CSCS First Aid 6

Question 1

If a construction worker has an object embedded in a wound, what should the first aider do?

Accepted Answer

Leave the object in place, apply pressure around it, and pad around the object

Answer

Remove the object immediately to stop the bleeding

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Push the object further in to seal the wound

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Ignore the object and apply a standard dressing over it

Question 2

What is the emergency services telephone number in the UK?

Accepted Answer

112 or 999

Answer

911

Answer

000

Answer

111

Question 3

Under UK law, which legislation requires employers to report certain workplace injuries to the HSE?

Accepted Answer

RIDDOR 2013

Answer

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Answer

CDM 2015

Question 4

How should a first aider manage a casualty who is choking and unable to cough, speak, or breathe?

Accepted Answer

Deliver up to 5 back blows between the shoulder blades, followed by up to 5 abdominal thrusts if needed

Answer

Give them water to drink

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Wait for them to clear the obstruction themselves

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Lay them on their back and begin CPR

Question 5

What must an employer do if their first aid needs assessment identifies that workers are at risk from specific hazards such as hydrofluoric acid?

Accepted Answer

Provide additional specialist first aid equipment and training relevant to those specific hazards

Answer

Provide standard first aid kits only

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Rely on the emergency services for all specialist treatment

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Only inform workers of the risk verbally

Question 6

When should you stop performing CPR on a construction site casualty?

Accepted Answer

When you become exhausted, the emergency services take over, or the casualty shows signs of life

Answer

After exactly 10 minutes regardless of outcome

Answer

After completing 5 cycles of 30:2

Answer

When another worker tells you to stop