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WorksheetsJunior Health Test 1 (Chapter 1-4)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which individual in the EMS system provides the transition in care between the citizen responder level and medical professionals?
Citizen responder
EMS dispatcher
Emergency Medical Technician
Paramedic
Which of the following statements best describes the Emergency Medical Services system?
Personnel and equipment for removing victims from dangerous locations are part of the EMS system.
The EMS system consists of community resources organized to care for victims of sudden injury or illness.
The EMS system is organized to prevent the occurrence of injuries and sudden illness.
The EMS system provides an ambulance to transport the victim to the hospital.
An injury to a ligament of the body is called a?
Dislocation
Fracture
Sprain
Strain
The first responder’s role in the EMS system is identical to the role of the citizen responder.
True
False
What is an injury?
Damage of the body by an external force
Damage to a victim’s ego
Damage to the personal belongings of a victim
Someone who is slapped in the face
As a citizen responder, which is your most important responsibility in a life-threatening situation?
Getting others to help you
Moving the victim to safety
Summoning EMS professionals
Taking the victim to the hospital
Which of the following is NOT considered a life-threatening condition?
Dislocated knee cap
No signs of life
Severe bleeding
Unconscious adult
What part of the body connects muscle to bone?
Artery
Filament
Ligament
Tendon
Reasons why people may fear to step in during an emergency situation are known as “barriers to action”.
True
False
Which of the following is a barrier to action in an emergency?
All choices are correct
Embarrassment about stepping forward to provide first aid in front of strangers
Not wanting to get involved for fear of doing something wrong
Uncertainty about providing first aid due to the nature of the injury
Disease transmission from a victim to a rescuer requires four conditions. Which of the following is NOT one of the four?
The rescuer providing first aid must be exposed to the victim’s body fluids
The rescuer providing first aid must have bruises on his hands
The victim must be infected with the disease
There must be enough body fluids that contain germs to cause infection
Cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic areas are known as what?
Bodily functions
Body areas
Body blocks
Body cavities
Which of the following should be done immediately to prevent disease transmission?
Put on a pair of gloves
Remove the bloodied clothing of the victim
Rinse a victim’s wounds out with cold water
Wash your hands before contact with the victim
A car crashed into a power pole and a live electrical wire is draped over its roof. The driver of the car is slumped against the steering wheel and appears to be bleeding heavily from a facial injury. What should be your immediate action in this emergency?
Approach the driver and determine if he is conscious and breathing.
Instruct the driver to carefully open the door and jump clear of the car.
Move the live wire off the car using rubber gloves and a dry branch.
Stay back from the car and call EMS personnel to deal with the situation.
Which people in the EMS system have the role of recognizing that an emergency exists, deciding to act, activating the EMS system, and providing first aid?
Citizen Responders
Emergency Medical Technicians
Firefighters
Paramedics
The value of first aid training includes which of the following? (2 answers)
The knowledge and development of emergency criteria for first aid examinations
A growth in confidence in responding to an emergency situation
The development of skills that will help reduce family and personal medical costs
The knowledge of a plan of action useful in any emergency
Which of the following accurately describes the value of first aid training?
It prepares you to confidently identify and manage all medical illnesses.
It prepares you to provide advanced medical treatment for the victim of an injury or sudden illness.
It provides a basic plan of action that can be used in any emergency
It teaches you to preparation techniques for a victim’s transportation to the hospital.
If a victim’s behavior threatens your safety while you are attempting to provide first aid, what should you do?
Attempt to calm the victim by gently touching his or her arm and talking softly
Try speaking forcefully and authoritatively to the victim to gain cooperation
Try to restrain the victim and prevent harm to yourself and others
Withdraw from the immediate area and wait for EMS personnel
To which of these victims can you provide first aid because consent is implied?
A victim unable to respond due to illness or injury
An unaccompanied infant or child
An unconscious victim
All choices are correct
Unusual odors, sights, and noises are three of the common indicators of an emergency. What is the fourth?
Unexpected colors and sights
Unfamiliar organization of resources
Unusual appearance or behavior
Unusual arrangement of cars
Your co-worker tells you that she has pain in her abdomen for the past few hours and that it is suddenly much worse. You should call EMS personnel.
