First Aid Review

What is first aid?

• A) Completing a primary survey

• B) The first help given to the victim of an accident

• C) Assessing a victim’s vital signs

• D) Treating a victim for shock

Your check of the scene suggests that a victim has suffered an electrical shock. The first thing to do is….

• a) Cover all burns with a dry loose dressing.

• b) Ask a bystander to help you move the victim.

• c) Place the victim on one side with the head down.

• d) Make sure the power is turned off.

You are caring for a victim with a burned hand. Put the hand in cool water if….

• a) The burns are very deep

• b) There are burns with open blisters.

• c) The burns are minor with no open blisters.

• d) its a first or second degree burn

For which of the following burn victims should you immediately call your local emergency phone number?

• a) A 40 year old man who has burned his hand with hot coffee.

• b) A 68-year-old woman who has a blistered grease burn on her hands and arms.

• c) A 26-year-old woman who has a sunburn on her shoulders.

• d) All of the above

A 15-year-old boy has just splashed a chemical on his face. After sending someone to call for an

ambulance, you would…

• a) Cover the burned area.

• b) Have the victim stay calm until ambulance arrives.

• c) Flush the burned area with large amounts of water until the ambulance arrives.

• d) Immediately drive the victim to the hospital.

Why should you cover burns with a clean or sterile dressing?

• a) To prevent infection.

• b) To cool burned area.

• c) To keep the burned area warm.

• d) Both a and c

To treat a first degree burn you should:

• A) Apply a good quality burn cream or ointment

• B) Apply cool running water until there is little or no remaining pain

• C) Apply a constricting band between the burn and the heart

• D) Both a and b

A victim has a large piece of glass sticking out of her leg. You should….

• a) Leave the glass in her leg and control the bleeding.

• b) Call your local emergency phone number.

• c) Remove the glass and then control the bleeding.

• d) Both a and b

Which would you do when caring for a seizure victim?

• a) Remove nearby objects that might cause injury.

• b) Place a small object, such as a rolled up piece of cloth, between the Victim’s teeth.

• c) Try to hold the person still.

• d) All of the above.

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….

• a) Roll the victim onto his stomach keeping the head and back in a straight line.

• b) Roll the victim onto one side.

• c) Position victim onto one side.

• d) Attempt to keep the victim from moving.