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First Aid Certification Prep: 25 Practice Questions & Answers
Ready to ace your first aid exam? Put your skills to the test with 25 practice questions covering everyday emergencies, step-by-step procedures, and critical response protocols. Prove your knowledge, refresh your memory, and pass with total confidence!
1. What Should You Do First When You Find Someone Who Needs First Aid?
- Immediately give the person water
- Give the person medication
- Move the person immediately
- Make sure the scene is safe
2. What Should You Do If a Person Has Severe External Bleeding?
- Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound
- Wash the wound for several minutes
- Remove any embedded object
- Give the person food
3. What Should You Do If Blood Soaks Through the Dressing on a Bleeding Wound?
- Remove the original dressing immediately
- Apply additional dressing material and continue pressure
- Stop applying pressure
- Wash the wound with hot water
4. What Is the Best First Aid Treatment for a Minor Thermal Burn?
- Apply ice directly to the burn
- Apply butter or oil
- Cool the burn with clean, cool running water
- Break any blisters
5. What Should You Do With a Burn That Has Blisters?
- Break the blisters
- Leave the blisters intact
- Scrub the area
- Apply adhesive directly over the blister
6. What Should You Do If a Chemical Gets on Someone's Skin?
- Brush off the chemical and immediately apply ointment
- Flush the affected area with plenty of water
- Cover the area with a dry towel
- Apply ice directly to the skin
7. What Is a Common Sign of a Fracture?
- Increased flexibility of the injured area
- Normal movement without pain
- Improved range of motion
- Abnormal shape, swelling, pain, or difficulty moving the area
8. What Should You Do If You Suspect Someone Has a Fracture?
- Straighten the injured body part
- Encourage the person to walk on it
- Keep the injured area as still as possible
- Massage the injured area
9. What Is Appropriate First Aid for a Sprain?
- Rest and protect the injured area and use cold therapy as appropriate
- Force the joint through its full range of motion
- Massage the injury immediately
- Continue strenuous activity
10. What Is a Common Sign of Shock?
- Pale, cool, or clammy skin
- Increased appetite
- Warm, dry skin in every case
- Improved alertness
11. What Should You Do for a Person Showing Signs of Shock?
- Give the person food and water
- Keep the person warm, monitor them, and activate emergency medical services when appropriate
- Ask the person to walk around
- Leave the person alone to rest
12. What Should You Do If an Adult Is Choking and Cannot Speak, Cough, or Breathe?
- Give the person water
- Encourage the person to lie down
- Perform appropriate choking first aid and activate emergency medical services
- Put your fingers into the person's mouth repeatedly
13. What Should You Do If a Choking Person Becomes Unresponsive?
- Leave the person alone
- Begin CPR and follow the appropriate emergency response procedure
- Give the person food
- Perform abdominal thrusts while the person is lying down
14. What Should You Do If Someone Has a Nosebleed?
- Tilt the head backward
- Pack the nose with large amounts of tissue
- Have the person lie flat
- Have the person sit upright, lean slightly forward, and pinch the soft part of the nose
15. What Should You Do During a Seizure?
- Restrain the person's movements
- Put something in the person's mouth
- Give the person water during the seizure
- Protect the person from injury and clear nearby hazards
16. What Should You Do After a Seizure Ends if the Person Is Unconscious but Breathing Normally?
- Give the person food
- Place the person in an appropriate recovery position and monitor breathing
- Force the person to stand
- Leave the person alone
17. Which Sign May Indicate a Severe Allergic Reaction?
- Mild hunger
- Difficulty breathing or swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
- Minor muscle soreness
- Increased appetite
18. What Should You Do If a Person Has a Severe Allergic Reaction and Has an Epinephrine Auto-Injector?
- Help the person use the epinephrine auto-injector as directed and activate emergency medical services
- Tell the person to wait until symptoms disappear
- Give the person food
- Have the person exercise
19. What Should You Do If You Suspect Someone Has Been Poisoned?
- Make the person vomit immediately
- Give the person milk
- Contact the appropriate poison control or emergency service and follow their instructions
- Give the person medication
20. What Should You Do If Someone Has a Possible Head, Neck, or Spinal Injury?
- Move the person's head to test movement
- Encourage the person to stand
- Keep the person as still as possible and activate emergency medical services when appropriate
- Massage the neck
21. What Is One Important Sign of Heat Exhaustion?
- Heavy sweating with weakness, dizziness, or nausea
- Improved concentration
- Shivering caused by cold exposure
- Increased energy
22. What Should You Do for a Person With Suspected Heat Exhaustion?
- Move the person to a cooler area and begin appropriate cooling
- Give the person alcohol
- Have the person continue exercising
- Cover the person with heavy blankets
23. What Should You Do for Someone With Suspected Hypothermia?
- Give the person alcohol
- Move the person to a warm environment and gradually warm them
- Apply intense direct heat to the skin
- Encourage strenuous exercise
24. When Should You Activate Emergency Medical Services During a First Aid Emergency?
- Only when the person requests an ambulance
- When the person's condition is serious or life-threatening or requires emergency medical care
- Only after providing first aid for 30 minutes
- Never if basic first aid is available
25. What Is an Important Principle When Providing First Aid?
- Provide care within your level of training and continue monitoring the person
- Perform procedures you have never learned
- Give medication whenever someone reports pain
- Move every injured person immediately