HOSA CPR/First Aid Practice Questions With Complete
Solutions | Certified
/. How many compressions: breaths do you perform for each cycle of CPR? - Answer-
✅30 compressions and 2 breaths 30:2
Total at least 100-120 compressions per minute
/.How do you treat a cut / gash on a person's arm? - Answer-✅With clean dressing, put
gauze pads on the cut.- elevate arm.
Hold for 1 minute and state that you are holding for 1 minute.
If bleeding continues, place more clean gauze pads and hold 1 more minute with more
pressure. Bleeding should subside. Judge will sat bleeding stopped.
Wrap arm with some kind of bandage to maintain pressure. Do a pressure wrap" Treat
for shock
/.Triage is ____________ - Answer-✅a method of prioritizing treatment when there is
more than one victim. Most severe treated first.
/.A young man was standing to close to a fire and the hair caught on fire. The fire was
extinguished quickly but the skin on the forehead is reddened. Degree of burn is and
you should ______. - Answer-✅First Degree Burn - Cool the burn with cool/cold but not
ice-cold water or apply cool wet cloths - until pain subsides dry with clean gauze, apply
non-stick pad - do not break blisters.
/.What are the steps to checking an unconscious person? - Answer-✅Make sure scene
is safe. Put on PPE
Tap the victim's shoulder while asking "Are you okay?"
Call 911 - get AED - judge might say AED not available. Check for breathing - tell judge
Check for carotid pulse - no more than 10 seconds
Begin CPR if judge says no pulse.
/.What are signs that indicate a medical emergency? - Answer-✅unusual noise, sight,
odor, appearance, or behavior.
/.List some barriers to action. - Answer-✅- presence of other people
- unsure of victim's condition, type of injury or illness
- fear of catching disease
- fear of doing something wrong
- being unsure when to call 911
,/.Name the 3 C's of first aid.
Use your PPE
Check for medical alert bracelets - Answer-✅-check, call, care.
- Don't forget your PPE before and after treatment. Change gloves when changing
victims or verbalize Changing gloves. Use hand sanitizer when done.
-scan the body for ID bracelets or ask patient if they are alert or bystanders
/.What do you check for prior to administering care to a victim? - Answer-✅- scene
safety
- other victims
- bystanders
- signs and clues to what type of injury or condition victim has. Airway, breathing, pulse
/.Who do you call prior to administering care to a victim? - Answer-✅911 or EMS.
/.How long should you check a victim's breathing? - Answer-✅10 seconds.
/.Define implied consent. - Answer-✅the assumption that a victim would give
permission to treat them if he or she were conscious.
/.List some key facts about the transmission of disease. - Answer-✅- can be airborne, in
a fluid, or vector (bite)
- injured person must be infected for transmission to occur
- rescuer has to have a break in skin
- there must be sufficient amount of pathogens
/.Define pathogen. - Answer-✅a disease causing microorganism.
/.Provide care for first 2 minutes under what circumstances? - Answer-✅- unconscious
adult, adolescent, or infant
- witnessed collapse from choking
/.Call FIRST under what circumstances? - Answer-✅- cardiac emergencies (need AED)
- drowning victims
- witnessed collapse child (need AED)
/.List the respiratory organs. - Answer-✅- airway (which consists of the pharynx, larynx,
trachea, and bronchi, alveoli)
- lungs -alveoli - gas exchange unit
, /.What is the function of the respiratory system? - Answer-✅supplies body with oxygen
and removes carbon dioxide by breathing.
/.List some common respiratory system problems. - Answer-✅- asthma
- respiratory distress
- respiratory arrest
/.List the circulatory organs. - Answer-✅- heart
- blood
- blood vessels, arteries, veins
/.Which direction do arteries pump blood? - Answer-✅away from the heart.
/.Which direction do veins pump blood? - Answer-✅towards the heart.
/.What is the function of the circulatory system? - Answer-✅transports nutrients and
oxygen to body cells and removes waste products.
/.List some common circulatory system problems. - Answer-✅- cardiac arrest
- heart attacks
- blood clots
/.List the nervous system organs. - Answer-✅- brain
- spinal cord
- nerves
_ neurons - unit that transmits nerve impulses
/.What is the function of the nervous system? - Answer-✅transmits messages to and
from the brain to regulate all of the body and its systems.
/.List some common nervous system problems. - Answer-✅- paralysis
- seizures
- strokes
- concussions
- fainting
- loss of consciousness.
