First Aid Emergency 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A person has hypothermia. What should you avoid when rewarming them?
- Moving them to a warm environment
- Applying direct heat such as a heating pad to the skin (Correct answer)
- Giving warm beverages if they are conscious and able to swallow
- Removing wet clothing and covering with blankets
Correct answer: Applying direct heat such as a heating pad to the skin
Applying direct heat to a hypothermia victim can cause burns and dangerous shifts in blood flow; use passive rewarming instead.
Question 2: Which is the correct method to remove a tick embedded in the skin?
- Burn it off with a match
- Grasp it close to the skin with fine-tipped tweezers and pull steadily upward (Correct answer)
- Twist it counterclockwise until it releases
- Cover it with petroleum jelly to suffocate it
Correct answer: Grasp it close to the skin with fine-tipped tweezers and pull steadily upward
Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull upward with steady, even pressure.
Question 3: A person is unresponsive but breathing normally. You do NOT suspect a spinal injury. What is the correct position?
- Supine (flat on back)
- Recovery position (on their side) (Correct answer)
- Prone (face down)
- Semi-reclined at 45 degrees
Correct answer: Recovery position (on their side)
The recovery position places an unconscious breathing person on their side to keep the airway open and allow fluids to drain.
Question 4: What is the maximum time per day a bag of ice or cold pack should be applied to a sprain injury?
- Continuously for 24 hours
- 20 minutes on, then off for at least 20 minutes, repeated as needed (Correct answer)
- 5 minutes per hour only
- 30 minutes every 2 hours
Correct answer: 20 minutes on, then off for at least 20 minutes, repeated as needed
Apply ice for 20 minutes, remove for at least 20 minutes to prevent frostbite and allow normal circulation to return.
Question 5: An infant is choking and conscious but cannot cry. Which technique is correct?
- Abdominal thrusts only
- 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts, alternating (Correct answer)
- Finger sweeps of the mouth only
- Lay the infant flat and perform abdominal thrusts
Correct answer: 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts, alternating
For a choking infant, alternate 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts until the object is expelled or the infant becomes unconscious.
Question 6: A victim has a penetrating object (impaled object) in their chest. What should you do?
- Remove the object immediately to allow the wound to be treated
- Stabilize the object in place and do not remove it (Correct answer)
- Push the object in further to stop bleeding
- Cover the object loosely without any stabilization
Correct answer: Stabilize the object in place and do not remove it
Never remove an impaled object; stabilize it in place to prevent further injury and blood vessel damage.
Question 7: A diabetic person is confused, sweating, and shaking. They are still conscious and able to swallow. What should you give them?
- Insulin injection
- Sugar in some form (juice, glucose tablets, candy) (Correct answer)
- A large meal with protein
- Water only until they feel better
Correct answer: Sugar in some form (juice, glucose tablets, candy)
These symptoms indicate hypoglycemia (low blood sugar); giving a fast-acting sugar source raises blood glucose quickly.
First Aid Emergency 5
A person has hypothermia.
What should you avoid when rewarming them?