ASHI First Aid Questions and Answers
Activate EMS and get an AED - Answers-First step if victim is determinted to be
unresponsive
Arteries - Answers-Carry blood away from the heart
Check scene for safety - Answers-First step in responding to an emergency
Consent - Answers-Adult must agree to receive treatment.
DOTS - Answers-Secondary assessment to look for signs of injuries
Epinephrine auto-injector - Answers-Primary treatment for severe allergic reaction
Fracture - Answers-Break in a bone
Frostbite - Answers-Condition occurring when skin freezes, usually in the extremities
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?
Gloves - Answers-Most commonly used barrier to ensure personal safety
Good Samaritan Laws - Answers-Protect providers who help without compensation, and
are not grossly negligent
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?
Heavy sweating, pale, cool skin, nausea, vomiting - Answers-Signs of heat illness
Implied Consent - Answers-Assumption that victim would consent to help if they were
responsive
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?
Maintain and protect the airway - Answers-Purpose of Recovery Position
Activate EMS and get an AED - Answers-First step if victim is determinted to be
unresponsive
Arteries - Answers-Carry blood away from the heart
Check scene for safety - Answers-First step in responding to an emergency
Consent - Answers-Adult must agree to receive treatment.
DOTS - Answers-Secondary assessment to look for signs of injuries
Epinephrine auto-injector - Answers-Primary treatment for severe allergic reaction
Fracture - Answers-Break in a bone
Frostbite - Answers-Condition occurring when skin freezes, usually in the extremities
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?
Gloves - Answers-Most commonly used barrier to ensure personal safety
Good Samaritan Laws - Answers-Protect providers who help without compensation, and
are not grossly negligent
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?
Heavy sweating, pale, cool skin, nausea, vomiting - Answers-Signs of heat illness
Implied Consent - Answers-Assumption that victim would consent to help if they were
responsive
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?
Maintain and protect the airway - Answers-Purpose of Recovery Position
