NFHS: First Aid, Health and Safety
Exam Questions and Answers
1. Activate the EMS system by:: Calling 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
2. The emergency action plan(EAP) should include:: All of the above
3. When checking a conscious athlete, you should obtain consent, ask
questions and:: Visually checked the athlete from head to toe
4. The steps to follow in an emergency are:: Check-Call-Care
5. If you must leave an injured or ill athlete unattended to get
additional help, and you DO NOT suspect an injury to the head, neck
or back, then you should:-
: Place them in the recovery position
6. What is the purpose of good Samaritan laws?: To help protect people who
voluntarily give care without expecting anything in return
7. If an athlete takes a direct blow to the head, neck or back during
an event, practice or game and becomes unconscious, you should
always:: Provide adequate head and neck stabilization
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, 8. An athlete who suffers from asthma should do the following:: All of the
above
9. Give back blows between the shoulder blades with:: The heel of one
hand
10. To give abdominal thrusts, position you're covered fist:: Above the
naval
11. Continue sets of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the::
All of the above
12. Which of the following is NOT a sign of breathing emergency?:
Vomiting
13. Which of the following symptoms would you expect to find an
athlete expe- riencing a diabetic emergency?: All of the above
14. A severe allergic reaction can bring on a condition known as::
Anaphylaxis
15. An athlete experiencing a diabetic emergency is conscious but
cannot swal- low. You should:: Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number
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Exam Questions and Answers
1. Activate the EMS system by:: Calling 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
2. The emergency action plan(EAP) should include:: All of the above
3. When checking a conscious athlete, you should obtain consent, ask
questions and:: Visually checked the athlete from head to toe
4. The steps to follow in an emergency are:: Check-Call-Care
5. If you must leave an injured or ill athlete unattended to get
additional help, and you DO NOT suspect an injury to the head, neck
or back, then you should:-
: Place them in the recovery position
6. What is the purpose of good Samaritan laws?: To help protect people who
voluntarily give care without expecting anything in return
7. If an athlete takes a direct blow to the head, neck or back during
an event, practice or game and becomes unconscious, you should
always:: Provide adequate head and neck stabilization
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, 8. An athlete who suffers from asthma should do the following:: All of the
above
9. Give back blows between the shoulder blades with:: The heel of one
hand
10. To give abdominal thrusts, position you're covered fist:: Above the
naval
11. Continue sets of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts until the::
All of the above
12. Which of the following is NOT a sign of breathing emergency?:
Vomiting
13. Which of the following symptoms would you expect to find an
athlete expe- riencing a diabetic emergency?: All of the above
14. A severe allergic reaction can bring on a condition known as::
Anaphylaxis
15. An athlete experiencing a diabetic emergency is conscious but
cannot swal- low. You should:: Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number
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