ARMY FIRST AID MAIN EXAMS MANUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔Describe proper heart attack care. - ✔✔Call 911.
Rest victim in comfortable position.
Give victim nitroglycerin under tongue if available (1 every 3 minutes).
Monitor ABC's (airway, breathing, and circulation).
✔✔Describe adult CPR guidelines. - ✔✔- 2 hands on sternum
- compress 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches
- 30:2 compression to breaths ratio
- 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
✔✔Describe child CPR guidelines. - ✔✔- 1 hand on chest
- rescue breathing rate is one every 3 seconds
- compress 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches
- 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
- 30:2 compression to breaths ratio
✔✔Describe infant CPR guidelines. - ✔✔- 2 fingers
- rescue breathing rate is one every 3 seconds
- mouth covers over mouth and nose during rescue breathing
- compress 1/2 inch to 1 inch
- 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
✔✔Describe the adult chain of survival. - ✔✔- early activation of EMS
- early CPR
- rapid defribrillation
- advanced life support
- post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔Describe the pediatric chain of survival - ✔✔- prevention of arrest
- early CPR
- rapid activation of EMS
- advanced life support
- post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔When do you stop CPR? - ✔✔The rescuer should try not to stop. However, he or
she may if:
- he or she becomes so exhausted they cannot continue
- someone of equal or greater training comes to take over
- his or her personal safety is in danger (as in the scene is not safe)
- the victim is pronounced dead by a medical doctor
✔✔List some of the causes of cardiac arrest. - ✔✔- drugs
, - respiratory arrest
- drowning
- electrocution
- weak heart
- suffocation
- firearm injuries
- poison
- genetic history factors
✔✔Define clotting. - ✔✔process which blood thickens at a wound site to seal a hole or
tear and stop bleeding.
✔✔Define direct pressure. - ✔✔pressure applied on a wound to control bleeding
✔✔Define hemorrhage. - ✔✔loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time.
✔✔List the signs of internal bleeding. - ✔✔- discoloration
- tenderness
- swollen, hard tissues
- anxiety
- restlessness
- rapid breathing
- cool, moist, pale skin
- nausea
- vomiting
- excessive thirst
- declining level of consciousness
✔✔Describe proper closed wound care. - ✔✔Apply direct pressure.
Apply cold pack.
Call 911 if severe.
✔✔Describe minor open wound care. - ✔✔Wash out.
Apply sterile dressing with direct pressure.
Apply antibiotic ointment.
✔✔Describe major open wound care. - ✔✔DO NOT WASH.
Apply clean dressing with direct pressure.
Bandage.
Call 911.
✔✔Describe care given for wounds caused by embedded objects. - ✔✔Do NOT remove
object unless it is preventing breathing.
Use bulky bandages.
Be careful not to further move object.
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔Describe proper heart attack care. - ✔✔Call 911.
Rest victim in comfortable position.
Give victim nitroglycerin under tongue if available (1 every 3 minutes).
Monitor ABC's (airway, breathing, and circulation).
✔✔Describe adult CPR guidelines. - ✔✔- 2 hands on sternum
- compress 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches
- 30:2 compression to breaths ratio
- 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
✔✔Describe child CPR guidelines. - ✔✔- 1 hand on chest
- rescue breathing rate is one every 3 seconds
- compress 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches
- 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
- 30:2 compression to breaths ratio
✔✔Describe infant CPR guidelines. - ✔✔- 2 fingers
- rescue breathing rate is one every 3 seconds
- mouth covers over mouth and nose during rescue breathing
- compress 1/2 inch to 1 inch
- 5 cycles in 2 minutes.
✔✔Describe the adult chain of survival. - ✔✔- early activation of EMS
- early CPR
- rapid defribrillation
- advanced life support
- post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔Describe the pediatric chain of survival - ✔✔- prevention of arrest
- early CPR
- rapid activation of EMS
- advanced life support
- post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔When do you stop CPR? - ✔✔The rescuer should try not to stop. However, he or
she may if:
- he or she becomes so exhausted they cannot continue
- someone of equal or greater training comes to take over
- his or her personal safety is in danger (as in the scene is not safe)
- the victim is pronounced dead by a medical doctor
✔✔List some of the causes of cardiac arrest. - ✔✔- drugs
, - respiratory arrest
- drowning
- electrocution
- weak heart
- suffocation
- firearm injuries
- poison
- genetic history factors
✔✔Define clotting. - ✔✔process which blood thickens at a wound site to seal a hole or
tear and stop bleeding.
✔✔Define direct pressure. - ✔✔pressure applied on a wound to control bleeding
✔✔Define hemorrhage. - ✔✔loss of a large amount of blood in a short period of time.
✔✔List the signs of internal bleeding. - ✔✔- discoloration
- tenderness
- swollen, hard tissues
- anxiety
- restlessness
- rapid breathing
- cool, moist, pale skin
- nausea
- vomiting
- excessive thirst
- declining level of consciousness
✔✔Describe proper closed wound care. - ✔✔Apply direct pressure.
Apply cold pack.
Call 911 if severe.
✔✔Describe minor open wound care. - ✔✔Wash out.
Apply sterile dressing with direct pressure.
Apply antibiotic ointment.
✔✔Describe major open wound care. - ✔✔DO NOT WASH.
Apply clean dressing with direct pressure.
Bandage.
Call 911.
✔✔Describe care given for wounds caused by embedded objects. - ✔✔Do NOT remove
object unless it is preventing breathing.
Use bulky bandages.
Be careful not to further move object.
