First Aid Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following would be an easy way to tell if an injured or ill person is conscious and
shows signs of life?
A) Tap the victim and shake the person's shoulder
B) Feel the carotid pulse at the neck
C) Ask the person if he or she is okay
D) Look for severe bleeding - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Ask the person if she is okay
Which of the following represents a life-threatening condition?
A) A conscious person with persistent chest pain
B) An unconscious person who wakes when you gently tap his or her shoulder
C) A conscious person who refuses to give you consent to provide care
D) A conscious person with a broken arm - CORRECT ANSWER - A) A conscious person
with persistent chest pain
The Check step of the emergency action steps of CHECK-CALL-CARE is a check for safety and
a check for which of the following?
A) Injury
B) Signs of life
C) An open airway
D) Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Consciousness
A person who is conscious, has a heartbeat and signs of life can have a life-threatening
emergency.
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
,To check to see if an injured or ill person is unconscious, you would:
A) Gently jostle or shake the person by the shoulder
B) Vigorously squeeze the person's hand while shouting at him or her
C) Shout loudly at the person, asking "Are you asleep?"
D) Tap the person, asking "Are you okay?" - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Tap the person,
asking "Are you okay?"
A person who is unconscious and lying on his or her back could stop breathing if which occurs?
A) Diaphragm falls on top of his or her spine
B) Epiglottis falls down into his or her trachea
C) Lungs push down on his or her diaphragm
D) Tongue falls to the back of his or her throat - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Tongue falls to
the back of his or her throat
An unconscious child must be checked carefully for breathing by doing which of the following?
A) Focus on watching the chest carefully to see if it rises and falls
B) Checking the situation for a minimum of 10 seconds to be sure
C) Listen primarily for the sound of air coming from the nose and mouth
D) Look, listen and feel for movement and breathing - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Look,
listen and feel for movement and breathing
Which method would be most appropriate to use to open an unconscious person's airway?
A) Pushing down on the bony part of the jaw to lower the chin with one hand while lifting the
neck with the other hand
B) Turning the person on one side to allow blood and vomit to drain out of the person's nose and
mouth
C) Pulling up on the bony part of the jaw with one hand while tilting the head back with the other
hand under the neck
D) Pushing down on the forehead with one hand while using the other hand to pull up on the
bony part of the jaw, lifting the chin - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Pushing down on the
,forehead with one hand while using the other hand to pull up on the bony part of the jaw, lifting
the chin
True or false: A person whose heart has stopped beating will also have stopped breathing.
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
It is important to ask a bystander simple questions about what happened and the person's
condition for which reason?
A) The injured or ill person may be unable to describe these things
B) The injured or ill person always has difficulty explaining events
C) The injured or ill person will likely embellish details to encourage your sympathy
D) The injured or ill person's memory of a traumatic event is always suspect - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) The injured or ill person may be unable to describe these things
When beginning a head-to-toe examination of a conscious adult, which of the following would
you do first?
A) Ask the person if he or she has any medical problems
B) Tell the person what you are going to do
C) Position yourself at the person's feet so you can observe his or her entire body
D) Place the person in a comfortable position - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Tell the person
what you are going to do
True or false: It is important during the head-to-toe examination to have the injured or ill person
lie completely still, not moving any body parts, so as to avoid further injury.
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which of the following would be most appropriate for a person who can move all body parts
without pain or discomfort and has no other signals of injury or illness?
, A) Allow the person to continue on his or her way, since nothing is wrong
B) Tell him or her not to move and to wait for EMS personnel
C) Encourage the person to rest in a comfortable position
D) Transport the person to a hospital in a personal vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER - C)
Encourage the person to rest in a comfortable position
An adult is conscious and breathing normally. Your head-to-toe examination reveals only a small
bruise on this forehead. As you continue talking to him, you notice that he or she becomes
increasingly confused and disoriented. Which of the following should you do?
A) Repeat your head-to-toe examination, as you probably overlooked something important
B) Continue caring for the person—all persons experience some confusion and disorientation
C) Immediately transport the person to the nearest emergency-care facility yourself—do not wait
for EMS personnel
D) Immediately call EMS personnel, as this person might be developing a life-threatening
condition - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Immediately call EMS personnel, as this person might
be developing a life-threatening condition
You are checking a child for non-life-threatening conditions. Which of the following would be
most appropriate for you to do?
A) Get at eye level with the child
B) Touch the child and then observe him or her
C) Begin examining the child from the head down
D) Talk quickly and loudly to the child - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Get at eye level with the
child
You are checking an unconscious adult and find that he or she is not breathing normally. Which
of the following would you do next?
A) Immediately give two rescue breaths
B) Remove any food or objects found in the person's mouth
C) Turn the person on his or her side to allow fluids to drain from the mouth
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following would be an easy way to tell if an injured or ill person is conscious and
shows signs of life?
