HSI YMCA ADULT First Aid -2025 Questions and Answers Already Passed
First aid is the initial care provided for ____________. - Answers acute illness or injury
Implied consent usually occurs when __________________. - Answers You are unable to
communicate with the person
Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid requires being able to
_____________________. - Answers Recognize life-threatening conditions
You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Aid Alert received on your smart phone
for a person needing medical assistance. As you approach, a bystander directs you to a person
who was struck by a forklift truck that was attempting to pass by. The scene is safe. You have
taken standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have a first aid kit. The person is
responsive, breathing, and holding their misshapen leg in obvious pain. You ask, "May I help
you?" The person angrily say - Answers Don't touch or give first aid to the person without
consent.
You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless emergency alert for "an injured
person." As you reach the scene, you see a machinist sitting on a workbench holding their hand
over their bloody forearm. The person is responsive and consents to first aid. Blood flows
continuously from a deep, irregular, and jagged tear in the forearm. You are wearing safety
glasses and disposable gloves. You have a first aid kit with a 10 pack of sterile 4" x 4" gauze
sponges, but no hemostatic dress - Answers Apply the gauze sponges onto the wound. Push
down hard.
Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged nail beds and lips, are a result of
_____________________. - Answers Not enough circulating red blood cells
You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in the first aid room who has consented to
first aid after tripping and falling. The person has minimal bleeding from scrapes to both elbows.
Dirt is embedded in both wounds. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions.
There are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? - Answers Flush the wounds with a
large volume of warm or room temperature water.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain biker who has consented to first aid
following a crash. The person has minor bleeding from their lip and in their mouth. A tooth has
been knocked out. A bystander points to the dirty tooth lying in dusty, loose gravel. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What would you
do? - Answers Pick up the tooth by the chewing surface, gently rinse it with water.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate who has consented to first aid for a
spontaneous nosebleed. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no
other obvious injuries. What would you do? - Answers Pinch the soft portion of the nose with
your thumb and index finger.
, You are assisting a responsive, breathing coworker who has consented to first aid following a
fall from the 2nd floor. The person has been impaled across (not through) the chest by a 36 in.
(91 cm) iron construction rod. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS
has been activated. Another coworker is getting the AED and first aid kit. There is slight external
bleeding from around the rod. There are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? -
Answers Place sterile bulky dressings over the wound and around the object to stabilize it in
place.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing carpenter who has consented to first aid after being
struck in the eye by a piece of a stainless-steel staple. The staple piece is embedded in the
person's eye. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your EAP has been
activated. Another coworker is getting the first aid kit. The eye is red, watery, and swollen. There
are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? - Answers Stabilize the object to prevent
additional injury.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing fellow worker whose arm was amputated below the
elbow after becoming caught in the conveyor belt drive sprocket. The person has consented to
first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your EAP has activated EMS.
You have an AED and a first aid kit with a manufactured tourniquet. Blood is gushing from the
wound and pooling on the plant floor. What would you do? - Answers Immediately control the
bleeding using a manufactured tourniquet.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing worker who was caught between a backhoe and a
concrete wall. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. You notice that the person is sweaty
and cool. They have no difficulty breathing, but complain of abdominal pain, and of being cold
and thirsty. What would you do? - Answers Activate EMS and/or your EAP. Help the person lie
down. Cover them to help maintain body temperature.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing main office receptionist who was stabbed in the chest
by a disgruntled ex-employee. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. EMS is on the way. The
frightened victim is complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain. You expose the wound.
There is bloody bubbling around the wound. The person is sweaty and cool. You have not been
formally trained in the use of ve - Answers Leave the chest wound exposed, without a dressing
or seal.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing staff member. The person has a large deep slash
across their abdomen from flying shrapnel following an explosion of combustible dust in the
dust collection system. Their intestines are sticking out of the wound. The responsive person
has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your EAP
has been activated. You have an AED, a first aid kit, and clean water. What would you do? -
Answers Cover the protruding organs with sterile gauze moistened with clean water.
