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1. How would you open an airway for an unresponsive patient without a suspected spinal injury?
(Choose 1)

Hand on forehead, gently pull head back

One hand on head, one under chin, gentle head tilt and chin lift
Spinally immobilise and do jaw thrust
Lie patient on their back

2. Tick all of the answers that you would want to tell the operator when you call 999.
(Tick all that apply)

Exact location of incident

Number of patients
Events leading up to problem
Your email address so that they can follow you up afterwards
Details of hazards present
Your line manager's details
Gender and age of patient

3. You are doing CPR on a patient when the emergency services arrive. On their arrival, you should:
(Choose 1)

Carry on CPR until they explicitly tell you to stop

Stop CPR and thank them for getting there
Carry on CPR until they are in the room
Stop CPR in case you aren't doing it right

4. What are some of the priorities when it comes to first aid?

(Tick all that apply)

Assess the casualty

To have fun
Protect yourself
Tell the casualty that you will fix everything
Prevent cross contamination
Arrange for appropriate help
Give prompt treatment

5.
What actions might you use to try and build trust with a casualty?
(Tick all that apply)

Stand over the patient, showing authority

Introduce yourself
Find out the patient's preferred name
Crouch or kneel down to same height
Use long medical terms to show competency
Take into account the patient's choices

6. When treating a child, what might you want to take an extra consideration for?
(Choose 1)

That the child won't understand anything you say

That their parent won't let you treat them
You should never make contact with them
To speak in simple, short words

7. When approaching the scene of an incident, what dangers should you be considering and aware of?
(Tick all that apply)

Fire
Glass
Aggressive people
Slippery surfaces
Electrical contacts with patient or surroundings
Road traffic
All of the above

8. You have started assisting a casualty at a scene and are on your own. Some passers by stop and ask if they
can help. You should:
(Choose 1)

Thank them, but say you will be fine

Ask them to stay, as there may be something they can do
Ask them if they are trained and say no if they aren't
Thank them, and say you needed to be somewhere and leave

9. Why is the mechanism of an injury important in first aid?

(Choose 1)

It can be passed on to the Police as evidence

 It gives information about the possible forces that acted on the patient
It means that you have more to write on your patient report form
It can help you work out if someone was to blame for the situation

10. Thinking about patient assessment, tick all of the options that are true.
(Tick all that apply)

'Signs' are things you find on examination of the patient

'Signs' are things you are told about by the patient
'Symptoms' are things you are told about by the patient
'Symptoms' are things you find on examination of the patient

11. Which of these options would you be looking to find out when assessing someone's breathing?
(Tick all that apply)

How easy or painful it is

Rate
Noise
Depth
All of the above

12. Which part of CPR is the most important in the early stages after a cardiac arrest?
(Tick all that apply)

Compressions
Rescue Breaths

13. What is the consequence of a blocked airway, if not dealt with?

(Choose 1)

It will be more difficult to perform chest compressions

The patient will die
Paramedics won't be able to give drugs
The patient will breathe normally

14. The aim of compressions when performing CPR is to:

(Choose 1)

To get air in and out of the lungs

To get the heart started again
To try and transport blood around the body
To wake the patient up

15.
Tick all of the situations that you would stop CPR for:
(Tick all that apply)

The ambulance turns up

You are too exhausted to continue
The patient starts obviously breathing
Another person takes over
The ambulance crew tell you to stop

16. When checking for breathing in an unresponsive patient, you should:

(Choose 1)

look, listen and feel

look and listen
look, listen and smell
listen and feel

17. You have come across a patient and found them to be unresponsive but breathing with no obvious cause.
What is the most appropriate position of the casualty whilst you wait for an ambulance?
(Choose 1)

Placed on their back (supine)

On their side (Recovery Position)
Face down (prone)
With their legs raised

18. One of the primary purposes of putting an unresponsive person in the recovery position is:
(Choose 1)

To keep them comfortable

To protect their airway
To stop them having a heart attack
To keep them still

19. If you are faced with a patient who is choking and is not able to talk/cough, up to how many back blows
should you carry out before moving on to abdominal thrusts (and then moving back to back blows again)?
(Choose 1)

3
4
5
6

20.
For a choking casualty, you've done your first set of back blows without success. Up to how many
abdominal thrusts would you try before going back to back blows?
(Choose 1)

4
5
6
7

21. If a patient has something around their neck which is constricting their neck, what is the first thing you
should do? (assuming you've already checked for danger etc.)
(Choose 1)

Find out how long the patient has been like this
Put the patient's legs up
Make sure you don't touch the contriction
Remove/loosen the thing around the patient's neck

22. What actions may be appropriate when treating a patient who is hyperventilating?
(Tick all that apply)

Encourage the patient to seek medical advice on preventing panic attacks in future
Advise casualty to breathe in and out of a paper bag
Speak kindly and reassuringly whilst being firm
If possible, guide casualty to a quieter area to regain control of breathing
Help to coach the patient's breathing to be a more normal rate

23. Which of the following are common signs of a patient who is hyperventilating?
(Tick all that apply)

Unnaturally fast breathing

Vomiting
Fast pulse rate
Anxiety
Bleeding
Faintness
Tingling in extremities

24. Name the common respiratory condition where patients often carry a device called an inhaler?
(Choose 1)

Croup
 Emphysema
Asthma
Laryngitis

25. When would you call 999 or 112 for emergency help for a patient having an asthma attack?
(Tick all that apply)

Inhaler has no effect

Patient is getting worse
The attack is severe
Breathlessness makes talking difficult
Patient is becoming exhausted
All of the above

