First Aid: sudden
illness with 100%
correct answers
2025(passed)
Which of the following is your top priority as a trained lay responder when
dealing with sudden illness?
A. Helping the person rest in the most comfortable position
B. Reassuring the person and bystanders, thereby preventing shock
C. Calling 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number anytime you are
involved with a person experiencing a sudden illness
D. Knowing enough about sudden illness to recognize when to call 9-1-1 or
the designated emergency number - answer D
You are playing softball and one of the players on your team sits on the
bench next to you. They are sweating and complain that they are feeling
nauseous. You learn that they have no known long-term conditions that
may account for these symptoms. Your teammate may be suffering from:
Select one:
A. An acute sudden illness.
B. A chronic sudden illness.
C. An extended sudden illness.
D. An oblique sudden illness. - answer A
True or false: You should call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number
immediately if a person who is known to have seizures experiences
seizures, one directly after the other.
, Select one:
True
False - answer true
A person faints because blood flow to the:
Select one:
A. Brain is momentarily reduced.
B. Heart is momentarily increased.
C. Brain is momentarily increased.
D. Heart is momentarily reduced. - answer A
When giving care to a person who suddenly becomes ill, which of the
following would be most appropriate?
Select one:
A. Rush the person to the nearest hospital.
B. Have the person lie down and raise their legs 90 degrees to help blood
get to vital organs.
C. Immediately call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number, then check
the person.
D. Keep the person from getting chilled or overheated. - answer D
Which type of sudden illness may have signs or symptoms that include
weakness on one side of the body and pupils of unequal size?
Select one:
A. Seizure
B. Stroke
C. Diabetic emergency
D. Heart attack - answer B
An aura may be experienced before a person:
Select one:
illness with 100%
correct answers
2025(passed)
Which of the following is your top priority as a trained lay responder when
dealing with sudden illness?
A. Helping the person rest in the most comfortable position
B. Reassuring the person and bystanders, thereby preventing shock
C. Calling 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number anytime you are
involved with a person experiencing a sudden illness
D. Knowing enough about sudden illness to recognize when to call 9-1-1 or
the designated emergency number - answer D
You are playing softball and one of the players on your team sits on the
bench next to you. They are sweating and complain that they are feeling
nauseous. You learn that they have no known long-term conditions that
may account for these symptoms. Your teammate may be suffering from:
Select one:
A. An acute sudden illness.
B. A chronic sudden illness.
C. An extended sudden illness.
D. An oblique sudden illness. - answer A
True or false: You should call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number
immediately if a person who is known to have seizures experiences
seizures, one directly after the other.
, Select one:
True
False - answer true
A person faints because blood flow to the:
Select one:
A. Brain is momentarily reduced.
B. Heart is momentarily increased.
C. Brain is momentarily increased.
D. Heart is momentarily reduced. - answer A
When giving care to a person who suddenly becomes ill, which of the
following would be most appropriate?
Select one:
A. Rush the person to the nearest hospital.
B. Have the person lie down and raise their legs 90 degrees to help blood
get to vital organs.
C. Immediately call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number, then check
the person.
D. Keep the person from getting chilled or overheated. - answer D
Which type of sudden illness may have signs or symptoms that include
weakness on one side of the body and pupils of unequal size?
Select one:
A. Seizure
B. Stroke
C. Diabetic emergency
D. Heart attack - answer B
An aura may be experienced before a person:
Select one:
