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Saturday 6 June 2015

First Aid nursing MCQ 5

1) A boy on the bus goes into diabetic shock, what do you do? 

a) Drive the bus straight to the hospital 
b) Ask him where his insulin is and give him a shot 
c) Do not give him food or drink 
d) Make him comfortable; give him a non-diet drink, candy, or something with sugar in it.

 
2) A student on your bus has a severe cut in the groin area, what do you do? 

a) Cover the wound with a sterile dressing applying direct pressure  
b) Elevate the student’s feet and apply a sterile dressing to the wound, apply pressure to groin area. 
c) Drive the bus to the nearest hospital or fire station 
d) Cover wound with sterile dressing & apply pressure to femoral artery pressure 

3) A boy on your bus has been coughing for over a minute, what should you do? 

a) Begin rescue breathing and call emergency number 
b) Get medical attention as quickly as possible 
c) Encourage the boy to cough and get medical attention as soon ass possible 
d) Encourage the boy to cough and begin giving abdominal thrusts 


4) You have a person who is conscious and refuses help, they laps into an  unconscious state, what should you do?

a) Permission is “Implied” if the victim is unconscious. 
b) Call for emergency to give care. 
c) Call for emergency and wait until professional help arrives. 
d) Both a & b  

5) A girl at one of your bus stops indicates that she was bitten by a snake,  What do you do? 

a) Apply ice to the wound and take to the nearest fire station or hospital 
b) Wash the wound, keeping injured area lower than the heart; get professional medical care within 30 minutes. 
c) Cut a 1” cross at the site if injury and suck the poison out, apply ice. 
d) Elevate injured area, apply ice, and get professional medical care within 30 minutes. 

6) A boy with frostbite on his feet, what should you do? 

a) Rub his feet vigorously until feeling and color return. 
b) Apply hot moist towels to feet and message gently. 
c) Soak feet in warm water not more than 105 degrees, bandage with dry sterile dressing. 
d) Soak feet in warm water not more than 90 degrees; rub feet gently until feeling and color return, then wrap with sterile dressing.  

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

a) Give the medicine to him placing it under the tongue, Call for emergency. 
b) Assist him with the medicine, Call for emergency, reassure him until help arrives. 
c) Call for emergency, place medicine in mouth and begin CPR. 
d) Have the victim lay down, Call for emergency.

8) A boy enters your bus, you smell alcohol, he passes out before you get to  His bus stop, what should you do? 

a) Take the boy back to school 
b) Stop the bus, check for breathing and pulse, Call for emergency
c) Allow the boy to sleep it off and take him home. 
d) Drive the boy to the nearest fire station or hospital.  

9) A girl has her tooth knocked out and she has found the tooth, which is the best action to take:  

a) Place the tooth under her armpit and take her to the dentist. 
b) Wrap the tooth in sterile gauze and take her to the dentist. 
c) Place the tooth in a closed container of cool milk or water, until she reaches the dentist
d) Have her place the tooth under her tongue until she reaches the dentist. 

10) A girl is not breathing but has a pulse, what would be the best course of  action? 

a) Call for emergency, and begin CPR immediately. 
b) Call for emergency, and begin rescue breathing. 
c) Call for emergency, check for blocked airway, begin CPR. 
d) Call for emergency, and wait for professional medical help to arrive.  


11) Where would you check the pulse on a 12-year-old boy? 

a) On the inside of the arm between the elbow and shoulder. 
b) At the side of the neck 
c) On the inside of the wrist. 
d) Both b & c        

12) A boy has his finger severed off, what action would be the best? 

a) Put the severed end of the finger back in place, wrap entire finger in  Sterile gauze and transport to hospital immediately 
b) Wrap the severed finger in sterile gauze, place it in a plastic bag, put the bag on ice transport both finger and the victim to the hospital.  
c) Place the severed finger in a plastic bag, have the boy place the bag under his armpit, transport immediately to the hospital. 
d) Place a tourniquet at the stub where the finger was severed to control bleeding transport to hospital immediately. 


