First Aid Final ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Standing orders are known as _________ medical control - CORRECT ANSWER - indirect
You are providing care to a patient at the scene of a motor vehicle collision. The patient has a cut
on his arm that is bleeding; the blood is flowing in a steady stream. Which of the following
personal protective equipment should you wear to prevent disease transmission?
A. Protective eyewear
B. Disposable mask
C. Disposable gloves
D. Disposable gown - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Disposable gloves
Which of the following assumes that all body fluids, secretions, and excretions are potentially
infective?
A. Universal precautions
B. Body substance isolation precautions
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Standard precautions
While providing care to a patient, some of the patient's body fluids splash into your eyes. What is
the first action to take?
A. Flush your eyes with clear water for 20 minutes
B. Wash your face with soap and water
C. Apply an antibiotic ointment to the eyes
D. Rinse the eyes with a disinfectant solution - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Flush your eyes
with clear water for 20 minutes
How is malaria transmitted? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vector-borne transmission
,Examples of precautions and practices which can be used to protect oneself from exposure to any
type of bodily substance: - CORRECT ANSWER - PPE-disposable gloves, masks, gown
Good hand hygiene-soap and water
Engineering controls -biohazard containers, sharp disposal containers
Work Practice Controls
Proper equipment cleaning-1 1/2 cups of bleach and 1 gallon of water
Spill cleanup procedures
When giving ventilations to a patient who isn't breathing, which personal protective equipment is
most important to use to protect you and the patient from disease transmission? - CORRECT
ANSWER - CPR Breathing Barriers-resuscitation masks, face shield, and BVMs.
Explain the term engineering controls: - CORRECT ANSWER - They are objects used in the
workplace to help reduce the risk of an exposure incident (equipment)
Give three examples of engineering controls: - CORRECT ANSWER - -Sharp disposal
containers
-Self sheathing needles
-Safer medical devices
What is the first step to take in removing gloves? - CORRECT ANSWER - To pinch the palm
side of the glove near you wrist.
As a general rule, an emergency medical responder should always attempt to resuscitate a patient
who has no pulse and is not breathing. Under what situations should resuscitation should not be
attempted? - CORRECT ANSWER - -With a DNR order
-Obvious signs of death
-Situation is too dangerous (endangering your life)
,The range of duties and skills an emergency medical responder is expected to provide to a patient
in a given situation is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scope of practice
Good Samaritan laws protect a person from legal liability when providing care in an emergency
under which of the following conditions?
A. The person obtains verbal consent from the patient
B. The person identifies himself or herself by name to the patient and states his or her level of
training
C. The person offers help with the expectation of being reimbursed for services
D. The person acts in good faith within his or her scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER -
D. The person acts in good faith within his or her scope of practice
You arrive at the scene of a robbery at a convenience store where the employee was stabbed in
the chest. Law enforcement personnel have secured the scene. Which of the following statements
is appropriate in providing care to the patient in this situation?
A. Assume control of the situation as soon as you arrive
B. To protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens, have law enforcement personnel clean up
blood around the patient
C. Take care not to disturb any item at the scene up
D. Obtain immediate access to the patient upon your arrival - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Take
care not to disturb any item at the scene
Prior to providing care to a patient, what is the first thing that you should do as an emergency
medical responder?
A. Ask the patient how the injury occurred.
B. Identify yourself to the patient by name and level of training.
C. Describe the injuries that you see to the patient
D. Explain in detail the care you intent to provide to the patient - CORRECT ANSWER - B.
Identify yourself to the patient by name and level of training.
You are providing care to a male patient who has fallen off the roof of a shed. The patient is
conscious. Which of the following actions should you take first?
, A. Obtain consent from the patient to provide care.
B. Ask the patient about any complaints of pain.
C. Check the patient's pulse and breathing rates.
D. Ask the the patient what happened when he fell. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Obtain
consent from the patient to provide care.
An emergency medical responder determines that a patient is competent under which of the
following circumstances?
A. The patient is capable of identifying an appropriate health care proxy.
B. The patient understands that any information that is shared will will premain private.
C. The patient gives verbal or nonverbal acceptance of the treatment to be given.
D. The patient understands the emergency medical responder's questions and the implications of
decisions. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. The patient understand the emergency medical
responders questions and the implications of decisions.
An an emergency medical responder, you are expected to provide care based on specific criteria
which called the _______?
A. Standard of care
B. Duty to act
C. Scope of practice
D. Good faith action - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Standard of care
Which of the following terms refers to a body part that is closest to the midline of the body?
A. Distal
B. Medial
C. Lateral
D. Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Medial
The plane which divides the body horizontally is called the _____________ plane?
