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Emergency First Aid (Basic)

Knowledge Evaluation

Emergency First Aid Knowledge evaluation

The purpose of knowledge evaluation is to assess the understanding, retention, and application of information or skills that an individual has acquired. This is not to fail you, but to see where there’s room for improvement of your understanding.

Emergency First Aid

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1. Enter your name

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2. Which of the following symbols is equal to the red cross and red crescent under international law?

a) The blue cross

b) The red circle

c) The red crystal

d) The red star

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3. Injuries and sudden illnesses that occur at work need to be recorded whenever:

a) First aid is administered

b) The worker is alone at the time of the incident

c) They occur, regardless of whether first aid is administered

d) The worker has experienced repeated incidents

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4. What should you do when rolling a person into the recovery position?

a) Roll the legs first followed by the head

b) Call EMS/9-1-1

c) Support and protect the head while rolling

d) Place a pillow behind their back to keep them on their side

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5. When do you call EMS/9-1-1?

a) The person is unresponsive

b) The person has a life-threatening condition

c) The person’s vital signs change

d) All of the above

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6. Which of the following is a sign or symptom of shock?

a) Weakness, excessive thirst, confusion

b) Normal breathing

c) Warm, dry skin

d) Excessive strength

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7. Before approaching the scene, you need to do the following:

a) Check for hazards

b) Determine if the scene is safe

c) Ask what happened

d) All of the above

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8. Which of the following should you do if you are alone and choking?

a) Call EMS/9-1-1 and perform abdominal thrusts on yourself by pulling your fist firmly into your stomach just above your belly button

b) Call EMS/9-1-1, move to a place where you can be noticed, and perform abdominal thrusts against a safe object

c) Call EMS/9-1-1 and perform chest blows by striking yourself firmly in the centre of your chest

d) Call EMS/9-1-1 and rest quietly until EMS personnel arrive

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9. Which of the following should you do before providing care to a choking person in a wheelchair?

a) Use hand sanitizer

b) Ask whether the person is able to stand for short periods

c) Buckle the person's seatbelt

d) Lock the chair's wheels

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10. If a choking person becomes unresponsive, what is the first thing you should do?

a) Ensure that EMS/9-1-1 has been called

b) Start back blows

c) Start chest thrusts

d) Start abdominal thrust

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11. Which of the following is a cause for heart attacks?

a) Severe bleeding

b) A blockage in one of the arteries that feeds the heart

c) A build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood

d) Respiratory arrest

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12. Which of the following do you need to remember when applying a tourniquet?

a) a) Apply a tourniquet for all life-threatening external bleeding

b) b) Remove a tourniquet as soon as the bleeding stops

c) c) Loosen a tourniquet after 10 minutes

d) d) Document the time that a tourniquet was tightened

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13. When is it unsafe to administer a shock from an AED?

a) a) When the person is lying in the snow

b) b) When the person is pregnant

c) c) When someone is touching the person

d) d) When the person’s airway is blocked

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14. You find an adult unresponsive and not breathing, which of the following should you do first?

a) a) Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions

b) b) Begin CPR, starting with rescue breaths

c) c) Place a barrier device over the person's mouth and nose

d) d) Call EMS/9-1-1 and get an AED

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15. What should you do if the dressing on a penetrating chest wound becomes saturated with blood?

a) a) Seal the wound with tape

b) b) Change the dressing immediately

c) c) Apply a second dressing over the first one

d) d) Have the person stand up to move blood away from the chest

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16. Which of the following medications should a person take if he or she is having an anaphylactic reaction?

a) a) Nitroglycerin

b) b) Asthma inhaler

c) c) Epinephrine

d) d) Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA)

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17. 16. What is the ratio of compressions to breaths for CPR?

a) a) 15 compressions and 2 breaths

b) b) 20 compressions and 2 breaths

c) c) 30 compressions and 2 breaths

d) d) 25 compressions and 2 breaths

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18. After repositioning the head, rescue breaths still do not go in: What do you do?

a) a) Call EMS/9-1-1

b) b) Do 30 chest compressions and then look into the person’s mouth

c) c) Begin the care for complete choking, starting with abdominal thrusts

d) d) Resume CPR, but do not attempt to give rescue breaths until the person’s airway clears itself

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19. The purpose of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, Part 11, First Aid, is to:

a) a) Ensure that every work site in the province is supplied with trained first aid staff, as well as the necessary first aid equipment

b) b) Ensure that every work site in the province is supplied with a transportation network for all workers injured while on the job

c) c) Ensure that every work site in the province has the equipment, supplies, and trained staff to provide first aid for workplace injuries and illnesses

d) d) Ensure that every work site has its own certified First Aid and CPR Instructors on staff

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20. If there is not enough space on a person's chest for two AED pads, what should you do?

a) a) Place one pad in the centre of the person's chest

b) b) Continue CPR without using an AED

c) c) Place one pad on the person's chest and one on the person's back

d) d) Overlap the pads slightly (up to 1 inch of overlap is acceptable)

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21. Which of the following is a care step for burns caused by heat?

a) a) Cool the area for at least 10 minutes

b) b) Apply an antibiotic cream or ointment to protect the burn from infection

c) c) Gently remove any clothing or jewellery that is stuck to the skin

d) d) Cover the area with a tight wrap

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