26. Haemorrhage is another word for what?

(Choose 1)

breathing
vomiting
bleeding
dizziness

27. A heart attack is often caused by what?

(Choose 1)

A blockage of the blood supply to part of the heart

The heart stopping completely
An increase in heart rate
A clot in the brain

28. Tick all that might be a sign or symptom of a patient having a heart attack:
(Tick all that apply)

Breathlessness
Extreme anxiety
Collapse
Sudden faintness
Central chest pain
Ashen skin
All of the above

29.
What is often the best comfortable position for a patient who you suspect is having a heart attack?
(Choose 1)

Sitting with legs flat down

Standing against a wall
Sitting with knees bent and supported and leaning slightly back
Lying on back with legs up

30. Which of the below are appropriate actions for treatment of a severe bleed? (not given in any particular
order)
(Tick all that apply)

Apply direct pressure over the wound

Apply a plaster to the wound
Use a sterile, non-fluffy dressing securely around wound
Raise injured limb above the casualties heart
Treat for shock
Remove clothing to expose woound
Call 999/112 for emergency help

31. Tick 3 options that could be present (according to the UK FA manual) in a patient in the initial stages of
shock?
(Tick all that apply)

Sweating
Vomiting
Fast pulse rate
Cold, pale and clammy skin
Unconsciousness
Gasping for air

32. Tick all of the signs and symptoms that might be present as shock develops:
(Tick all that apply)

Thirst
Weakness
Nausea
Grey/blue skin
Weak pulse
Rapid breathing
Dizziness
33. If you come across someone who has been impaled on a fence post, what should you do?
(Choose 1)

Support the casualty's weight and get emergency help on the way
Get someone to help you lift the casualty off the post
Make sure you get them off the post as quick as possible and then get help
Just call for emergency help

34. Tick the primary aims/tasks you should consider when treating minor cuts or grazes:
(Tick all that apply)

Treat for shock

Control bleeding
Consider tetanus risk
Call for emergency help
Clean the wound
Protect from infection by applying sterile dressing

35. A break or crack in a bone is called a:

(Choose 1)

fracture
sprain
strain
bang

36. You are treating someone with a closed femur fracture and have immobilised the injury and called for
help. What might you want to be ready to treat if necessary?
(Choose 1)

Head Injury
Stroke
Shock
Low blood sugar levels

37. What signs and symptoms might you expect from a patient who has dislocated their shoulder?
(Tick all that apply)

Unable to move joint

Severe pain
Vomiting
 Swelling
Bruising
Deformity
Decreased reponse

38. RICE is a common mnemonic to help you remember what to do when treating sprains and strains. What
does the I stand for?
(Choose 1)

Ice
Injuries
Impact
Inconvenience

39. Tick all of the statements that are true:

(Tick all that apply)

A strain is where some ligaments have been stretched, twisted or torn

A strain is where muscle fibres stretch or tear
A sprain is where some ligaments have been stretched, twisted or torn
A sprain is where muscle fibres stretch or tear

40. Cramp is a common muscular condition where you get a sudden and painful spasm of the muscle. They
can often be relieved by:
(Choose 1)

Elevating legs
Eating
Not doing exercise
Stretching and massaging affected muscles

41. Which of the following could be a sign or symptom of a serious head injury?
(Tick all that apply)

Increasing drowsiness
Blood or a clear fluid leaking from nose/ear
Visual Disturbances
Confusion
Vomiting since injury
Unusual breathing
Loss of balance

42.
FAST is a useful tool for testing for stroke. What does the S stand for?
(Choose 1)

Signs and symptoms

Smile for me
Speech problems
Send for help

43. Select all of the options where hospital treatment would be appropriate:
(Tick all that apply)

Full thickness burn

Small superficial burn
Burns on face, hands, feet or genitals
Burns going right round a limb
Large superficial burn
Partial-thickness burn covering most of one arm

44. The main treatment of a minor burn is to:

(Choose 1)

Cover in cling film

Cool with cold water for at least 10 mins
Cool with cold water for a minute or two
Call for emergency help

45. You are assessing a patient and find that they have a headache, feel a bit light-headed, have a dry mouth,
are a little bit confused and have cramp in their legs. What could this potentially be?
(Choose 1)

Heart Attack
Angina
Asthma
Dehydration

46. Select all of the statements that are true:

(Tick all that apply)

Heatstroke requires rapid cooling

In heatstroke, body temperature is likely to be above 40 degrees C
Heat exhaustion is a result of lost salt and water
You should phone 999 straight away if you suspect heat exhaustion
 Heatstroke requires emergency help.
Raising the patient's legs may help if you suspect heat exhaustion
Both heatstroke and heat exhaustion can be caused by used of drugs like ecstasy

47. If a splinter has been easy to remove and your have been able to take it out using some tweezers, what
can you then do?
(Choose 1)

Just clean and dress the wound

Squeeze gently to encourage bleeding and then clean and dress
Put a plaster over the wound
Glue the wound together

48. If you come across a patient where they have a splinter fully embedded in their finger, you should:
(Choose 1)

Push on the splinter until it is nearer the surface and your can grab it
Get a pin and gently poke the splinter out
Try and protect it using a dressing and then advise further medical assistance
Tell them to go to hospital

49. An anaphylactic shock is:

(Choose 1)

A severe allergic reaction

A severe loss of blood
Fainting
A type of heart condition

50. An open fracture is:

(Choose 1)

where the bone has been fully broken across the whole bone
where the bone is showing through broken skin
where the skin is not broken and the bone can't be seen
where the bone is broken and the patient is still responsive