ARMY FIRST AID QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
ALL RATED A+
✔✔What are the three types of bleeding? - ✔✔Arterial- Blood is bright red and will spurt
with each heart beat, Venous- Blood is dark red and flows in a steady stream, Capillary-
Blood oozes from the wound
✔✔Name 4 common points for checking pulse? - ✔✔Carotid- The side of the neck,
Femoral- The groin, Radial- The wrist, Posterial Tibial- Ankle
✔✔What are some signs/symptoms of shock? - ✔✔Clammy skin (cool, pale and damp),
Restlessness and nervousness, Thirst, Loss of blood Confusion
✔✔How long is direct manual pressure applied to control bleeding? - ✔✔5 to 10
minutes
✔✔What should you do prior to leaving an unconscious casualty? - ✔✔Turn their head
to the side to prevent them from choking on their own vomit
✔✔When should a tourniquet be used to stop bleeding? - ✔✔As a last resort when
everything else has failed or when an arm or leg has been severed off
✔✔What does COLD stand for? - ✔✔It is a key word in cold weather protection, it
stands for Keep it CLEAN, Avoid OVERHEATING, Wear it LOOSE and in layers and
Keep it DRY
✔✔What is the first indication of frostbite? - ✔✔Skin becomes numb and white
particles/patches form on it
✔✔What do you do to treat frostbite? - ✔✔Remove clothing from the affected area,
warm with body heat, dress the area and seek additional medical help
✔✔When should an airtight dressing be applied to a sucking chest wound? - ✔✔As the
individual breathes out
✔✔How should you position a casualty with an open abdominal wound? - ✔✔On his
back with his knees up to relieve abdominal pressure
✔✔What do you do with exposed abdominal organs? - ✔✔Wrap them in dry clean
material and place on top of the abdomen (never try to put them back in)
✔✔How do you take the Carotid pulse? - ✔✔To check the carotid pulse, feel for a pulse
on the side of the casualty's neck closest to you. This is done by placing the tips of your
first two fingers beside his Adam's apple.
ALL RATED A+
✔✔What are the three types of bleeding? - ✔✔Arterial- Blood is bright red and will spurt
with each heart beat, Venous- Blood is dark red and flows in a steady stream, Capillary-
Blood oozes from the wound
✔✔Name 4 common points for checking pulse? - ✔✔Carotid- The side of the neck,
Femoral- The groin, Radial- The wrist, Posterial Tibial- Ankle
✔✔What are some signs/symptoms of shock? - ✔✔Clammy skin (cool, pale and damp),
Restlessness and nervousness, Thirst, Loss of blood Confusion
✔✔How long is direct manual pressure applied to control bleeding? - ✔✔5 to 10
minutes
✔✔What should you do prior to leaving an unconscious casualty? - ✔✔Turn their head
to the side to prevent them from choking on their own vomit
✔✔When should a tourniquet be used to stop bleeding? - ✔✔As a last resort when
everything else has failed or when an arm or leg has been severed off
✔✔What does COLD stand for? - ✔✔It is a key word in cold weather protection, it
stands for Keep it CLEAN, Avoid OVERHEATING, Wear it LOOSE and in layers and
Keep it DRY
✔✔What is the first indication of frostbite? - ✔✔Skin becomes numb and white
particles/patches form on it
✔✔What do you do to treat frostbite? - ✔✔Remove clothing from the affected area,
warm with body heat, dress the area and seek additional medical help
✔✔When should an airtight dressing be applied to a sucking chest wound? - ✔✔As the
individual breathes out
✔✔How should you position a casualty with an open abdominal wound? - ✔✔On his
back with his knees up to relieve abdominal pressure
✔✔What do you do with exposed abdominal organs? - ✔✔Wrap them in dry clean
material and place on top of the abdomen (never try to put them back in)
✔✔How do you take the Carotid pulse? - ✔✔To check the carotid pulse, feel for a pulse
on the side of the casualty's neck closest to you. This is done by placing the tips of your
first two fingers beside his Adam's apple.