/.List the musculoskeletal organs. - Answer-✅- bones
- muscles
- ligaments
- tendons
/.What organs can you strain? - Answer-✅tendons (achilles tendon) - tendon attaches
muscle to bone
Solutions | Certified
/. How many compressions: breaths do you perform for each cycle of CPR? - Answer-
✅30 compressions and 2 breaths 30:2
Total at least 100-120 compressions per minute
/.How do you treat a cut / gash on a person's arm? - Answer-✅With clean dressing, put
gauze pads on the cut.- elevate arm.
Hold for 1 minute and state that you are holding for 1 minute.
If bleeding continues, place more clean gauze pads and hold 1 more minute with more
pressure. Bleeding should subside. Judge will sat bleeding stopped.
Wrap arm with some kind of bandage to maintain pressure. Do a pressure wrap" Treat
for shock
/.Triage is ____________ - Answer-✅a method of prioritizing treatment when there is
more than one victim. Most severe treated first.
/.A young man was standing to close to a fire and the hair caught on fire. The fire was
extinguished quickly but the skin on the forehead is reddened. Degree of burn is and
you should ______. - Answer-✅First Degree Burn - Cool the burn with cool/cold but not
ice-cold water or apply cool wet cloths - until pain subsides dry with clean gauze, apply
non-stick pad - do not break blisters.
/.What are the steps to checking an unconscious person? - Answer-✅Make sure scene
is safe. Put on PPE
Tap the victim's shoulder while asking "Are you okay?"
Call 911 - get AED - judge might say AED not available. Check for breathing - tell judge
Check for carotid pulse - no more than 10 seconds
Begin CPR if judge says no pulse.
/.What are signs that indicate a medical emergency? - Answer-✅unusual noise, sight,
odor, appearance, or behavior.
/.List some barriers to action. - Answer-✅- presence of other people
- unsure of victim's condition, type of injury or illness
- fear of catching disease
- fear of doing something wrong
- being unsure when to call 911
,/.Name the 3 C's of first aid.
Use your PPE
Check for medical alert bracelets - Answer-✅-check, call, care.
- Don't forget your PPE before and after treatment. Change gloves when changing
victims or verbalize Changing gloves. Use hand sanitizer when done.
-scan the body for ID bracelets or ask patient if they are alert or bystanders
/.What do you check for prior to administering care to a victim? - Answer-✅- scene
safety
- other victims
- bystanders
- signs and clues to what type of injury or condition victim has. Airway, breathing, pulse
/.Who do you call prior to administering care to a victim? - Answer-✅911 or EMS.
/.How long should you check a victim's breathing? - Answer-✅10 seconds.
/.Define implied consent. - Answer-✅the assumption that a victim would give
permission to treat them if he or she were conscious.
/.List some key facts about the transmission of disease. - Answer-✅- can be airborne, in
a fluid, or vector (bite)
- injured person must be infected for transmission to occur
- rescuer has to have a break in skin
- there must be sufficient amount of pathogens
/.Define pathogen. - Answer-✅a disease causing microorganism.
/.Provide care for first 2 minutes under what circumstances? - Answer-✅- unconscious
adult, adolescent, or infant
- witnessed collapse from choking
/.Call FIRST under what circumstances? - Answer-✅- cardiac emergencies (need AED)
- drowning victims
- witnessed collapse child (need AED)
/.List the respiratory organs. - Answer-✅- airway (which consists of the pharynx, larynx,
trachea, and bronchi, alveoli)
- lungs -alveoli - gas exchange unit
, /.What is the function of the respiratory system? - Answer-✅supplies body with oxygen
and removes carbon dioxide by breathing.
/.List some common respiratory system problems. - Answer-✅- asthma
- respiratory distress
- respiratory arrest
/.List the circulatory organs. - Answer-✅- heart
- blood
- blood vessels, arteries, veins
/.Which direction do arteries pump blood? - Answer-✅away from the heart.
/.Which direction do veins pump blood? - Answer-✅towards the heart.
/.What is the function of the circulatory system? - Answer-✅transports nutrients and
oxygen to body cells and removes waste products.
/.List some common circulatory system problems. - Answer-✅- cardiac arrest
- heart attacks
- blood clots
/.List the nervous system organs. - Answer-✅- brain
- spinal cord
- nerves
_ neurons - unit that transmits nerve impulses
/.What is the function of the nervous system? - Answer-✅transmits messages to and
from the brain to regulate all of the body and its systems.
/.List some common nervous system problems. - Answer-✅- paralysis
- seizures
- strokes
- concussions
- fainting
- loss of consciousness.
/.List the musculoskeletal organs. - Answer-✅- bones
- muscles
- ligaments
- tendons
/.What organs can you strain? - Answer-✅tendons (achilles tendon) - tendon attaches
muscle to bone
