AHA Heartsaver First Aid Major Test Review

If a victim is having a seizure, the responder should

• pad head
• put something in mouth to avoid mouth injury
• hold them down
• leave room and allow privacy

This acronym is used for a stroke victim

• FACE
• FOOD
• FAST
• FIRST

When using an epi pen you should hold the injection in place for how long?

• 5 seconds
• 10 seconds
• 15 seconds
• 3 seconds

To cool a person with heat stroke or heat exhaustion, where should an ice pack be placed?

• neck
• armpits
• groin
• all of them are good places

When providing first aid you must do what first?

• call for help
• provide care
• check the scene
• assume help had been contacted

For a person suffering from a heart attack which medication can be taken at home?

• ibuprofen
• aspirin
• benadryl
• none of these are a good idea

For a diabetic who needs sugar what is the best way for them to get their sugar?

• eat
• drink
• crushed
• do not give sugar

Pale, clammy, cold skin and weak or rapid pulse after a car accident may be

• heat stroke

• cold related injury

• shock

• heart attack

When a person is severely bleeding you cover the wound with gauze and...

• pull the gauze back and check for healing

• continue to add gauze if the wound bleeds through the first layer

• place an ice pack on wound

• give them aspirin

An epi pen is used for someone who is having

• heart attack
• stroke
• allergic reaction
• seizure