True
False
You should move a victim with a spinal injury as soon as you can.
True
False
Which is NOT one of the 3 units that make up all Body Systems?
Cells
Fibers
Organs
Tissues
Which of the following should you ask yourself when you approach the scene of an accident?
How many victims are there?
Is there anyone here to help me?
What happened?
All choices are correct
What Body System is a group of organs the provide movement and strength and also help protect our vital organs?
Digestive
Genitourinary
Musculoskeletal
Respiratory
Before providing care to any victim, you should make sure the scene is safe for the victim and the rescuers.
True
False
For which of the following people should you IMMEDIATELY summons EMS Personnel?
A 22 year old male whose has had a fever and vomited twice during the night.
A 40 year old executive complained that he has felt nauseated, sweaty and has shortness of breath for the past hour or so.
A 60 year old jogger experiences severe knee pain after a morning run.
An 8 year old with a large bruise on one arm from being hit by a baseball.
How should you determine if a victim is conscious?
Rub your knuckles across the victim’s sternum and ask, “Do you feel this?”
Pinch the muscle at the top of the shoulder and ask, “Is this painful?”
Slap the victim’s face and ask, “Are you awake?”
Gently tap the victim and ask, “Are you O.K.?”
A victim who can answer your question, “Are you O.K.?” is conscious, breathing and has a pulse.
False
True
Which is NOT an example of an unusual behavior of a victim?
Confused behavior
Normal urination
Slurred Speech
Unconsciousness
What are the 3 Emergency Action steps?
Call-Check-Care
Care-Call-Check
Check-Call-Care
None of the choices
Citizen responder, EMS Dispatcher, First Responder, EMT, Hospital Care Providers, and Rehabilitation are the 6 steps in what?
Chain of Safety
The Chain of Command
The EMS System
The Help Chain
Which situation would require you to call FIRST?
All choices are correct
Sudden collapse of an child/infant
Unconscious adult
Unconscious child/infant with high heart risk
Laws that protect people who willingly give first aid without accepting anything in return are called
Citizen Responder Laws
Good Samaritan Laws
Hold Harmless Laws
Medical Immunity Laws
Which situation would NOT require you to move a victim?
A victim crashed into a telephone pole and the pole looks like it is about to fall.
A victim has fallen off a ladder and is lying unconscious.
A victim in a factory who cannot move and there is the smell of gas in the air.
A victim with a broken leg is in a burning building.
When moving a victim, what is the fourth technique that can be used: Walking Assist, 2 Person Seat Carry, Clothes Drag, and _____________.
Arm Link Pull
Fireman’s Carry
Pack Strap
Shoulder Carry
The first thing you should do at any emergency scene is check the victim for life-threatening conditions.
False
True
When you enter the scene of an emergency, as a part of the check-call-care steps, what should you check? (2 answers)
For an exit
For rubber gloves
The scene
The victim
An example of a person that would be a First Responder is a ________________.
Firefighter
Lifeguard
Police officer
All choices are correct
The heart, blood, and blood vessels are major components of which body system?
Circulatory
Integumentary
Nervous
Skeletal
Which structures of the musculoskeletal system usually join bone to bone at the joints?
Fibers
Ligaments
Muscle
Tendons
Your role in the EMS system includes 4 basic steps. Which of the four below is NOT included?
Call 911.
Decide to act.
Leave the victim alone until help arrives.
Recognize an emergency has occurred.
The human body is made up of 300 muscles.
True
False
Which structure listed below is part of the integumentary system?
Bone
Muscle
Nerves
Skin
Which system has primary responsibility for getting oxygen to each cell in the body?
Circulatory
Integumentary
Nervous
Respiratory
As a fully grown adult, a person has how many bones in their body?
50
135
206
600
What is Cardiac Arrest?
None of the choices
The heart beats too fast to pump blood.
The heart has too many arteries clogged.
The heart stops beating or beats too weakly to pump the blood.
Which is NOT a part of the nervous system?
Phalanges
Nerves
Spinal Cord
Brain
Which of the following is type of injury of the musculoskeletal system?
Puncture
Fracture
Laceration
None of the choices
What is Respiratory Distress?
The victim cannot breath at all.
The victim is having trouble breathing.
The victim has a sharp pain in their abdomen.
