WorksheetsTrauma Aid
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What should you do before starting CPR?
Check the scene and the person
Call 911
Open the airway and check for breathing
All choices are correct
What is the minimum speed for chest compressions?
100 compressions per minute
140 compressions per minute
80 compressions per minute
60 compressions per minute
What is the best tool for quickly removing clothing from around a wound?
A pocketknife
Trauma shears
Sewing scissors
A tourniquet
What should you always do before providing aid to a responsive patient?
Obtain consent for treatment
Apply a tourniquet
Begin providing a field transfusion
Administer a chewable aspirin
What should you always do before providing aid to an unresponsive adult?
Call 911 or have someone call 911
Check for a femoral pulse
Log-roll the individual to check for anterior wounds
Find an AED
Which of the following should you do before providing aid to a bleeding individual?
Wipe the blood away from the wound
Apply pressure to the wound
Put on non-permeable gloves, if possible
Apply a tourniquet high on the affected limb
After putting on your PPE and exposing the wound, what is the first step of stopping blood loss?
Apply an occlusive dressing to the wound
Make a lateral incision to expose the bone
Perform a crichothyrotomy
Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound
When should you remove a tourniquet?
You should never remove a tourniquet
After the bleeding stops
After calling 911
If the affected limb becomes hypoxic
Where should you apply a tourniquet, if necessary?
Directly on the wound
As high as possible on the affected limb
Around the anterior iliac spine
Below the wound to prevent sepsis
What is the last step of using a tourniquet?
Secure the windlass
Manually tighten the strap
Write the time on the tourniquet
Loosen the tourniquet
What is the appropriate body part for a tourniquet?
The axilla
Arms and legs
Pelvic area
The neck
Which of the following wounds should not be treated by wound packing?
Chest wound
Armpit wound
Neck wound
Groin wound
How should you pack a wound with major bleeding?
Place gauze over the wound and apply pressure
Apply a trauma bandage to the wound
Use your fingers to press gauze into the wound
Tape an occlusive dressing to the wound
Which of the following is an appropriate location for a chest seal?
Anywhere on the lower abdomen or back/spine
Exclusively on the neck, groin, or armpits
Anywhere on the torso between the neck and navel
Only in the areas covered by the rib cage
How should an improvised chest seal be applied?
Apply a gauze dressing and tape the lateral edges beyond the wound
Apply a nonporous material or occlusive dressing with tape on all sides
Apply a nonporous material or occlusive dressing with tape on three sides
Apply a gauze dressing and tape on three sides, two inches beyond the wound
If an individual with a non-vented chest seal is experiencing increased respiratory difficulty, what should you do?
Remove or open the chest seal to release pressure
Perform a needle decompression below the diaphragm
Begin chest compressions at 100 compressions a minute
Wrap the individual in an emergency blanket and call 911
