100 practice sets · Page 5 of 5
You suspect that a person has been poisoned. She is conscious. Your first call should be to
The Poison Control Center or your local emergency phone number
The victims physician
The hospital emergency department
The local pharmacy
For an infant who is choking, you would perform
The Hiemlick maneuver
CPR
Back blows and chest thrusts
Hold the infant upside down and strike between the shoulder blades
To encourage people to help others in emergency situations, most states have enacted laws, which protect you, as a rescuer, from being sued. This is called.
The Good-Will Law
The First Aid No-Fault Law
The Good Samaritan Law
There is no such law
You are caring for a victim with a burned hand. Put the hand in cool water if
The burns are very deep
There are burns with open blisters
The burns are minor with no open blisters
You should put the hand in cool water for all of the above
A boy enters your bus, you smell alcohol, he passes out before you get to His bus stop, what should you do?
Take the boy back to school
Stop the bus, check for breathing and pulse, Call 911
Allow the boy to sleep it off and take him home
Drive the boy to the nearest fire station or hospital
Which is not a symptom of shock
Strong thirst, nausea, or vomiting
Chest or abdominal pain, breathing difficulty
Restless or irritability
Rapid breathing or rapid pulse
When caring for someone who is suffering from frostbite, you should not
Soak effected part in warm water 100 to 105 degrees
Rub vigorously until skin appears red and feels warm
Handle area gently
Avoid breaking blisters
Dressings and pads
Should be removed when blood soaked New ones should be applied
Are used to help control bleeding and keep germs out
Are not included in a first aid kit
Should be applied to a sucking chest wound
A boy with frostbite on his feet, what should you do?
Rub his feet vigorously until feeling and color return
Apply hot moist towels to feet and message gently
Soak feet in warm water not more than 105 degrees, bandage with dry sterile dressing
Soak feet in warm water not more than 90 degrees; rub feet gently until feeling and color return,then wrap with sterile dressing
You find a person at the bottom of the stairs. He appears to have fallen and seems badly hurt. After sending someone for help, you would
Roll the victim onto his stomach keeping the head and back in a straight line
Roll the victim onto one side
Position victim onto one side
Attempt to keep the victim from moving
When caring for a victim who has an object impaled in their hand, you should
Remove the object, flush with cool water, and transport to hospital
Immobilize the object by placing several dressings around it
Break object off where it sticks out, and bandage injury
None of the above
A boy is shot with an arrow through the chest and out the back, what would be the best course of action?
Remove the arrow and apply sterile gauze to the wound
Do not remove the arrow, place several dressing around the arrow to keep it from moving,bandage the dressings in place around the arrow
Do not remove the arrow; break off the part out the back, bandage with dressing around the arrow to hold it in place
Remove the arrow, wash the area, and bandage with sterile gauze
Which would you do when caring for a seizure victim?
Remove nearby objects that might cause injury
Place a small object, such as a rolled up piece of cloth, between theVictims teeth
Try to hold the person still
All of the above
Dressing and bandages are used to
Reduce the victims pain
Reduce internal bleeding
Help control bleeding and prevent infection
Make it easier to take the victim to the hospital
Which symptoms would indicate internal bleeding?
Rapid weak pulse, Excessive thirst
Skin that feels cool or moist, or looks pale or bluish
Tender, swollen, bruised, or hard areas of his body, such as the abdomen
All of the above
A boy has his finger severed off, what action would be the best?
Put the severed end of the finger back in place, wrap entire finger inSterile gauze and transport to hospital immediately
Wrap the severed finger in sterile gauze, place it in a plastic bag, put the bag on ice transportboth finger and the victim to the hospital
Place the severed finger in a plastic bag, have the boy place the bag under his armpit, transport immediately to the hospital
Place a tourniquet at the stub where the finger was severed to control bleeding transport tohospital immediately
Your driving your route and you come across a victim lying in the middle of the road that appears to be unconscious, you should
pull the bus safely to the side of the road place your reflectors around the injured person and call 911
Position your bus to protect the victim, turn on your flashing red lights, call 911
Pull the bus safely to the side of the road, drag the victim out of the roadway, call 911
Continue driving to the nearest phone, Call 911
A girl has her tooth knocked out and she has found the tooth, which is the best action to take:
Place the tooth under her armpit and take her to the dentist
Wrap the tooth in sterile gauze and take her to the dentist
Place the tooth in a closed container of cool milk or water, until she reaches the dentist
Have her place the tooth under her tongue until she reaches the dentist
You have a person who is conscious and refuses help, they laps into anunconscious state, what should you do?
Permission is Implied if the victim is unconscious
Call 911 and begin to give care
Call 911 and wait until professional help arrives
Both a & b
Wounds that would require stitches are
Over an inch long
Bleeding from an artery or uncontrolled bleeding
Human or animal bites
All of the above
