First Aid Flashcards for Test Prep and Certification Success
1. First aid is the initial care provided for . Acute illness or injury
2. Implied consent usually occurs when When you can no commu-
. nicate with the victim
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3. Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid Recognize life-threatening
requires being able to . conditions
4. You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Don't touch or give first aid
Aid Alert received on your smart phone for a person to the person without con-
needing medical assistance. As you approach, a by- sent.
stander 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?
5. You are a trained first aid provider responding to a Apply the gauze sponges
wireless emergency alert for "an injured person." As onto the wound. Push
you reach the scene, you see a machinist sitting on a down hard.
workbench holding their hand over their bloody fore-
arm. 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?
6.
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Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged Not enough circulating red
nail beds and lips, are a result of . blood cells
7. You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in Flush the wounds with a
the first aid room who has consented to first aid after large volume of warm or
tripping and falling. The person has minimal bleeding room temperature water.
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?
8. You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain Pick up the tooth by the
biker who has consented to first aid following a crash. chewing surface, gently
The person has minor bleeding from their lip and in rinse it with water.
their mouth. A tooth has been knocked out. A by-
stander 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?
9. You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate Pinch the soft portion of
who has consented to first aid for a spontaneous nose- the nose with your thumb
bleed. The scene is safe. You have taken standard pre- and index finger.
cautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What
would you do?
10. You are assisting a responsive, breathing coworker Place sterile bulky dress-
who has consented to first aid following a fall from the ings over the wound and
2nd floor. The person has been impaled across (not around the object to stabi-
through) the chest by a 36 in. (91 cm) iron construction lize it in place.
rod. The scene is safe. You have taken standard pre-
1. First aid is the initial care provided for . Acute illness or injury
2. Implied consent usually occurs when When you can no commu-
. nicate with the victim
, First Aid Flashcards for Test Prep and Certification Success
3. Being able to assess and prioritize the need for first aid Recognize life-threatening
requires being able to . conditions
4. You are a trained first aid provider responding to a First Don't touch or give first aid
Aid Alert received on your smart phone for a person to the person without con-
needing medical assistance. As you approach, a by- sent.
stander 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?
5. You are a trained first aid provider responding to a Apply the gauze sponges
wireless emergency alert for "an injured person." As onto the wound. Push
you reach the scene, you see a machinist sitting on a down hard.
workbench holding their hand over their bloody fore-
arm. 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?
6.
, First Aid Flashcards for Test Prep and Certification Success
Pale, gray/ashen, sweaty, cool skin, and/or blue-tinged Not enough circulating red
nail beds and lips, are a result of . blood cells
7. You are helping a responsive, breathing coworker in Flush the wounds with a
the first aid room who has consented to first aid after large volume of warm or
tripping and falling. The person has minimal bleeding room temperature water.
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?
8. You are assisting a responsive, breathing mountain Pick up the tooth by the
biker who has consented to first aid following a crash. chewing surface, gently
The person has minor bleeding from their lip and in rinse it with water.
their mouth. A tooth has been knocked out. A by-
stander 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?
9. You are assisting a responsive, breathing associate Pinch the soft portion of
who has consented to first aid for a spontaneous nose- the nose with your thumb
bleed. The scene is safe. You have taken standard pre- and index finger.
cautions. There are no other obvious injuries. What
would you do?
10. You are assisting a responsive, breathing coworker Place sterile bulky dress-
who has consented to first aid following a fall from the ings over the wound and
2nd floor. The person has been impaled across (not around the object to stabi-
through) the chest by a 36 in. (91 cm) iron construction lize it in place.
rod. The scene is safe. You have taken standard pre-