A. Axial
and CORRECT Answers
Standing orders are known as _________ medical control - CORRECT ANSWER - indirect
You are providing care to a patient at the scene of a motor vehicle collision. The patient has a cut
on his arm that is bleeding; the blood is flowing in a steady stream. Which of the following
personal protective equipment should you wear to prevent disease transmission?
A. Protective eyewear
B. Disposable mask
C. Disposable gloves
D. Disposable gown - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Disposable gloves
Which of the following assumes that all body fluids, secretions, and excretions are potentially
infective?
A. Universal precautions
B. Body substance isolation precautions
C. Personal protective equipment
D. Standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Standard precautions
While providing care to a patient, some of the patient's body fluids splash into your eyes. What is
the first action to take?
A. Flush your eyes with clear water for 20 minutes
B. Wash your face with soap and water
C. Apply an antibiotic ointment to the eyes
D. Rinse the eyes with a disinfectant solution - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Flush your eyes
with clear water for 20 minutes
How is malaria transmitted? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vector-borne transmission
,Examples of precautions and practices which can be used to protect oneself from exposure to any
type of bodily substance: - CORRECT ANSWER - PPE-disposable gloves, masks, gown
Good hand hygiene-soap and water
Engineering controls -biohazard containers, sharp disposal containers
Work Practice Controls
Proper equipment cleaning-1 1/2 cups of bleach and 1 gallon of water
Spill cleanup procedures
When giving ventilations to a patient who isn't breathing, which personal protective equipment is
most important to use to protect you and the patient from disease transmission? - CORRECT
ANSWER - CPR Breathing Barriers-resuscitation masks, face shield, and BVMs.
Explain the term engineering controls: - CORRECT ANSWER - They are objects used in the
workplace to help reduce the risk of an exposure incident (equipment)
Give three examples of engineering controls: - CORRECT ANSWER - -Sharp disposal
containers
-Self sheathing needles
-Safer medical devices
What is the first step to take in removing gloves? - CORRECT ANSWER - To pinch the palm
side of the glove near you wrist.
As a general rule, an emergency medical responder should always attempt to resuscitate a patient
who has no pulse and is not breathing. Under what situations should resuscitation should not be
attempted? - CORRECT ANSWER - -With a DNR order
-Obvious signs of death
-Situation is too dangerous (endangering your life)
,The range of duties and skills an emergency medical responder is expected to provide to a patient
in a given situation is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scope of practice
Good Samaritan laws protect a person from legal liability when providing care in an emergency
under which of the following conditions?
A. The person obtains verbal consent from the patient
B. The person identifies himself or herself by name to the patient and states his or her level of
training
C. The person offers help with the expectation of being reimbursed for services
D. The person acts in good faith within his or her scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER -
D. The person acts in good faith within his or her scope of practice
You arrive at the scene of a robbery at a convenience store where the employee was stabbed in
the chest. Law enforcement personnel have secured the scene. Which of the following statements
is appropriate in providing care to the patient in this situation?
A. Assume control of the situation as soon as you arrive
B. To protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens, have law enforcement personnel clean up
blood around the patient
C. Take care not to disturb any item at the scene up
D. Obtain immediate access to the patient upon your arrival - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Take
care not to disturb any item at the scene
Prior to providing care to a patient, what is the first thing that you should do as an emergency
medical responder?
A. Ask the patient how the injury occurred.
B. Identify yourself to the patient by name and level of training.
C. Describe the injuries that you see to the patient
D. Explain in detail the care you intent to provide to the patient - CORRECT ANSWER - B.
Identify yourself to the patient by name and level of training.
You are providing care to a male patient who has fallen off the roof of a shed. The patient is
conscious. Which of the following actions should you take first?
, A. Obtain consent from the patient to provide care.
B. Ask the patient about any complaints of pain.
C. Check the patient's pulse and breathing rates.
D. Ask the the patient what happened when he fell. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Obtain
consent from the patient to provide care.
An emergency medical responder determines that a patient is competent under which of the
following circumstances?
A. The patient is capable of identifying an appropriate health care proxy.
B. The patient understands that any information that is shared will will premain private.
C. The patient gives verbal or nonverbal acceptance of the treatment to be given.
D. The patient understands the emergency medical responder's questions and the implications of
decisions. - CORRECT ANSWER - D. The patient understand the emergency medical
responders questions and the implications of decisions.
An an emergency medical responder, you are expected to provide care based on specific criteria
which called the _______?
A. Standard of care
B. Duty to act
C. Scope of practice
D. Good faith action - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Standard of care
Which of the following terms refers to a body part that is closest to the midline of the body?
A. Distal
B. Medial
C. Lateral
D. Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Medial
The plane which divides the body horizontally is called the _____________ plane?
A. Axial
