St. John Ambulance First Aid Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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California Ambulance Driver
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California Ambulance Driver
What is the definition of First Aid? - Answer-The emergency care given to an injured or suddenly ill person using readily available materials
What is a First Aider? - Answer-Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene and gives first aid
What is Medical Help? - Answer-Care given by a healt...
St. John Ambulance First Aid Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
What is the definition of First Aid? - Answer-The emergency care given to an injured or
suddenly ill person using readily available materials
What is a First Aider? - Answer-Someone who takes charge of an emergency scene
and gives first aid
What is Medical Help? - Answer-Care given by a health care professional, or under the
supervision of a medical doctor
What is a casualty? - Answer-The individual who is injured or becomes suddenly ill
What are the ages? - Answer-Adult - over the age of 8
Child - between 1 and 8 years of age
Infant - under the age of 1 year
What are the objectives when administering First Aid - Answer-Preserve Life, Prevent
Further Injury, Promote Recovery
Why do people hesitate to help? - Answer-Fear of a lawsuit, Fear of contracting a
disease, Fear of making things worse
What are the legal and Regulatory issues? - Answer-Good Samaritan Principles:
- no legal duty to respond
- identify yourself and get consent
- use reasonable skill and care
- you are not negligent
- Do not abandon the casualty
How to prevent infections from administering First Aid - Answer--Hand washing
- minimizing mouth to mouth contact
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- take care when handling sharp objects
What immunizations do you have to maintain - Answer--Tetanus
- Hepatitis
Who might the First Aider need to communicate with? - Answer-- the casualty
- bystanders
- other first aiders
- other professionals (hydro services)
- Ems providers
, what are 4 steps in Emergency Scene Management? - Answer-- Scene Survey
- Primary Survey
- Secondary Survey
- Ongoing Casualty Care
What do you do in Scene Survey? - Answer-- History
- Hazards
- Responsiveness
What do you do for a Primary Survey? - Answer-- Airway
- Breathing
- Circulation
What do you do for a Secondary Survey? - Answer-Head to toe examination
what do you do in a Ongoing Casualty Care? - Answer-- Re-check ABC's
-Rest/Reassure
-Keep warm
What is Shock? - Answer-A circulation problem where the body's tissues don't get
enough oxygenated blood.
What is Fainting? - Answer-a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a shortage of
oxygenated blood to the brain.
What is the Chain of Survival? - Answer-recognition, CPR, AED, Advance life support,
Medical Care
what is a Angina? - Answer-Pain or pressure in the centre of the chest
- pain radiating to the arms or jaw
- often described as indigestion
What is a Heart Attack? - Answer-Pain or Pressure in the centre of chest
-pain radiating to the arms or jaw
-often described as indigestion
-pale skin
-nausea and fatigue
-shortness of breath
what happens from a stroke? - Answer-- facial droop
-slurring of words
-Numbness or weakness
-Inability to speak or swallow
what happens from a TIA(transient Ischemic Attack) - Answer-- facial droop
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