11G Revision T1

When should you phone for an ambulance and ask for help?

• If you are not qualified to give first aid

• If someone is seriously ill or injured

• If you are not sure what to do in an emergency

• All of the options are correct

What is the name given to a box that contains supplies for giving medical treatment, such as bandages and wound dressings?

• first aid kit

• makeup kit

• AED

• CPR kit

If a person is breathing normally, unresponsive and has no major injuries, they should be put into the ______ position.

• safety

• recovery

• first aid

• injury

How should you check for breathing in a casualty?

• Feel their breath against your cheek

• Look to see if their chest is rising and falling

• Listen over their mouth and nose for breathing sounds

• All of the options are correct

The ______ are the most common way in which germs are spread.

• eyes

• feet

• hands

• air

Which of the following is a type of open soft tissue injury?

• Broken bone

• Fractured bone

• Amputation

• Brain damage

What is the name of the wound dressing that is wrapped tightly around an arm or leg to stop large amounts of blood loss?

• Dressing

• Bandage

• Tourniquet

• Gauze

If a patient’s fingertips turn blue or purple after applying a bandage to their arm, what is this a sign of?

• The bandage is too loose

• The bleeding has stopped

• The patient is still bleeding

• The bandage is too tight

What does bleeding from a vein look like?

• Blood is bright red and spurts out of the wound

• Blood is bright red and oozes from the wound

• Blood is dark red and oozes from the wound

• Blood trickles out of the wound with low pressure

What happens at the 14th week of foetal development?

• The lungs develop

• The foetus develops male or female characteristics

• The heartbeat can be heard with a stethoscope

• The foetus is ready to be born