American Red Cross First Aid Test Exam
questions with solved solutions
Closed wound - ANSWER>>skin not broken, bleeding and
damage below the tissue
open wound - ANSWER>>skin is broken, there are bleeding and
scrapes
direct pressure - ANSWER>>to control external bleeding, use
_____ ______.
do not remove blood soaked bandages, just add more -
ANSWER>>if there are already bandages on a wound and the
wound continues to bleed, what should you do?
-if you cannot control the bleeding with direct pressure
-if direct pressure is not possible - ANSWER>>in what situations
would you use a tourniquet?
flushes the affected eye out without contaminating the other eye -
ANSWER>>how do you flush out an eye that has come in contact
with a harmful substance?
shut off the power that they are being electrocuted from -
ANSWER>>what is the only safe way to get to a person that is
being electrocuted?
, open (skin is broken), closed (skin is unbroken) -
ANSWER>>what are the two classifications of bone fractures?
sprain - ANSWER>>partial/complete tearing or stretching of a
ligament
strain - ANSWER>>stretching/tearing of muscle fibers and tendon
rest, immobilize, cold, elevate - ANSWER>>what does R.I.C.E.
stand for?
musculoskeletal - ANSWER>>what kind of injuries would you use
R.I.C.E. to care for?
-if you need to transport the person without the help of
professionals
-if you can do so without causing more pain - ANSWER>>what
are the two conditions under which you would splint someone?
splint to the joint above and below the injury, wrap from the point
farthest from the heart - ANSWER>>how do you splint someone?
for suspected head/neck injuries, hold head in the position found
so the head cannot move - ANSWER>>how and why do you
perform a manual stabilization?
rigid splint - ANSWER>>a type of splint using something hard that
will stabilize an injury
questions with solved solutions
Closed wound - ANSWER>>skin not broken, bleeding and
damage below the tissue
open wound - ANSWER>>skin is broken, there are bleeding and
scrapes
direct pressure - ANSWER>>to control external bleeding, use
_____ ______.
do not remove blood soaked bandages, just add more -
ANSWER>>if there are already bandages on a wound and the
wound continues to bleed, what should you do?
-if you cannot control the bleeding with direct pressure
-if direct pressure is not possible - ANSWER>>in what situations
would you use a tourniquet?
flushes the affected eye out without contaminating the other eye -
ANSWER>>how do you flush out an eye that has come in contact
with a harmful substance?
shut off the power that they are being electrocuted from -
ANSWER>>what is the only safe way to get to a person that is
being electrocuted?
, open (skin is broken), closed (skin is unbroken) -
ANSWER>>what are the two classifications of bone fractures?
sprain - ANSWER>>partial/complete tearing or stretching of a
ligament
strain - ANSWER>>stretching/tearing of muscle fibers and tendon
rest, immobilize, cold, elevate - ANSWER>>what does R.I.C.E.
stand for?
musculoskeletal - ANSWER>>what kind of injuries would you use
R.I.C.E. to care for?
-if you need to transport the person without the help of
professionals
-if you can do so without causing more pain - ANSWER>>what
are the two conditions under which you would splint someone?
splint to the joint above and below the injury, wrap from the point
farthest from the heart - ANSWER>>how do you splint someone?
for suspected head/neck injuries, hold head in the position found
so the head cannot move - ANSWER>>how and why do you
perform a manual stabilization?
rigid splint - ANSWER>>a type of splint using something hard that
will stabilize an injury
