suffering from heat exhaustion?
✔✔ It can shock their system and worsen the condition.
What is the best way to handle a minor electric shock victim who appears fine?
✔✔ Monitor them closely, as internal injuries may not be immediately visible.
A cyclist falls and complains of shoulder pain but can move their fingers. What does this
suggest?
✔✔ A possible collarbone fracture or dislocation.
Why should you avoid letting a casualty with a head injury fall asleep?
✔✔ They may lose consciousness, making it harder to monitor their condition.
If a person is stung by a jellyfish, what should you avoid doing?
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025
| Correct & Verified
What should you do first if you witness someone collapse in a crowded area?
✔✔ Announce the emergency loudly to alert others and ensure help is called.
Why should you ask a casualty simple questions like “What day is it?” before providing aid?
✔✔ To assess their level of consciousness and possible confusion.
If a person has a deep wound with a piece of glass embedded, what is the best approach?
✔✔ Stabilize the object in place and bandage around it without removing it.
How can you help a person who is hyperventilating?
✔✔ Encourage slow breaths by guiding them to inhale through the nose and exhale through
pursed lips.
What should you do if someone is repeatedly blinking and rubbing their eye but says nothing is
inside?
1
,✔✔ Have them close their eye and rest it, as irritation may be from dryness or strain.
Why is it important to check under a casualty’s clothing when assessing an injury?
✔✔ Some wounds or bruising may be hidden and require urgent attention.
If a casualty starts vomiting while unconscious, what is the most important action?
✔✔ Turn them onto their side to prevent choking.
How can you help someone experiencing sudden dizziness and seeing “black spots”?
✔✔ Have them sit down and take deep breaths to prevent fainting.
A child gets their arm stuck in a fence and panics. What is your first action?
✔✔ Calm the child and assess if movement is safe before attempting to free them.
How do you safely remove a stinger after a bee sting?
✔✔ Use the edge of a card to scrape it out instead of squeezing it.
2
, If someone is having difficulty swallowing after eating, but can still breathe, what should you
do?
✔✔ Encourage them to take small sips of water and monitor for signs of choking.
Why should you avoid giving ice-cold water to a person suffering from heat exhaustion?
✔✔ It can shock their system and worsen the condition.
What is the best way to handle a minor electric shock victim who appears fine?
✔✔ Monitor them closely, as internal injuries may not be immediately visible.
A cyclist falls and complains of shoulder pain but can move their fingers. What does this
suggest?
✔✔ A possible collarbone fracture or dislocation.
Why should you avoid letting a casualty with a head injury fall asleep?
✔✔ They may lose consciousness, making it harder to monitor their condition.
If a person is stung by a jellyfish, what should you avoid doing?
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