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Standard Precautions
Question: What are Standard Precautions?
A.Methods for cleaning up sweat and blood.
B.Only used by EMS personnel.
C.Measures for protecting against contact with
any type of body fluid except sweat.
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First Aid Care for an Open Wound
Question: To control bleeding:
A.Apply direct pressure.
B.Rinse thoroughly with antiseptic.
C.Apply a tourniquet.
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First Aid Care for Punctures,
Including Splinters
Question: For splinters or other puncture
wounds:
A.Leave any splinter in place for parents to
remove.
B.Soak the wound in clean water.
C.Apply an antiseptic to the wound.
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First Aid Care for Nosebleeds
Question: The first step in caring for
a nosebleed is:
A.Lie the child down and tilt the head back.
B.Keep the child sitting up.
C.Apply ice.
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First Aid Care for Bruises
and Swelling
Question: The first step in caring for
swelling is:
A.Apply cold.
B.Elevate the injury.
C.Apply heat.
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First Aid Care for Bone, Joint, and
Muscle Injuries
Question: RICE stands for:
A.Rest, Ice, Compression, Exposure
B.Rest, Ice, Circulation, Elevation
C.Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
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First Aid Care for Fainting
Question: If a child has fainted:
A.Lay the child on her back.
B.Sit the child in a chair.
C.Lay the child face down.
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First Aid Care for a Head Injury
Question: If a child has sustained
a head injury:
A.Put a clean bandage on any wound.
B.Use smelling salts to prevent fainting.
C.Keep the child awake.
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First Aid Care for
Convulsive Seizures
Question: The first thing to do for a child
who has had a convulsive seizure is:
A.Perform rescue breathing.
B.Position the child on his back.
C.Position the child on his left side.
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First Aid Care for Anaphylaxis
Question: Anaphylaxis is:
A.A sudden and exaggerated allergic
reaction that is potentially fatal
B.Temporary paralysis
C.Inability to breathe caused by panic
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First Aid Care for Bites
Question: One danger posed by
an animal bite is:
A.Meningitis
B.Hepatitis
C.Rabies
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First Aid Care for Mild to
Moderate Reactions to Insect
Stings and Bites
Question: If a child is stung by an insect:
A.Remove any stinger.
B.Rinse the area around any stinger with
water.
C.Leave any stinger in and apply a cold pack.
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First Aid Care for Tick Bites
Question: The best way to remove a tick is:
A. Apply rubbing alcohol to make the tick let go.
B. Grasp an embedded tick with tweezers as
close as possible to the skin and lift until it
lets go.
C. Use petroleum jelly to smother the tick so it
lets go.
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First Aid Care for Spider Bites
Question: If a child was bitten by a spider:
A.Use antiseptic.
B.Wash the area with soap and water.
C.Locate and kill the spider.
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First Aid Care
for Swallowed Poisons
Question: The first step in caring for a
child who has swallowed poison is:
A.Have the child lie down.
B.Give the child plenty of fluid.
C.Remove traces of the poison from the
child’s mouth.
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First Aid Care for Exposure to
Inhaled Poisons
Question: The first step in first aid care
for a child who has touched or inhaled a
poisonous substance is:
A.Call the poison control center for advice.
B.Identify the poison.
C.Remove the poisonous substance from
the child's skin/eye/mouth or air.
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First Aid Care for Burns from
Heat Sources, Including Sunburn
Question: If a burn involves more than 1%
of the body surface:
A.Call EMS.
B.Pull off clothing.
C.Use ointment and wrap the wound.
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First Aid Care for
Electrical Burns
Question: The first step in addressing an
electrical burn is:
A.Grab the child and pull them away from
the source.
B.Turn off the power source if possible.
C.Get some ice to apply to the burn.
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First Aid Care for Heatstroke
Question: The most effective way to cool a
child suffering from heatstroke is:
A.Give the child ice water to drink.
B.Pour cool water over the child.
C.Have the child lie in a cool room.
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First Aid Care for Hypothermia
Question: The body temperature of a child
with hypothermia is at or below:
A.101ºF
B.98.6ºF
C.95ºF
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First Aid Care for
Chemical Injury to the Eye
Question: In caring for a child with a
chemical injury to the eye:
A.Flush the eye with cold water.
B.Flush the eye with lukewarm water.
C.Do not flush the eye with water.
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First Aid Care for a Blow or
Penetrating Injury to the Eye
Question: The first thing in caring for a
child with a penetrating injury to the eye
is:
A.Cover the eye with a paper cup.
B.Gently remove the object.
C.Call EMS.
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First Aid Care for a Knocked-Out
Permanent Tooth
Question: A knocked-out permanent tooth
should be:
A.Placed in a plastic bag with ice.
B.Rinsed with water and reinserted.
C.Disposed of.