WorksheetsH&S - 7. Emergency Procedures and First Aid
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the one thing a first aider cannot do for you?
Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Stop any bleeding
Give you medicines without authorisation
Treat you if you are unconscious
A first aid box should not contain:
Bandages
Plasters
Safety pins
Pain killers
If you want to be a first aider, you should:
Watch a first aider treating people then try it yoursellf
Ask if you can do a first aider's course
Buy a book on first aid and start treating people
Speak to your doctor about it
What is the first thing you should do if you find an injured person?
Tell your supervisor
Check that you are not in any danger
Move the injured person to a safe place
Ask the injured person what happened
If you think someone has a broken leg, you should:
Lie them on their side in the recovery position
Use your belt to strap their legs together
Send for the first aider or get other help
Lie them on their back
If someone gets some grit in their eye, the best thing you can do is:
Hold the eye open and wipe it with clean tissue paper
Ask them to rub the eye until it starts to water
Tell them to blink a couple of times
Hold the eye open and flush it with clean water
Someone gets a large splinter in their hand, It is deep under the skin and it hurts. What should you do?
Use something sharp to dig it out
Make sure they get first aid
Tell them to ignore it and let the splinter come out on its own
Try to squeeze out the splinter with your thumbs
Someone collapses with stomach pain. There is no first aider on site. What should you do?
Get them to sit down
Get someone to call the emergency services
Get them to lie down in the recovery position
Give them some painkillers
If someone falls and is knocked unconscious, you should:
Turn them over so they are lying on their back
Send for medical help
Slap their face to wake them up
Give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs. You should tell them to:
Roll onto their back and keep their legs straight
Roll onto their side and bend their legs
Stay where they are until medical help arrives
Raise their legs to see if any feeling comes back
Someone has got a nail in their foot. You are not a first aider. You must not pull out the nail because:
You will let air and bacteria get into the wound
The nail is helping to reduce the bleeding
It will prove that the casualty was not wearing safety boots
The nail is helping to keep their boot on
This sign means:
Wear eye protection
Eye-wash station
Risk of splashing
Shower block
This sign means:
First aid
Safe to cross
No waiting
Wait here for help
You will find out about emergency assembly points from:
A risk assessment
A method statement
The site induction
The permit to work
If someone burns their hand, the best thing you can do is:
Put the hand into cold water
Tell them to carry on working to exercise the hand
Rub barrier cream or Vaseline into the burn
Wrap your handkerchief around the burn
You have to work alone on a remote part of the site. What would you expect to be given?
A small first aid box
The first aid box out of the office
Nothing
A book on first aid
Someone working in a deep manhole has collapsed. What is the first thing you should do?
Get someone to lower you into the manhole on a rope
Climb into the manhole and give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Go and tell your supervisor
Shout to let others know what has happened
The first aid box on site is always empty. What should you do?
Bring your own first aid supplies into work
Find out who is taking all the first aid supplies
Find out who looks after the first aid box and let them know
Ignore the problem, it is always the same
Does your employer have to provide a first aid box?
Yes, every site must have one
Only if more than 50 people work on site
Only if more than 25 people work on site
No, there is no legal duty to provide one
When would you expect eye-wash bottles to be provided?
Only on demolition sites where asbestos has to be removed
Only on sites where refurbishment is being carried out
On all sites where people could get something in their eyes
On all sites where showers are needed
How can you find out the emergency telephone number for your site? Give two answers.
Attend the site induction
Read the site notice boards
Ask the Health and Safety Executive
Ask the local hospital
Look in the BT telephone directory
If there is an emergency on site, you should:
Leave the site and go home
Phone home
Follow the site emergency procedure
Phone the Health and Safety Executive
If someone is in contact with a live cable, the best thing you can do is:
Phone the electricity company
Dial 999 and ask for an ambulance
Switch off the power and call for help
Pull them away from the cable
This sign means:
One-way system
Public right of way
Assembly point
Site transport route
