Quiz Topic: First Aid & Safety
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- 1.You’re having lunch with a friend and he begins to choke on some food. He can’t speak, breathe or cough it up. How can you help?
- A.
Put your fingers down his throat to try to dislodge the obstruction
- B.
Do the Heimlich manoeuvre on him
- C.
Give up to five back blows between his shoulder blades
- 2.Your colleague is complaining of breathlessness and a tight pain in the chest. You suspect a heart attack. What should you do?
- A.
Get him to lay down flat
- B.
Encourage him to stand up and move around slowly
- C.
Sit him in a comfortable position
- 3.One of your friends has cut his arm and is bleeding severely. How do you treat his injury?
- A.
Put the injured limb in some cold water
- B.
Apply direct pressure over the wound
- C.
Give him an aspirin
- 4.You’re walking home and you see a man lying on the ground. You ask him if he’s all right but he doesn’t respond. What should you do next?
- A.
Leave him to wake up by himself
- B.
Begin CPR
- C.
Check his airway is clear
- 5.You need to perform CPR on your neighbour after she collapsed and stopped breathing. How many chest compressions to rescue breaths should you do?
- A.
30 compressions to two breaths
- B.
20 compressions to five breaths
- C.
15 compressions to three breaths
- 6.In case of frostbite what temperature water should you use to put the injured parts in?
- A.
Very Cold water
- B.
Water from cold water tap
- C.
Warm water
- D.
Boiling Water
- 7.If someone's clothing is on fire, how should you extinguish it?
- A.
Get them to run around
- B.
Send them outside where it may be colder
- C.
Wrap them in a coat or curtain
- D.
Use a fan to blow out the flames
- 8.If someone has taken an overdose of drugs, should you induce vomiting?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.When treating a casualty for shock should you give him/her a glass of water to drink slowly?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.When arriving on the scene of an incident in what order are the priorities?
- A.
Give emergency aid; Make the area safe; Get help from others; Assess the situation
- B.
Assess the situation; Make the area safe; Give emergency aid; Get help from others
- C.
Get help from others; Give Emergency Aid; Assess the situation; Make the area Safe
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