practice First Aid and Emergency Procedures Quiz

If there is an emergency on site, what TWO things should you do? (Choose 2 answers)

• Go straight to your designated assembly point

• Gather your belongings, then go to your assembly point

• Complete the task you're doing then leave the area

• Leave immediately using the nearest exit

If there is an emergency on site you must ___.

• Find your supervisor and ask him/her what to do

• Leave the site immediately

• Phone the Health and Safety Executive and seek advice

• Follow the emergency procedures in place

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

• Try to keep his/her legs elevated to help with circulation

• Ensure they stay still until emergency services arrive

• Move the person on to their back and bend their legs

• Move him/her 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 him/her to turn on the side in the recovery position

• Send for medical help immediately

• Use cloth to wrap the broken leg

What should you do if you notice 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 take it in

• Ignore it, that'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

• Try 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

• Make sure 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 touches a live cable by accident?

• 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

What is the FIRST thing you should do if someone working outside collapses with stomach pains and no first aider is around?

• Take him/her to the site office

• Have someone contact emergency services immediately

• Remove him/her from direct sunlight

• Give him/her painkillers

What is the FIRST thing you should do if you find an injured person while working on your own?

• Call 999 and request an ambulance

• Assess the situation and make sure you are not in any danger

• Let your supervisor know someone has been injured

• Move the injured person to your site office