ASHI First Aid Exam Questions and Answers
You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at
You are trained to
work to a report of someone who has collapsed. Which
recognize, assess, and
of the following best describes your role in a medical
prioritize the need for
emergency?
first aid care.
You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work
when you hear a series of loud thumps and then
The suspected mechanism of someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a
injury.
corner to take a better look and see a coworker
sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of
stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain.
Some blood is visible on her
forehead. What leads you to believe she might be seriously
injured?
Pause and assess for Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a
hazards before entering coworker has been working. What should you do?
the room.
You are a trained first aid provider and you
Stop and help to the best
encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while
of your ability. EMS should
driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks
arrive shortly and take
like people are injured. You think about stopping
over care.
but you hesitate because it all seems so
overwhelming to handle. What should you do?
Wear protective barriers You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has
such as gloves, regardless cut himself while
using a hand tool on a job site. How should you best
of your relationship with
address the possibility of being exposed to an
the person you are
infectious bloodborne disease?
helping.
To encourage bystanders to What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws?
help those in need by
protecting anyone who
volunteers assistance.
What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide
Emergency action plan for a
workplace. emergency medical services (EMS) system?
, You have responded to an employee fall in the
Leave him where you found manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment
him and have others stop makes you suspect the responsive employee may have
any forklift traffic. injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way that
sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address
that?
You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in
the lunch room. When you arrive she is lying on the
Place her in the recovery
floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to
position to protect her
take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so you
airway.
direct others to activate EMS
and get the company's AED. During your breathing
assessment, you determine she is breathing normally.
What is your next step?
It helps keep fluids and the Why is angling the body and face towards the ground
tongue clear from the important when placing a person in the recovery
airway. position?
You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when
another employee at a nearby table stands up suddenly
He cannot speak or make any
sounds. 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?
It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured
Control the bleeding for the by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you
injury on her leg. introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees
and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A
quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily
bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action?
You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker
who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm. He is
Apply pressure with a clean
responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand
pad directly to the bleeding
clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool of
site until bleeding stops.
blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from
beneath his hand. What approach will you take to
control
bleeding?
You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at
You are trained to
work to a report of someone who has collapsed. Which
recognize, assess, and
of the following best describes your role in a medical
prioritize the need for
emergency?
first aid care.
You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work
when you hear a series of loud thumps and then
The suspected mechanism of someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a
injury.
corner to take a better look and see a coworker
sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of
stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain.
Some blood is visible on her
forehead. What leads you to believe she might be seriously
injured?
Pause and assess for Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a
hazards before entering coworker has been working. What should you do?
the room.
You are a trained first aid provider and you
Stop and help to the best
encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while
of your ability. EMS should
driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks
arrive shortly and take
like people are injured. You think about stopping
over care.
but you hesitate because it all seems so
overwhelming to handle. What should you do?
Wear protective barriers You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has
such as gloves, regardless cut himself while
using a hand tool on a job site. How should you best
of your relationship with
address the possibility of being exposed to an
the person you are
infectious bloodborne disease?
helping.
To encourage bystanders to What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws?
help those in need by
protecting anyone who
volunteers assistance.
What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide
Emergency action plan for a
workplace. emergency medical services (EMS) system?
, You have responded to an employee fall in the
Leave him where you found manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment
him and have others stop makes you suspect the responsive employee may have
any forklift traffic. injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way that
sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address
that?
You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in
the lunch room. When you arrive she is lying on the
Place her in the recovery
floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to
position to protect her
take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so you
airway.
direct others to activate EMS
and get the company's AED. During your breathing
assessment, you determine she is breathing normally.
What is your next step?
It helps keep fluids and the Why is angling the body and face towards the ground
tongue clear from the important when placing a person in the recovery
airway. position?
You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when
another employee at a nearby table stands up suddenly
He cannot speak or make any
sounds. 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?
It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured
Control the bleeding for the by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you
injury on her leg. introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees
and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A
quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily
bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action?
You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker
who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm. He is
Apply pressure with a clean
responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand
pad directly to the bleeding
clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool of
site until bleeding stops.
blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from
beneath his hand. What approach will you take to
control
bleeding?
