HSI YMCA FIRST AID EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Implied consent usually occurs when __________________. Answer:
You are unable to communicate with the person
◉ Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid requires
being able to _____________________. Answer: Recognize life-threatening
conditions
◉ You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Aid Alert
received on your smart phone for a person needing medical
assistance. As you approach, a bystander directs you to a person
who was struck by a forklift truck that was attempting to pass by.
The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has
been activated. You have a first aid kit. The person is responsive,
breathing, and holding their misshapen leg in obvious pain. You ask,
"May I help you?" The person angrily says, "No. I'll be fine." What
would you do? Answer: Don't touch or give first aid to the person
without consent.
◉ You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless
emergency alert for "an injured person." As you reach the scene, you
see a machinist sitting on a workbench holding their hand over their
bloody forearm. The person is responsive and consents to first aid.
, Blood flows continuously from a deep, irregular, and jagged tear in
the forearm. You are wearing safety glasses and disposable gloves.
You have a first aid kit with a 10 pack of sterile 4" x 4" gauze
sponges, but no hemostatic dressings or a tourniquet. What would
you do? Answer: Apply the gauze sponges onto the wound. Push
down hard.
◉ Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged nail beds
and lips, are a result of _____________________. Answer: Not enough
circulating red blood cells
◉ You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in the first aid
room who has consented to first aid after tripping and falling. The
person has minimal bleeding from scrapes to both elbows. Dirt is
embedded in both wounds. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What
would you do? Answer: Flush the wounds with a large volume of
warm or room temperature water.
◉ You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain biker who has
consented to first aid following a crash. The person has minor
bleeding from their lip and in their mouth. A tooth has been knocked
out. A bystander points to the dirty tooth lying in dusty, loose gravel.
The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no
other obvious injuries. What would you do? Answer: Pick up the
tooth by the chewing surface, gently rinse it with water.
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Implied consent usually occurs when __________________. Answer:
You are unable to communicate with the person
◉ Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid requires
being able to _____________________. Answer: Recognize life-threatening
conditions
◉ You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Aid Alert
received on your smart phone for a person needing medical
assistance. As you approach, a bystander directs you to a person
who was struck by a forklift truck that was attempting to pass by.
The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. EMS has
been activated. You have a first aid kit. The person is responsive,
breathing, and holding their misshapen leg in obvious pain. You ask,
"May I help you?" The person angrily says, "No. I'll be fine." What
would you do? Answer: Don't touch or give first aid to the person
without consent.
◉ You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless
emergency alert for "an injured person." As you reach the scene, you
see a machinist sitting on a workbench holding their hand over their
bloody forearm. The person is responsive and consents to first aid.
, Blood flows continuously from a deep, irregular, and jagged tear in
the forearm. You are wearing safety glasses and disposable gloves.
You have a first aid kit with a 10 pack of sterile 4" x 4" gauze
sponges, but no hemostatic dressings or a tourniquet. What would
you do? Answer: Apply the gauze sponges onto the wound. Push
down hard.
◉ Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged nail beds
and lips, are a result of _____________________. Answer: Not enough
circulating red blood cells
◉ You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in the first aid
room who has consented to first aid after tripping and falling. The
person has minimal bleeding from scrapes to both elbows. Dirt is
embedded in both wounds. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What
would you do? Answer: Flush the wounds with a large volume of
warm or room temperature water.
◉ You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain biker who has
consented to first aid following a crash. The person has minor
bleeding from their lip and in their mouth. A tooth has been knocked
out. A bystander points to the dirty tooth lying in dusty, loose gravel.
The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. There are no
other obvious injuries. What would you do? Answer: Pick up the
tooth by the chewing surface, gently rinse it with water.
