NHS 111 Assessment 1 Questions with
Complete Solutions 2025/2026.
List 3 possible causes of oxygen not reaching the body - Answer 1 - choking
2 - ashtma attack
3 - unconsciousness
What is shock? - Answer Shock is a life-threatening condition where the body's
cardiovascular system fails and cannot send enough oxygen around the body.
What 3 things are needed to keep the body supplied with oxygen? - Answer A - Airways
B - Breathing
C - Circulation
List 4 key features of shock - Answer 1 - very weak
2 - unconscious
3 - pale
4 - clammy
List 5 causes of shock - Answer 1 - excessive bleeding
2 - heart attacks
3 - severe infections
4 - hypoglycaemia
5 - severe burns
What is agonal breathing? - Answer Slow, noisy, irregular breaths. Usually occurring every
10-15 seconds. Can continue for serval minutes after the heart has stopped beating
What are the 4 parts to chain of survival? - Answer 1 - Early recognition & call for help
2 - early CPR
3 - early defibrillation
4 - post resuscitation care
What takes priority when assessing a patient over the telephone? - Answer To assess if the
situation is life threatening
, List 4 symptoms of shaken baby syndrome - Answer 1 - unable to stay awake
2 - body tremors
3 - difficulty breathing
4 - vomiting
What age of children are more vulnerable to abuse? - Answer One
How many people are said to experience a mental health disorder? - Answer 1 in 4
Name of a tumour that spreads? - Answer Malignant/ cancer
Name of a tumour that doesn't spread - Answer Benign
Why is it important to ask if a patient has or had cancer? - Answer 1 - the cancer may have
returned
2 - symptoms maybe related to the cancer/cancer treatment
3 - can make you more susceptible to other conditions
How many litres of blood does an average person have? - Answer 4 - 5 litres
What's the largest artery in the body? - Answer The aorta
Other names a caller may use for palpitations - Answer •racing
•fluttering
•skipping a beat
Why does the blood spurt out when an artery is cut? - Answer It is under pressure and being
pumped out by the heart.
List 5 causes of difficulty breathing - Answer 1 - heart attack
2 - injury to chest or head
3 - drowning
4 - severe allergy
5 - poisoning
Complete Solutions 2025/2026.
List 3 possible causes of oxygen not reaching the body - Answer 1 - choking
2 - ashtma attack
3 - unconsciousness
What is shock? - Answer Shock is a life-threatening condition where the body's
cardiovascular system fails and cannot send enough oxygen around the body.
What 3 things are needed to keep the body supplied with oxygen? - Answer A - Airways
B - Breathing
C - Circulation
List 4 key features of shock - Answer 1 - very weak
2 - unconscious
3 - pale
4 - clammy
List 5 causes of shock - Answer 1 - excessive bleeding
2 - heart attacks
3 - severe infections
4 - hypoglycaemia
5 - severe burns
What is agonal breathing? - Answer Slow, noisy, irregular breaths. Usually occurring every
10-15 seconds. Can continue for serval minutes after the heart has stopped beating
What are the 4 parts to chain of survival? - Answer 1 - Early recognition & call for help
2 - early CPR
3 - early defibrillation
4 - post resuscitation care
What takes priority when assessing a patient over the telephone? - Answer To assess if the
situation is life threatening
, List 4 symptoms of shaken baby syndrome - Answer 1 - unable to stay awake
2 - body tremors
3 - difficulty breathing
4 - vomiting
What age of children are more vulnerable to abuse? - Answer One
How many people are said to experience a mental health disorder? - Answer 1 in 4
Name of a tumour that spreads? - Answer Malignant/ cancer
Name of a tumour that doesn't spread - Answer Benign
Why is it important to ask if a patient has or had cancer? - Answer 1 - the cancer may have
returned
2 - symptoms maybe related to the cancer/cancer treatment
3 - can make you more susceptible to other conditions
How many litres of blood does an average person have? - Answer 4 - 5 litres
What's the largest artery in the body? - Answer The aorta
Other names a caller may use for palpitations - Answer •racing
•fluttering
•skipping a beat
Why does the blood spurt out when an artery is cut? - Answer It is under pressure and being
pumped out by the heart.
List 5 causes of difficulty breathing - Answer 1 - heart attack
2 - injury to chest or head
3 - drowning
4 - severe allergy
5 - poisoning
