ASHI FIRST AID EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Check scene for safety - Answers :First step in responding to an emergency
Recognizing an emergency, deciding to help, activating EMS, providing basic care -
Answers :Responsibilities of a First-Aid Provider
Implied Consent - Answers :Assumption that victim would consent to help if they were
responsive
Gloves - Answers :Most commonly used barrier to ensure personal safety
Arteries - Answers :Carry blood away from the heart
Veins - Answers :Carry blood back to the heart
DOTS - Answers :Secondary assessment to look for signs of injuries
SAMPLE - Answers :Part of secondary assessment; asking the victim questions about
their condition
Shock - Answers :Medical emergency occurring when decreased circulation causes
shortage of oxygen to the body tissues
Fracture - Answers :Break in a bone
Treatment for diabetic emergency - Answers :Give patient sugar, or juice if they are able
to swallow
Heavy sweating, pale, cool skin, nausea, vomiting - Answers :Signs of heat illness
Frostbite - Answers :Condition occurring when skin freezes, usually in the extremities
Good Samaritan Laws - Answers :Protect providers who help without compensation,
and are not grossly negligent
Activate EMS and get an AED - Answers :First step if victim is determinted to be
unresponsive
Heat Stroke - Answers :Person is found outside during the summer and their symptoms
include hot, and completely dry skin. They are in and out of consciousness. What
condition do you suspect?
Ingested Poison - Answers :A child is found in the kitchen, and his skin around his
mouth is colored a bluish-green tint. What condition do you suspect?
, Internal Bleeding - Answers :A person complained that he was just in a car accident and
is feeling pain in his upper abdomen area, where he just got hit directly by the airbag.
What condition do you suspect?
Give NOTHING to eat or drink, and try to make him comfortable until EMS arrives. -
Answers :A victim has been injured and now his skin is cool and sweaty. He is asking
for something to drink. What should you do?
800-222-1222 - Answers :Poison Control Hotline
Consent - Answers :Adult must agree to receive treatment.
*Assess scene
*Activate EMS
*Check tissue color/temperature - Answers :Primary Assessment - Responsive adult
Maintain and protect the airway - Answers :Purpose of Recovery Position
Epinephrine auto-injector - Answers :Primary treatment for severe allergic reaction
Spray or pour water on victim and fan him - Answers :Person collapsed in a hot
warehouse; has an altered mental status and skin is hot and sweaty. What should you
do?
You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid care. - Answers
:You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone
who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role in a medical
emergency?
The suspected mechanism of injury. - Answers :You are finishing up a job in the shop
area at work when you hear a series of loud thumps and then someone yelling out. You
cautiously move around a 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 hazards before entering the room. - Answers :Smoke is coming
out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you
do?
Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care. -
Answers :You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle
accident scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are
injured. You think about stopping but you hesitate because it all seems so
overwhelming to handle. What should you do?
Check scene for safety - Answers :First step in responding to an emergency
Recognizing an emergency, deciding to help, activating EMS, providing basic care -
Answers :Responsibilities of a First-Aid Provider
Implied Consent - Answers :Assumption that victim would consent to help if they were
responsive
Gloves - Answers :Most commonly used barrier to ensure personal safety
Arteries - Answers :Carry blood away from the heart
Veins - Answers :Carry blood back to the heart
DOTS - Answers :Secondary assessment to look for signs of injuries
SAMPLE - Answers :Part of secondary assessment; asking the victim questions about
their condition
Shock - Answers :Medical emergency occurring when decreased circulation causes
shortage of oxygen to the body tissues
Fracture - Answers :Break in a bone
Treatment for diabetic emergency - Answers :Give patient sugar, or juice if they are able
to swallow
Heavy sweating, pale, cool skin, nausea, vomiting - Answers :Signs of heat illness
Frostbite - Answers :Condition occurring when skin freezes, usually in the extremities
Good Samaritan Laws - Answers :Protect providers who help without compensation,
and are not grossly negligent
Activate EMS and get an AED - Answers :First step if victim is determinted to be
unresponsive
Heat Stroke - Answers :Person is found outside during the summer and their symptoms
include hot, and completely dry skin. They are in and out of consciousness. What
condition do you suspect?
Ingested Poison - Answers :A child is found in the kitchen, and his skin around his
mouth is colored a bluish-green tint. What condition do you suspect?
, Internal Bleeding - Answers :A person complained that he was just in a car accident and
is feeling pain in his upper abdomen area, where he just got hit directly by the airbag.
What condition do you suspect?
Give NOTHING to eat or drink, and try to make him comfortable until EMS arrives. -
Answers :A victim has been injured and now his skin is cool and sweaty. He is asking
for something to drink. What should you do?
800-222-1222 - Answers :Poison Control Hotline
Consent - Answers :Adult must agree to receive treatment.
*Assess scene
*Activate EMS
*Check tissue color/temperature - Answers :Primary Assessment - Responsive adult
Maintain and protect the airway - Answers :Purpose of Recovery Position
Epinephrine auto-injector - Answers :Primary treatment for severe allergic reaction
Spray or pour water on victim and fan him - Answers :Person collapsed in a hot
warehouse; has an altered mental status and skin is hot and sweaty. What should you
do?
You are trained to recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid care. - Answers
:You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone
who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role in a medical
emergency?
The suspected mechanism of injury. - Answers :You are finishing up a job in the shop
area at work when you hear a series of loud thumps and then someone yelling out. You
cautiously move around a 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 hazards before entering the room. - Answers :Smoke is coming
out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you
do?
Stop and help to the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care. -
Answers :You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle
accident scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are
injured. You think about stopping but you hesitate because it all seems so
overwhelming to handle. What should you do?
