A blood-soaked dressing on the arm indicates that bleeding has not yet been controlled. You should know:

A rapid body survey should take no longer than

What is the immediate step to be followed when tourniquet is applied?

Muscles are attached to the bones by:

What should you do for a person with an object like a knife, stuck in their leg?

Tetanus is a condition:

For which one of the following in factious diseases is a vaccine presently available:

A casualty has been injured by crushing his hand in an item of machinery. Which of the following should never be done?

Hypovolemic shock results from

A girl is unconscious, she is heavily dressed and her skin is reddish, dry and hot. What should you do?

When assessing the victim, you should remember to "look, listen and feel" for breathing

A small percentage of casualties with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a hypoxic drive. These patients breathe because of a:

The emergency responder is one link in the chain of services known as the:

The human ear has two major special sensory functions: hearing (auditory) and equilibrium (balance).The three parts of the human ear are the external (outer) ear, the middle ear. and the internal (inner) ear.

What should you do for a diabetic person who acts confused or irritable?

An industrial worker sustains a severe laceration to his forearm. Direct pressure to the wound fails to control the bleeding. The correct arterial pressure point to control the bleeding is the:

The most critical factor in defibrillation is:

A man is having a heart attack, he has medication with him, what should You do?

The most important step in managing shock is to:

The secondary assessment of the patient consists of a head-to-toe examination and a check of the

If Mouth - to - Mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty's heart stops, or has stopped beating, you must perform External Chest Compression (ECC) in conjunction with M-T M. What is the complete rate when performing ECC?

What is the rhythm when performing mouth-to-mouth ventilation in combination with chest compressions by one first aider only?

When performing infant CPR or rescue breathing, what kind of breaths should you give to avoid forcing air into the infants' stomach?

You find a person at the bottom of the stairs. He appears to have fallen and seems badly hurt. After sending someone for help, you would

Pressing on a fingernail-bed to observe the return of normal Colour is done to check for:

Where is the carotid artery located?

The ACTION of the drug refers to:

Insulin is produced in the:

What is meant by an open fracture?

Based on current research, which of the following statements about the AIDS virus is correct?

How should you REACT to an emergency?

If Mouth - to - Mouth (M-T-M) ventilation by itself is unsuccessful and the casualty's heart stops, or has stopped beating, you must perform External Chest Compression (ECC) in conjunction with M-T-M. When performing ECC, where do you place your hand on the casualty's body?

You are part of a team of two First Aiders in a resuscitation situation. What is the rhythm of resuscitation with two First Aiders?

If someone gets diabetic shock, what do you do?

A burn may occur when electricity of high current and voltage passes through the body. Most damage occurs at the points of entry and exit of electricity. What is the treatment of electrical burns?

Pelvic fracture can cause severe and even life-threatening bleeding in to the

Which one of the following is not a system of the body:

What kind of first aid should be given to a person with frostbite?

Increased respiratory difficulty accompanied by a weak ineffective cough, wheezing, high-pitched crowing noises, and cyanosis are signs of:

After checked for open airway, given the first two inflations and checked the pulse to make sure that the heart is beating, what is the rate of inflations given until natural breathing is restored?

To clear the victim’s airway, you should

The acronym used to assist the emergency responder assessing the patient's level of responsiveness is:

What does the AMA recommend untrained bystanders do if they witness a cardiac emergency?

A casualty has been injured by crushing his hand in an item of machinery. Which of the following should never be done?

What is the CPR procedure for a six-year-old boy?

Sun rays and light reflected from a bright surface (e.g. sea); can cause damage to the skin and eyes. What is this type of burn called?

When performing CPR on a child you give

When helping an unconscious choking victim, you would give an adult chest thrust. For an infant you would give back blows and chest thrusts

What should you do for a person with an object like a knife, stuck in their leg?

Your primary survey of a casualty involved in a serious car collision shows only that he is confused. Later you find his pulse rate at 140 and weak, his skin cold and clammy and his breathing irregular and gasping. These signs, along with the mechanism of injury, indicate: