HOSA CPR/First Aid Questions and Answers Rated A
How many breaths and compressions do you
perform for each cycle of CPR? - List some barriers to action. - ANSWER --
ANSWER -2 breaths and 30 compressions presence of other people
- unsure of victim's condition, type of injury or
illness
How do you treat a cut / gash on a person's arm? - fear of catching disease
- ANSWER -With clean dressing, put gauze - fear of doing something wrong
pads on the cut. - being unsure when to call 911
Hold for 1 minute and state that you are holding
for 1 minute.
If bleeding continues, place more clean gauze Name the 3 C's of first aid. - ANSWER -
pads and hold 1 more minute with more check, call, care.
pressure. Bleeding should subside.
Wrap arm with some kind of bandage to maintain
pressure. What do you check for prior to administering care
to a victim? - ANSWER -- scene safety
- other victims
To preform CPR on an infant the rescuer should - bystanders
do compressions at a rate of _____. - - signs and clues to what type of injury or
ANSWER -at least 100 compressions a condition victim has
minute - ABC's (airway, breathing, and circulation)
A young man was standing to close to a fire and Who do you call prior to administering care to a
the hair caught on fire. The fire was extinguished victim? - ANSWER -911 or EMS.
quickly but the skin on the forehead is mildly
burned. You should ______. - ANSWER -
Cool the burn with cold but not ice-cold water How long should you check a victim's breathing?
- ANSWER -10 seconds.
What are the steps to checking a unconscious
person? - ANSWER -Make sure scene is Define implied consent. - ANSWER -the
safe. assumption that a victim would give permission to
Tap the victim's shoulder while asking "Are you treat them if he or she were conscious.
okay?"
Check for breathing and take carotid pulse.
Give 30 compressions. List some key facts about the transmission of
Check for carotid pulse again. disease. - ANSWER -- can be airborne, in a
Begin CPR. fluid, or vector (bite)
- injured person must be infected for transmission
to occur
What are signs that indicate a medical - rescuer has to have a break in skin
emergency? - ANSWER -unusual noise, - there must be sufficient amount of pathogens
sight, odor, appearance, or behavior.
, HOSA CPR/First Aid Questions and Answers Rated A
Define pathogen. - ANSWER -a disease
causing microorganism.
What is the function of the circulatory system? -
ANSWER -transports nutrients and oxygen
Provide care for first 2 minutes under what to body cells and removes waste products.
circumstances? - ANSWER -- unconscious
adult, adolescent, or infant
- witnessed collapse List some common circulatory system problems. -
ANSWER -- cardiac arrest
- heart attacks
Call FIRST under what circumstances? - - blood clots
ANSWER -- cardiac emergencies
- drowning victims
- unwitnessed collapse List the nervous system organs. -
ANSWER -- brain
- spinal cord
List the respiratory organs. - ANSWER -- - nerves
airway (which consists of the pharynx, larynx,
trachea, and bronchi)
- lungs What is the function of the nervous system? -
ANSWER -transmits messages to and from
the brain to regulate all of the body and its
What is the function of the respiratory system? - systems.
ANSWER -supplies body with oxygen and
removes carbon dioxide by breathing.
List some common nervous system problems. -
ANSWER -- paralysis
List some common respiratory system problems. - seizures
- ANSWER -- asthma - strokes
- respiratory distress - concussions
- respiratory arrest - fainting
- loss of consciousness.
List the circulatory organs. - ANSWER --
heart List the musculoskeletal organs. -
- blood ANSWER -- bones
- blood vessels - muscles
- ligaments
- tendons
Which direction do arteries pump blood? -
ANSWER -away from the heart.
What organs can you strain? - ANSWER -
tendons
Which direction do veins pump blood? -
ANSWER -towards the heart.
How many breaths and compressions do you
perform for each cycle of CPR? - List some barriers to action. - ANSWER --
ANSWER -2 breaths and 30 compressions presence of other people
- unsure of victim's condition, type of injury or
illness
How do you treat a cut / gash on a person's arm? - fear of catching disease
- ANSWER -With clean dressing, put gauze - fear of doing something wrong
pads on the cut. - being unsure when to call 911
Hold for 1 minute and state that you are holding
for 1 minute.
If bleeding continues, place more clean gauze Name the 3 C's of first aid. - ANSWER -
pads and hold 1 more minute with more check, call, care.
pressure. Bleeding should subside.
Wrap arm with some kind of bandage to maintain
pressure. What do you check for prior to administering care
to a victim? - ANSWER -- scene safety
- other victims
To preform CPR on an infant the rescuer should - bystanders
do compressions at a rate of _____. - - signs and clues to what type of injury or
ANSWER -at least 100 compressions a condition victim has
minute - ABC's (airway, breathing, and circulation)
A young man was standing to close to a fire and Who do you call prior to administering care to a
the hair caught on fire. The fire was extinguished victim? - ANSWER -911 or EMS.
quickly but the skin on the forehead is mildly
burned. You should ______. - ANSWER -
Cool the burn with cold but not ice-cold water How long should you check a victim's breathing?
- ANSWER -10 seconds.
What are the steps to checking a unconscious
person? - ANSWER -Make sure scene is Define implied consent. - ANSWER -the
safe. assumption that a victim would give permission to
Tap the victim's shoulder while asking "Are you treat them if he or she were conscious.
okay?"
Check for breathing and take carotid pulse.
Give 30 compressions. List some key facts about the transmission of
Check for carotid pulse again. disease. - ANSWER -- can be airborne, in a
Begin CPR. fluid, or vector (bite)
- injured person must be infected for transmission
to occur
What are signs that indicate a medical - rescuer has to have a break in skin
emergency? - ANSWER -unusual noise, - there must be sufficient amount of pathogens
sight, odor, appearance, or behavior.
, HOSA CPR/First Aid Questions and Answers Rated A
Define pathogen. - ANSWER -a disease
causing microorganism.
What is the function of the circulatory system? -
ANSWER -transports nutrients and oxygen
Provide care for first 2 minutes under what to body cells and removes waste products.
circumstances? - ANSWER -- unconscious
adult, adolescent, or infant
- witnessed collapse List some common circulatory system problems. -
ANSWER -- cardiac arrest
- heart attacks
Call FIRST under what circumstances? - - blood clots
ANSWER -- cardiac emergencies
- drowning victims
- unwitnessed collapse List the nervous system organs. -
ANSWER -- brain
- spinal cord
List the respiratory organs. - ANSWER -- - nerves
airway (which consists of the pharynx, larynx,
trachea, and bronchi)
- lungs What is the function of the nervous system? -
ANSWER -transmits messages to and from
the brain to regulate all of the body and its
What is the function of the respiratory system? - systems.
ANSWER -supplies body with oxygen and
removes carbon dioxide by breathing.
List some common nervous system problems. -
ANSWER -- paralysis
List some common respiratory system problems. - seizures
- ANSWER -- asthma - strokes
- respiratory distress - concussions
- respiratory arrest - fainting
- loss of consciousness.
List the circulatory organs. - ANSWER --
heart List the musculoskeletal organs. -
- blood ANSWER -- bones
- blood vessels - muscles
- ligaments
- tendons
Which direction do arteries pump blood? -
ANSWER -away from the heart.
What organs can you strain? - ANSWER -
tendons
Which direction do veins pump blood? -
ANSWER -towards the heart.
