NSC First Aid Certification Exam Study Guide Actual Latest edition

NSC First Aid Certification Exam Study Guide
Actual Latest edition

What is the recommended amount of time to wash your hands? - Correct Answers 20 seconds
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(Wet, apply soap and rub your hands together for a minimum of 20 seconds and then rinse with
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running water.)
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II! What is the first question you must ask before you respond to any first aid situation? - Correct
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(Ensuring the safety of the scene is critical. Avoid making yourself another injured/ill person.)
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II! Which of the following are considered personal protective equipment? - Correct Answers
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Mask

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II! You notice that a person has experienced a significant amount of blood loss, has pale skin color,
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II! and is becoming confused. What is most likely the cause? - Correct Answers Shock
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(This is a classic presentation of shock because of blood loss, and is a medical emergency. Other
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causes of shock include infection, severe allergic reactions, severe dehydration, and heart
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II! You are eating in a restaurant when a woman cries out. Her six-month-old child is turning blue
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II! around the mouth. He appears to be gagging but is not able to cry or take a breath. An older child
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II! had just given him some marbles to play with. What is the next step? - Correct Answers Deliver
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II! back blows and chest thrusts
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(Do not perform a blind finger sweep, as it may push the foreign body father into the airway. CPR
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is not indicated at this point.)
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, II! You are performing CPR on an infant when a second rescuer appears. What is the next step in
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II! management? - Correct Answers Have the second rescuer help with CPR, to minimize fatigue II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




II! You are treating a pediatric cardiac arrest patient. Where do you place the AED pads on an infant?
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II! - Correct Answers Chest and back
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II! When performing CPR you check for breathing. How long should this check last? - Correct
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II! You find a child that is unresponsive. After yelling for help, you check and find the child is not
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II! breathing. What is the next step? - Correct Answers Deliver 30 chest compressions II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




II! You attempt to deliver a rescue breath to an unconscious adult. The breath does not go in. What
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II! is the next step in managing this case? - Correct Answers Repeat the head tilt/chin lift maneuver
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(Attempt a breath, and if it goes in, deliver a second breath. If unable to ventilate, assume an
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additional foreign body is present.)
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II! You come upon an unconscious victim with a pulse. They do not appear to be breathing. You are
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II! unable to deliver the first breath. What is the next step? - Correct Answers Repeat the head
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(If unable to deliver the first breath, reposition the airway and attempt the breath again. If unable
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to deliver this breath, it's safe to assume a form body is present and abdominal thrusts are
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indicated. The Heimlich maneuver is performed on conscious victims.)
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II! You are first on scene and the victim is unresponsive, pulseless and has vomited. You do not feel
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II! comfortable performing mouth-to-mouth ventilation. What is the best approach? - Correct II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




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(Only CPR has been shown to be effective. Leaving the victim significantly increases mortality.)
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