HOSA CPR & First Aid Sample Test Questions

Due to the essential nature of washing your hands, how much time is recommended to wash your hands?

20 seconds

You come upon a person who has lost a significant amount of blood, has a very pale skin color, and is confused. What do you suspect the cause to be?

Shock

While dining out in a restaurant, you hear a mother cry out that her six-month-old child, who was given some marbles by an older child, is gagging. His mouth area is turning blue, and he's unable to take a breath or cry out. What would you do first in this scenario?

Deliver back blows and chest thrusts

While performing CPR on an infant, another rescuer appears on the scene, what do you do next?

Have the second rescuer help with CPR, to minimize fatigue

Where should you place the AED pads when treating an infant for pediatric cardiac arrest

Chest and Back

How long should you check for breathing while performing CPR?

No longer than 10 seconds

After finding an unresponsive child, yelling for help, and confirming the child isn't breathing, what would be your next course of action?

Deliver 30 chest compressions

When you try to give an unresponsive adult a rescue breath and the chest does not appear to rise, what would you do next?

Repeat the head tilt/chin lift maneuver and attempt the breath again

After finding someone who is unresponsive, has a pulse but does not appear to be breathing, you find you are unable to give them CPR, what do you do next?

Repeat the head tilt/chin lift maneuver and attempt the breath again

Arriving first to the scene, you find an unresponsive person with no pulse that has thrown up. You feel CPR is not something you are comfortable giving them. What would be the next best thing for you to do?

Compression only CPR

A victim with a low body temperature will have cool skin and may shiver.

True

To give first aid for a small burn on the arm, cool the burn with cold but not ice-cold water.

True

After you give first aid, you should wash your hands to help prevent illness.

True

The first thing you should do to a skin that has frostbite, is to try to thaw it.

False

When a victim is having a heat- related emergency, you should move the victim to a cool place & sponge or spray the victim with ice-cold water & fan the victim.

False

A person having a __________ may have an uncomfortable feeling, such as pain or pressure in the chest or other areas of the upper body.

Heart Attack

Sighs of a bad allergic reaction include trouble breathing, swelling of the tongue and face, and fainting.

True

If a person has a medical problem, they will always be wearing a medical alert bracelet.

False

If a victim with a low blood sugar is responding and can sit up and swallow, you should give the victim something that contains sugar to eat or drink.

True

When giving first aid for a victim with a possible broken bone or sprain,put a plastic bag filled with ice on the injured area with a towel between the ice bag & the skin for up to 20 minutes.

True

When a victim is having a seizure, you should try to hold the victim down to protect the victim from injury.

False

The warning signs of ________ include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

Stroke

After you give first aid; you should put your used gloves in a _______ bag if one is available.

Biohazard

If a victim is showing signs of shock, you should help the victim lie down on his back and raise his.

Legs/Feet

If a knife or stick has been pushed into the victim's body, you should remove it quickly as possible.

False

After you check the scene to be sure it is safe, you should first look for problems that may be life threatening.

True

Personal protective equipment includes _______ to protect your hands from blood and other body fluids.

Gloves

With the victim of electrocution, the only burns you are concerned about are the ones that you can see.

False

If a victim falls from a height and then becomes sleepy or confused or vomits or complains of a headache, the victim may have a head injury.

True

You should watch a victim for at least 30 minutes after the victim has been bitten by an insect,bee,or spider because the victim may develop signs of a bad allergic reaction.

True

To help stop bleeding that you cans see,put firm pressure on a dressing or bandage over the bleeding area.

True

Possible head or spinal injuries are only a concern if the victim was knocked out.

False

To care for a victim with nosebleed, have the victim look up, and place constant pressure on both sides of the nostrils for a few minutes until the bleeding stops.

False

A victim with heatstroke will have red, hot, dry skin, and may be confused or have strange behavior.

True

If a victim is having a seizure, you should not put anything in his or her mouth.

True

What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1- rescuer infant CPR?

30 compresssions to 2 breaths

Why is defibrillation important?

It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm

An 8 month old infant is eating & suddenly begins to cough. The infant is unable to make any noise shortly after. You pick the infant up and shout for help.

Perform CPR, and look in the mouth for the obstructing object

A 67 year old man is found unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. You and a second rescuer begin performing high-quality CPR.

Switch rescuers about every 2 minutes

Which victim requires high-quality CPR?

A victim who is unresponsive with no normal breathing and no pulse

After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, The AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using an AED?

Follow the AED prompts

When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim, what modification should you incorporate?

Each time you open the airway, look for the obstructing object

How do you perform chest compressions when providing high-quality CPR to a child victim?

By compressing the chest at least one third the depth of the chest, about 2 inches (5 cm)

A 67 year old man is found unresponsive, not breathing, no pulse. You & a second rescuer begin performing high-quality CPR.

You notice the person giving chest compressions is not allowing for complete chest recoil. What is your next course of action?

Tell the compressor you notice decreased chest recoil

The 5 links in the AHA Adult Chain of Survival are recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, rapid defibrillation, and which of the following?

Advanced life support, and post-cardiac arrest care

Why does allowing complete chest recoil increase the benefit of CPR?

Allows the heart to refill with blood between compressions

Why should the chest be compressed to the correct depth during CPR?

An adequate depth of compressions creates blood flow

Which is the ratio of compressions to ventilations for 2 rescuer CPR on an infant?

15 to 2

The first step after opening an AED case is, turning the AED on.

True

While a rescuer provides compressions and counts out loud, another rescuer gives breaths. How should the second rescuer open the airway?

Head tilt-chin technique

The step of "look, listen, and feel." was removed from the Basic Life Support sequence of the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR.

True

To identify cardiac arrest, healthcare providers should feel for a pulse for no longer than how many seconds?

10 seconds

Before responding to a first aid scenario, what is the first question you should ask at the scene?

Safety of the scene

Personal protective equipment consists of the following items:

Gloves

Mask

Eye shield

A stroke consists of which following signs

Facial droop

What would be the most likely scenario if a 20-year-old dove headfirst off a dock and once they reached the surface of the water didn't appear to be moving?

Neck injury

You are first to the scene and you find an unresponsive person with no pulse that has thrown up. You feel CPR is not something you are comfortable giving them. What would be the next best thing for you to do?*

Compression only CPR

What would your next step be after you are performing single-person CPR and the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) advises a shock?

Resume CPR with chest compressions

As a daycare provider that is working alone, one of your three-year-old children isn't feeling well and lays down for a nap. After checking on the child, you notice they are not breathing and are blue in color. What would be the best step to take?

Deliver 2 minutes of CPR

What do you do if an infant is choking and while trying to assist them they become unresponsive?

Begin CPR

AED pads can be used for children at what age?

Up until puberty

Properly operating an AED include the following steps

Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, analyze the rhythm, and shock the person