A) Tap the victim and shake the person's shoulder
B) Feel the carotid pulse at the neck
C) Ask the person if he or she is okay
D) Look for severe bleeding - CORRECT ANSWER - C) Ask the person if she is okay
Which of the following represents a life-threatening condition?
A) A conscious person with persistent chest pain
B) An unconscious person who wakes when you gently tap his or her shoulder
C) A conscious person who refuses to give you consent to provide care
D) A conscious person with a broken arm - CORRECT ANSWER - A) A conscious person
with persistent chest pain
The Check step of the emergency action steps of CHECK-CALL-CARE is a check for safety and
a check for which of the following?
A) Injury
B) Signs of life
C) An open airway
D) Consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Consciousness
A person who is conscious, has a heartbeat and signs of life can have a life-threatening
emergency.
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
,To check to see if an injured or ill person is unconscious, you would:
A) Gently jostle or shake the person by the shoulder
B) Vigorously squeeze the person's hand while shouting at him or her
C) Shout loudly at the person, asking "Are you asleep?"
D) Tap the person, asking "Are you okay?" - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Tap the person,
asking "Are you okay?"
A person who is unconscious and lying on his or her back could stop breathing if which occurs?
A) Diaphragm falls on top of his or her spine
B) Epiglottis falls down into his or her trachea
C) Lungs push down on his or her diaphragm
D) Tongue falls to the back of his or her throat - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Tongue falls to
the back of his or her throat
An unconscious child must be checked carefully for breathing by doing which of the following?
A) Focus on watching the chest carefully to see if it rises and falls
B) Checking the situation for a minimum of 10 seconds to be sure
C) Listen primarily for the sound of air coming from the nose and mouth
D) Look, listen and feel for movement and breathing - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Look,
listen and feel for movement and breathing
Which method would be most appropriate to use to open an unconscious person's airway?
A) Pushing down on the bony part of the jaw to lower the chin with one hand while lifting the
neck with the other hand
B) Turning the person on one side to allow blood and vomit to drain out of the person's nose and
mouth
C) Pulling up on the bony part of the jaw with one hand while tilting the head back with the other
hand under the neck
D) Pushing down on the forehead with one hand while using the other hand to pull up on the
bony part of the jaw, lifting the chin - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Pushing down on the
,forehead with one hand while using the other hand to pull up on the bony part of the jaw, lifting
the chin
True or false: A person whose heart has stopped beating will also have stopped breathing.
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
It is important to ask a bystander simple questions about what happened and the person's
condition for which reason?
A) The injured or ill person may be unable to describe these things
B) The injured or ill person always has difficulty explaining events
C) The injured or ill person will likely embellish details to encourage your sympathy
D) The injured or ill person's memory of a traumatic event is always suspect - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) The injured or ill person may be unable to describe these things
When beginning a head-to-toe examination of a conscious adult, which of the following would
you do first?
A) Ask the person if he or she has any medical problems
B) Tell the person what you are going to do
C) Position yourself at the person's feet so you can observe his or her entire body
D) Place the person in a comfortable position - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Tell the person
what you are going to do
True or false: It is important during the head-to-toe examination to have the injured or ill person
lie completely still, not moving any body parts, so as to avoid further injury.
A) True
B) False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which of the following would be most appropriate for a person who can move all body parts
without pain or discomfort and has no other signals of injury or illness?
, A) Allow the person to continue on his or her way, since nothing is wrong
B) Tell him or her not to move and to wait for EMS personnel
C) Encourage the person to rest in a comfortable position
D) Transport the person to a hospital in a personal vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER - C)
Encourage the person to rest in a comfortable position
An adult is conscious and breathing normally. Your head-to-toe examination reveals only a small
bruise on this forehead. As you continue talking to him, you notice that he or she becomes
increasingly confused and disoriented. Which of the following should you do?
A) Repeat your head-to-toe examination, as you probably overlooked something important
B) Continue caring for the person—all persons experience some confusion and disorientation
C) Immediately transport the person to the nearest emergency-care facility yourself—do not wait
for EMS personnel
D) Immediately call EMS personnel, as this person might be developing a life-threatening
condition - CORRECT ANSWER - D) Immediately call EMS personnel, as this person might
be developing a life-threatening condition
You are checking a child for non-life-threatening conditions. Which of the following would be
most appropriate for you to do?
A) Get at eye level with the child
B) Touch the child and then observe him or her
C) Begin examining the child from the head down
D) Talk quickly and loudly to the child - CORRECT ANSWER - A) Get at eye level with the
child
You are checking an unconscious adult and find that he or she is not breathing normally. Which
of the following would you do next?
A) Immediately give two rescue breaths
B) Remove any food or objects found in the person's mouth
C) Turn the person on his or her side to allow fluids to drain from the mouth
