First Aid / CPR Practice

What should you do if someone with a serious injury or illness at work refuses care?

• Phone 9-1-1 and stay with the person until advanced help arrives

• Check the laws in your area about providing first aid

• Leave the person alone and go back to work

• Take care of the person anyway

What should you do if a choking adult stops responding?

• Start CPR

• Give 5 compressions and 5 back slaps

• Give forceful breaths to push the object down

• Continue stomach thrusts until the object is removed

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Why is it important to properly remove your gloves after giving first aid?

• To keep the removed gloves as compact as possible for waste disposal

• So contaminants on the gloves can be analyzed later

• To keep from touching or spreading the blood or other body fluids of the person you are helping

• To prevent blood or other body fluids on the gloves from touching the person you are helping

You come across an adult lying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What should you do next?

• Continue tapping and shouting until the person becomes responsive

• Shout for help. Phone or have someone else phone the emergency response number (or 9-1-1) and get an AED if one is available

• Check for breathing for at least 10 seconds

• Slap the person on the back to see if an object is lodged in the throat

You and a friend are picking berries at a local farm. You notice a man who has been stung by a bee and is having difficulty breathing. Where should the epinephrine pen be injected into this person?

• At the site of the bee sting

• Into the thigh, halfway between the hip and knee

• Into either upper arm

• Into the chest, as close to the heart as possible

What should you spray on a person with heat exhaustion?

• A sports drink

• A mixture of salt and water

• Cool water

• Prune juice

What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (or 9-1-1)?

• Answer all the dispatcher's questions

• Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred

• Tell the dispatcher to call you back

• Give the dispatcher only the victim's information

You are hiking on a trail and come across an adult woman who appears to have trouble breathing and swelling of the tongue and face. What should you look for that could help you determine her possible medical condition?

• Her cell phone

• Her driver's license

• Her identification card

• Medical information jewelry

How do you protect an amputated body part?

• Place it directly on ice in a sealed bag, and send it to the hospital

• Wrap it in gauze, place it in an airtight bag, and send it to the hospital

• Place it in a red biohazard bag

• Place it in a watertight plastic bag inside another container with ice or ice and water

A coworker is struck in the abdomen while on break. The coworker has a bruise and shows signs of shock. What should you suspect is wrong?

• External bleeding

• Cardiac arrest

• Internal bleeding

• A head injury