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American Safety and Health Institute First aid Exam Questions and Answers
American Safety and Health Institute First aid Exam Questions and Answers
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American Safety and Health InstituteFirst aid Exam Questions and Answers
You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of
someone who has collapsed. Which of the following best describes your role
in a medical emergency? - -You are trained to recognize, assess, and
prioritize the need for first aid care.
-You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series
of loud thumps and then someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a
corner to take a better look and see a coworker sprawled on the ground at
the bottom of a flight of stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain.
Some blood is visible on her forehead. What leads you to believe she might
be seriously injured? - -The suspected mechanism of injury.
-Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been
working. What should you do? - -Pause and assess for hazards before
entering the room.
-You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle
accident scene while driving to work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like
people are injured. You think about stopping but you hesitate because it all
seems so overwhelming to handle. What should you do? - -Stop and help to
the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care.
-You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself
while using a hand tool on a job site. How should you best address the
possibility of being exposed to an infectious bloodborne disease? - -Wear
protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the
person you are helping.
-What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - -To encourage
bystanders to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers
assistance.
-What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical
services (EMS) system? - -Emergency action plan for a workplace.
-You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where
you work. Your assessment makes you suspect the responsive employee
may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way that sometimes
has forklift traffic. How should you address that? - -Place the person on a
blanket and drag him to the side of the aisle.
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