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

a) 15 compressions, 1 breath, 5 cycles in 1 minute 
b) 15 compressions, 2 breaths, 3 cycles in 1 minute 
c) 5 compressions, 1 breath, 12 cycles in 1 minute 
d) 3 compressions, 1 breath, 20 cycles in 1 minute  


14) What is the first thing you should do for someone you suspect has an  electrical burn? 

a) Check for breathing and a pulse 
b) Check to see if electricity is turned off 
c) Check for severe bleeding 
d) Check for shock  

15) A boy is shot with an arrow through the chest and out the back, what would be the best course of action? 

a) Remove the arrow and apply sterile gauze to the wound. 
b) Do not remove the arrow, place several dressing around the arrow to keep it from moving, bandage the dressings in place around the arrow.  
c) Do not remove the arrow; break off the part out the back, bandage with dressing around the arrow to hold it in place. 
d) Remove the arrow, wash the area, and bandage with sterile gauze. 
   
16) A girl is unconscious, she is heavily dressed and her skin is reddish, dry and hot, what should you do? 

a) Call for emergency,begin CPR. 
b) Call for an ambulance; loosen tight clothing, check for breathing and pulse. 
c) Check for breathing and pulse, Call for emergency, get the girl out of the heat, loosen tight clothing, and cool her off any way you can. 
d) None of the above  

17) A boy has a sliver in his eye, you should…. 

a) attempt to remove the splinter with tweezers. 
b) flush the eye with cool water or milk. 
c) Leave the sliver in, Call for help. 
d) Wrap sterile gauze around the head covering both eyes.  


18) Your driving your route and you come across a victim lying in the middle of the road that appears to be unconscious, you should….

a) pull the bus safely to the side of the road place your reflectors around the injured person and call for emergency 
b) Position your bus to protect the victim, turn on your flashing red lights, call for emergency 
c) Pull the bus safely to the side of the road, drag the victim out of the roadway, call for emergency. 
d) Continue driving to the nearest phone, Call for emergency

19) When performing CPR on a child, how deep should the chest compressions be? 

a) 1½ inches. 
b) 2 inches 
c) 2½ inches 
d) 3 inches     

20) When performing CPR on an adult, how deep should the chest compressions be? 

a) 1½ inches. 
b) 2 inches 
c) 2½ inches 
d) 3 inches  

21) A first aid responder should move a victim when…. 

a) it would make it easier to administer first aid. 
b) The victim is in a dangerous position.
c) Never 
d) Both a & b  

22) There are three basic steps you can take in an emergency: 

a) Call, Check, Care 
b) Check, Call, Care 
c) Recognize, Decide, Call 
d) Decide, Execute, Call  

23) You approach a victim that is unconscious and wearing a medical alert tag indicating a diabetic condition. You would: 

a) Begin Rescue Breathing 
b) Begin CPR 
c) Administer the victims insulin 
d) Check victim for breathing & pulse  

24) An eight year old child is unconscious and the airway is blocked. You should: 

a) Give abdominal thrusts 
b) Begin CPR 
c) Begin Rescue Breathing 
d) All of the above  

25) A victim is coughing up blood with bleeding from the mouth and is tender in the abdomen.  Pulse is weak and rapid.  The victim is having signs of  
a) Massive head injuries 
b) Internal Bleeding 
c) Drug Overdose 
d) Possible Poisoning 

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ANSWERS

1 d      2 a     3 c      4 d      5 b    6 c     7 b    8 b   9 c   10 b    
11 b     12 b    13 b     14 b     15 b   16 c    17 c   18 c  19 a   20 b      
21 a     22 b    23 d     24 a     25 b    


first aid Nursing MCQ 4

1) When caring for a student who is allergic to bees and has just been stung, you should…. 

a) Give them an injection with their Epi-pen.
b) Apply a heat pack to ease pain.
c) Apply a cold pack.
d) Both a and c

2) Signals of an allergic reaction to a bee sting are…. 

a) Feeling of tightness in the chest and throat.
b) Swelling of the face neck and tongue.
c) Rash, dizziness, or confusion
d) All of the above.
 
3) When caring for a student who is suffering from heat cramps. 

a) Apply cold packs.
b) Give cool water or sports drink.
c) Have student keep walking slowly to work the cramp out.
d) Massage the muscle vigorously to increase circulation.

4) What symptoms are associated with heat exhaustion…. 

a) Cool, moist, pale, or flushed skin.
b) Rapid weak pulse.
c) Rapid, shallow breathing.
d) All of the above.

5) Heat stroke…. 

a) Causes very high body temperature.
b) Hot red or dry skin.
c) Rapid weak pulse, shallow breathing.
d) All of the above.

