HOSA practice test for CPR / FIRTST AID

The best position for the victim in shock who does not have a head injury is

Legs elevated

Included in general first aide care for a musculoskeletal injury is

Rest ice and elevation

And immediate emergency care step you should take with an unconscious victim is to

Open the victims airway and check for breathing

You and a friend are in your house along the friend accidentally sprayed hairspray into her. What should you do first

Flush the eye with large amounts of cool water

All of the following limitation should be considered before deciding to move a victim

dangerous conditions, whether or not others can help, your own physical ability

A victim has sustained a blow that caused a wound inside the mouth. You do not suspect a hand or spine injury. The preferred position for this victim is

Sitting with her head tilted slightly forward

The body cavity that contains the lungs is the

Thoracic cavity

When should CPR be started

Wendy victims heart stops beating

The question and EMS dispatch or is likely to ask when you call for help is

Is care being given

A bullet has entered the front of a victims abdomen and you find no exit wound. What appears to be part of the intestine is protruding from the wound. You should care for the injury by

Putting more sterile dressing loosely over the wound

If you determine an accident scene is not safe, you should

Not approach, call EMS personnel for immediate help

To provide emergency first aid for a victim of an animal bite, you should

Wash the wound with soap and water

The process of removing Matter from a victims mouth or throat is

Suctioning

The advantage of using a resuscitation mask to provide artificial ventilation is it

Reduces the risk of disease transmission between rescuer and victim

Your emergency care for a victim of a fainting episode should include

Elevating the victims legs 8 to 12 inches if possible

All of the following vital signs would probably be normal for an injured swimmer

Pulse 60, respirations 14

The ring buoy to assist a near drowning victim should be thrown

Just beyond the victim

In relation to the neck, the head is described as

Superior

After giving yours first series of 6 to 10 abdominal thrust to an unconscious victim with an obstructed airway you should

Do a finger sweep and give 2 full breaths

Victim has jumped from the second story of a burning building and is lying on the ground just below the fire. She has a laceration on her thigh and is barely conscious. You decided you must move her before providing emergency care. A second rescuer is with you. The most appropriate emergency move for the victim would be

Clothes drag

The victim that requires care before doing the secondary survey is

Victim bleeding severely firm in arm

The best description of the value of first aid training is it

Provide a basic plan of action that can be used in any emergency

A woman is choking on a piece of candy but is conscious and coughing forcefully. You should

Encourage her to continue coughing

The procedure for conducting the secondary survey is

Surveying for hazards around the victim and checking for changes in victims breathing

You have cooled a thermal burn. You should next

Cover the burn with a dry, sterile, dressing in bandage loosely

When giving back close to a choking infant the head should be

Lower than the chest

A soccer player has collapsed at a game the air temperature is 92° there and I and the humidity is high you notice skin is washed and wet he is breathing rapidly has a wreath pools and his face feels cool you suspect a

Heat related illness

Transporting nutrients and oxygen to body cells in removing waste are the functions of the

Circulatory system

You have decided to give rescue breathing to a victim with respiratory arrest to open the airway you use the

Head tilt\chin lift

The Mame pressure point to be used to control bleeding of the arm is the

Brachial

One of the major functions of the integumentary system is to

Preevent infection

While waterskiing, Mary appears to dislocate her shoulder. What should you do as soon as you get Mary back into the boat

Wrap something around her chest to hold her arm next to her body

The signals that you are likely to observe any person who has taken an overdose ofamphetamines are

Sweating, chills, rapid pulse, restlessness

The signal that might indicate a serious chest injury is

Coughing blood

The group\organization to call that will provide information about how to care for a child who has taken a bottle of aspirin is the

Poison control center

To deliver chest compressions on a child you would do use the

He'll of one hand

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in the

Alvioli of the lungs

If your equipment became contaminated with blood or other body fluids you should use clothes in wash it with diluted

Household bleach

A car has crashed into a power line and a live electrical wire is draped over the roof the driver is slumped against the steering wheel and appears to be bleeding from a facial injury your immediate action is

Stay back from the car and call emergency EMS personnel to deal with the situation

All of the following are basics of providing first aid in a medical emergency

Do you know further harm, monitor the ABCs, notify the EMS personnel

You can protect yourself from injury when moving a victim bye

Bending your body at the knees and hips

When applying a splint you should be careful not to

Decreased circulation to the injured area

To split an injured ankle you should use and

Pillow wrapped around the foot and ankle, secured with three Cravats

The information you should obtain in your interview of the victim is

Painful areas, allergies, current medications

If you do not suspect they had or spinal injury you can movie unconscious victim too large to carry with the

Clothes drag

A victim should be assisted with breathing when the victim is

Breathing at a rate of more than 30 breaths per minute

Will USS for skin characteristics during the primary survey

Yes

The vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body are

Arteries

The signs you would expect to see if a victim has rash or the left femur is the left leg is

Shortened and foot turned outward