First Aid at Work Practice Questions — All Questions
19 questions
The first thing to check when approaching a casualty is:
- a.Their address
- b.Danger to you and the casualty✓
- c.Their age
- d.Their name
Check for danger first — do not become a casualty yourself (the 'D' in DR ABC).
'DR ABC' stands for Danger, Response, and then:
- a.Airway, Breathing, Circulation✓
- b.Ask,Bandage, Call
- c.Always Be Calm
- d.Arms, Back, Chest
DR ABC = Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
To check for a response, you should:
- a.Throw water
- b.Do nothing
- c.Shake the casualty hard
- d.Gently shake the shoulders and ask loudly if they are okay✓
Gently shake the shoulders and speak loudly to check responsiveness.
If a casualty is unresponsive, an early priority is to:
- a.Give food
- b.Open the airway and check breathing, and get help/call emergency services✓
- c.Leave them alone
- d.Move them immediately
Open the airway, check breathing, and call for emergency help.
For an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing normally, you should:
- a.Start CPR and ensure emergency services are called✓
- b.Put them in the recovery position
- c.Give water
- d.Wait 10 minutes
Begin CPR immediately and ensure emergency services are called.
The recommended ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths in adult CPR is:
- a.2 to 30
- b.30 compressions to 2 breaths✓
- c.5 to 1
- d.15 to 1
Standard adult CPR uses 30 compressions to 2 rescue breaths.
Chest compressions for an adult should be given at a rate of about:
- a.200 per minute
- b.100 to 120 per minute✓
- c.60 per minute
- d.20 per minute
Compressions are given at roughly 100 to 120 per minute.
An AED (automated external defibrillator) should be:
- a.Never used by first aiders
- b.Used only by doctors
- c.Used as soon as available, following its voice prompts✓
- d.Avoided
Use an AED as soon as it is available and follow its spoken instructions.
The first action to control severe external bleeding is to:
- a.Apply a cold pack only
- b.Give the casualty a drink
- c.Elevate the head
- d.Apply firm direct pressure to the wound✓
Apply firm direct pressure to the wound to control bleeding.
If blood soaks through the first dressing, you should:
- a.Wash the wound with soap
- b.Apply another dressing on top and keep pressure✓
- c.Ignore it
- d.Remove all dressings
Add another dressing on top and maintain pressure; do not remove the first.
Signs of shock from severe bleeding can include:
- a.Pale, cold, clammy skin and a fast pulse✓
- b.Warm, dry skin
- c.Slow steady breathing only
- d.High energy
Shock often shows as pale, cold, clammy skin and a rapid pulse.
A casualty showing signs of shock should generally be:
- a.Made to walk
- b.Given food and drink
- c.Laid down, kept warm, and given emergency help✓
- d.Left standing
Lay them down, keep them warm, reassure, and call for emergency help; do not give food/drink.
For a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe, first give:
- a.Rescue breaths
- b.Up to five sharp back blows between the shoulder blades✓
- c.Chest compressions
- d.Water
Give up to five back blows between the shoulder blades first.
If back blows fail to clear the obstruction, next give:
- a.Nothing
- b.Up to five abdominal thrusts✓
- c.More water
- d.Rescue breaths only
If back blows fail, give up to five abdominal thrusts, alternating as needed.
If a choking casualty becomes unresponsive, you should:
- a.Leave them
- b.Call emergency services and start CPR✓
- c.Give them a drink
- d.Sit them up
Call emergency services and begin CPR if a choking casualty becomes unresponsive.
A casualty who is choking but can still cough forcefully should be:
- a.Given water
- b.Given abdominal thrusts
- c.Given back blows immediately
- d.Encouraged to keep coughing✓
If they can cough effectively, encourage coughing; intervene if it becomes ineffective.
An unresponsive casualty who IS breathing normally should be placed:
- a.On their back
- b.Face down
- c.In the recovery position (on their side)✓
- d.Sitting upright
The recovery position (on the side) keeps the airway open and allows drainage.
The recovery position helps by:
- a.Restarting the heart
- b.Keeping the airway open and allowing fluids to drain✓
- c.Stopping bleeding
- d.Warming the casualty only
It maintains an open airway and lets vomit or fluids drain out.
While waiting for the ambulance with a casualty in the recovery position, you should:
- a.Sit them up
- b.Give them food
- c.Leave them alone
- d.Monitor breathing and be ready to start CPR if it stops✓
Keep monitoring breathing and be ready to act if their condition changes.