first aid procedures

In case of an emergency on site, what TWO actions should you take? (Choose 2 answers)

• Proceed directly to your designated assembly point

• Collect your belongings, then proceed to your assembly point

• Finish the task you're currently doing, then leave the area

• Immediately evacuate using the nearest exit

What should you do if someone falls while working at height and says they can't feel their legs?

• Try to keep their legs elevated to help with circulation

• Ensure they stay still until emergency services arrive

• Move the person onto their back and bend their legs

• Move them into the site office and wait for help to arrive

What should you do if someone has an accident and you think they have broken a leg?

• Raise the leg to increase circulation

• Ask them to turn on their side into the recovery position

• Immediately send for medical help

• Use a cloth to wrap the broken leg

What should you do if you notice that the first-aid kit at your work site is always empty?

• Speak to the person who looks after the first-aid kit about the matter.

• Buy your own supplies and bring them in.

• Ignore it, it's your supervisor's job.

• Write to the Health and Safety Executive about the matter.

A first aider is allowed to do all the following EXCEPT:

• Administer medicines without authorisation

• Attempt to revive you if you are unconscious

• Perform CPR

• Treat any cuts and wounds you may have

What TWO immediate actions should you take after witnessing an accident on site? (Choose 2 answers)

• Sit the person upright and give him/her painkillers

• Ensure it is safe before approaching the injured person

• Take the injured person to the site office

• Have someone call for help immediately

What is the FIRST thing you should do if someone next to you accidentally touches a live cable?

• Try to isolate the power, then get help immediately

• Contact the electricity company immediately

• Pull the person away from the cable

• Call for an ambulance

When is an employer required to provide a first-aid kit?

• If 10 or more people are employed

• The employer decides whether or not to provide a first-aid kit

• If 5 or more people are employed

• Employers must provide first-aid kits regardless of the number of employees

What should you do if you cut your finger and cannot stop the bleeding?

• Apply barrier cream over the cut, then continue working

• Seek first aid immediately

• Tie a cloth around it to stop the bleeding, then continue working

• Clean it yourself, then continue working

Which statement about evacuation routes is true?

• They should be kept clear and unobstructed.

• They should always be painted green.

• They should be used as assembly points when not in use.

• They should remain lit at all times.