HSI YMCA First Aid Exam – 2023
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A Good Samaritan is defined as a person: - CORRECT ANSWERS A
Good Samaritan is defined as a person who voluntarily renders aid to another in
distress with no duty to do so.
You are a trained first aid provider responding to a workplace emergency alert
received on your smart phone. You are directed to a person who was struck by a
nail from a pneumatic nail gun. 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 leg in obvious pain. You ask, "May I
help you?" The person says, "Yes, please. I shot myself. I'm bleeding." The legal
concept allowing you to provide first aid in the scenario is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Expressed consent.
All the following are life-threatening situations where quick action by a
provider is essential, EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWERS Tenderness and
swelling.
You are providing first aid for a person who overdosed on opioids. The scene is
safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person is unresponsive.
EMS has been activated. You have an AED readily available but no naloxone.
The person is breathing normally. You should: - CORRECT ANSWERS
You should place the person in the recovery position.
You are providing first aid for a person who suddenly lost consciousness. The
scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person quickly
regained consciousness and is now responsive. EMS has been activated. You
have an AED and first aid kit readily available. The person is breathing
normally, consents to first aid and says, "I was dizzy and hot." There are no
apparent life-threatening conditions present. While waiting for EMS, you
perform a secondary assessment. An important element of secondary assessment
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A Good Samaritan is defined as a person: - CORRECT ANSWERS A
Good Samaritan is defined as a person who voluntarily renders aid to another in
distress with no duty to do so.
You are a trained first aid provider responding to a workplace emergency alert
received on your smart phone. You are directed to a person who was struck by a
nail from a pneumatic nail gun. 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 leg in obvious pain. You ask, "May I
help you?" The person says, "Yes, please. I shot myself. I'm bleeding." The legal
concept allowing you to provide first aid in the scenario is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Expressed consent.
All the following are life-threatening situations where quick action by a
provider is essential, EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWERS Tenderness and
swelling.
You are providing first aid for a person who overdosed on opioids. The scene is
safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person is unresponsive.
EMS has been activated. You have an AED readily available but no naloxone.
The person is breathing normally. You should: - CORRECT ANSWERS
You should place the person in the recovery position.
You are providing first aid for a person who suddenly lost consciousness. The
scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person quickly
regained consciousness and is now responsive. EMS has been activated. You
have an AED and first aid kit readily available. The person is breathing
normally, consents to first aid and says, "I was dizzy and hot." There are no
apparent life-threatening conditions present. While waiting for EMS, you
perform a secondary assessment. An important element of secondary assessment