First aid is the initial care provided for ____________. - Answers acute illness or injury
Implied consent usually occurs when __________________. - Answers You are unable to
communicate with the person
Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid requires being able to
_____________________. - Answers Recognize life-threatening conditions
You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Aid Alert received on your smart phone
for a person needing medical assistance. As you approach, a bystander directs you to a person
who was struck by a forklift truck that was attempting to pass by. The scene is safe. You have
taken standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have a first aid kit. The person is
responsive, breathing, and holding their misshapen leg in obvious pain. You ask, "May I help
you?" The person angrily say - Answers Don't touch or give first aid to the person without
consent.
You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless emergency alert for "an injured
person." As you reach the scene, you see a machinist sitting on a workbench holding their hand
over their bloody forearm. The person is responsive and consents to first aid. Blood flows
continuously from a deep, irregular, and jagged tear in the forearm. You are wearing safety
glasses and disposable gloves. You have a first aid kit with a 10 pack of sterile 4" x 4" gauze
sponges, but no hemostatic dress - Answers Apply the gauze sponges onto the wound. Push
down hard.
Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged nail beds and lips, are a result of
_____________________. - Answers Not enough circulating red blood cells
You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in the first aid room who has consented to
first aid after tripping and falling. The person has minimal bleeding from scrapes to both elbows.
Dirt is embedded in both wounds. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions.
There are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? - Answers Flush the wounds with a
large volume of warm or room temperature water.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain biker who has consented to first aid
following a crash. The person has minor bleeding from their lip and in their mouth. A tooth has
been knocked out. A bystander points to the dirty tooth lying in dusty, loose gravel. The scene is
safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What would you
do? - Answers Pick up the tooth by the chewing surface, gently rinse it with water.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate who has consented to first aid for a
spontaneous nosebleed. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no
other obvious injuries. What would you do? - Answers Pinch the soft portion of the nose with
your thumb and index finger.
, You are assisting a responsive, breathing coworker who has consented to first aid following a
fall from the 2nd floor. The person has been impaled across (not through) the chest by a 36 in.
(91 cm) iron construction rod. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS
has been activated. Another coworker is getting the AED and first aid kit. There is slight external
bleeding from around the rod. There are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? -
Answers Place sterile bulky dressings over the wound and around the object to stabilize it in
place.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing carpenter who has consented to first aid after being
struck in the eye by a piece of a stainless-steel staple. The staple piece is embedded in the
person's eye. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your EAP has been
activated. Another coworker is getting the first aid kit. The eye is red, watery, and swollen. There
are no other obvious injuries. What would you do? - Answers Stabilize the object to prevent
additional injury.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing fellow worker whose arm was amputated below the
elbow after becoming caught in the conveyor belt drive sprocket. The person has consented to
first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your EAP has activated EMS.
You have an AED and a first aid kit with a manufactured tourniquet. Blood is gushing from the
wound and pooling on the plant floor. What would you do? - Answers Immediately control the
bleeding using a manufactured tourniquet.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing worker who was caught between a backhoe and a
concrete wall. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. You notice that the person is sweaty
and cool. They have no difficulty breathing, but complain of abdominal pain, and of being cold
and thirsty. What would you do? - Answers Activate EMS and/or your EAP. Help the person lie
down. Cover them to help maintain body temperature.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing main office receptionist who was stabbed in the chest
by a disgruntled ex-employee. The person has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You
have taken standard precautions. You have an AED and a first aid kit. EMS is on the way. The
frightened victim is complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain. You expose the wound.
There is bloody bubbling around the wound. The person is sweaty and cool. You have not been
formally trained in the use of ve - Answers Leave the chest wound exposed, without a dressing
or seal.
You are assisting a responsive, breathing staff member. The person has a large deep slash
across their abdomen from flying shrapnel following an explosion of combustible dust in the
dust collection system. Their intestines are sticking out of the wound. The responsive person
has consented to first aid. The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your EAP
has been activated. You have an AED, a first aid kit, and clean water. What would you do? -
Answers Cover the protruding organs with sterile gauze moistened with clean water.