6) When caring for someone who is suffering from frostbite, you should not…. 

a) Soak effected part in warm water 100 to 105 degrees.
b) Rub vigorously until skin appears red and feels warm.
c) Handle area gently.
d) Avoid breaking blisters.

7) Hypothermia…. 

a) Is not life threatening.
b) Victims must be heated up as fast as possible.
c) Is caused by exposure to temperatures below freezing.
d) Can be caused by swimming in waters below 70 degrees.


8) Snakebites can be very serious. When caring for a snakebite victim, which should you not do? 

a) Wash wounds.
b) Apply ice.
c) Keep bitten part still and below the heart.
d) Get professional medical care within 30 minutes.

9) When performing infant CPR or rescue breathing, what kind of breaths should you give to avoid forcing air into the infant’s stomach? 

a) Hard and fast.
b) Smooth and fast.
c) Slowly and gently.
d) Long and hard.

10) Your role in making the EMS system work effectively includes four steps. 

a) Elevate, Identify, decide, execute.
b) Check, call, care, protect.
c) Recognize, decide, call, provide.
d) None of the above.


11) When should you give rescue breathing? 

a) Conscious choking victim.
b) Unconscious choking victim.
c) Unconscious, no pulse, not breathing.
d) Unconscious, not breathing, but has a pulse.

12) What would you do if a victim had a body part torn or cut off? 

a) Wrap severed body part in sterile gauze.
b) Place in a plastic bag.
c) Put the plastic bag on ice and take it to the hospital with victim.
d) All of the above.

13) What would you do for a victim who has internal bleeding? 

a) Keep the victim quiet and lying down.
b) Bend knees to make them comfortable.
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above.

14) To care for a victim with a sucking chest wound, you would? 

a) Cover the wound completely with a sterile gauze pad.
b) Cover the wound with a dressing that doesn’t allow air to pass through.
c) Apply ice pack to the wound.
d) Both a and c

15) Internal bleeding can be caused by: 

a) Injury
b) Illness
c) Medication
d) All of the above.
 
16) When caring for a choking infant, what position is the infant held in? 

a) Upside down by the ankles and shoulders.
b) Face up on a flat surface.
c) Face down on your forearm with head lower than the body.
d) Face down on your knee, with head lower than the body.

17) Soft tissue wounds should be cared for by: 

a) Heat and elastic bandages.
b) Ice and elevation.
c) Apply direct pressure on the area to cut down on bleeding under skin. d) Both b and c

18) What do you do for a chemical burn?

a) Flush with water, dry, and cover.
b) Flush with large amounts of water and cover.
c) Flush with large amounts of warm water until help arrives.
d) Flush with large amounts of cool water until help arrives.  

19) What is the most common reason an infant’s heart stops? 

a) Allergies
b) Injury
c) Breathing problems.
d) SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

20) When can you move a victim? 

a) When you need to care for another victim.
b) When the victim is in danger.
c) When it would be easier to care for the victim.
d) All of the above.
 
21) What do you do for a victim who has a bleeding injury to the mouth and you are sure that there is no head, neck, or spine injury. 

a) Keep victim seated with head tilted slightly forward.
b) Keep victim seated with head tilted slightly backward.
c) Have the victim lie down on their side.
d) Either a or c

22) What is more serious? 

a) Heat Stroke
b) Heat Exhaustion
c) Heat Cramps
d) Heat Rash

23) To encourage people to help others in emergency situations, most states have enacted laws, which protect you, as a rescuer, from being sued. This is called. 

a) The Good-Will Law
b) The First Aid No-Fault Law
c) The Good Samaritan Law
d) There is no such law

24) Signals of head and spine injuries are: 

a) Blood or other fluids in the ears or nose.
b) Unusual bumps or depressions on the head or over the spine.
c) Has seizures, severe headaches, or slurred speech.
d) Both a and b

25) Shock is a condition where: 
a) The respiratory system fails to deliver air to the lungs.
b) The cardiovascular system fails to deliver blood to the heart.
c) The circulatory system fails to deliver blood to all parts of the body.
d) All of the above.

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ANSWERS


 1 c       2 d       3 b       4 a       5 d     6 b      7 d     8 b    9 c   10 c    
11 d     12 d    13 c     14 b     15 d   16 c    17 d   18 d  19 c   20 b      
21 d     22 a    23 c     24 d     25 c