HSI YMCA First Aid Exam – 2024!
A Good Samaritan is defined as a person: - -A Good Samaritan is defined as
a person who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress with no duty to do
so.
-You are a trained first aid provider responding to a workplace emergency
alert received on your smart phone. You are directed to a person who was
struck by a nail from a pneumatic nail gun. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have a first aid kit. The
person is responsive, breathing, and holding their leg in obvious pain. You
ask, "May I help you?" The person says, "Yes, please. I shot myself. I'm
bleeding." The legal concept allowing you to provide first aid in the scenario
is: - -Expressed consent.
-All the following are life-threatening situations where quick action by a
provider is essential, EXCEPT: - -Tenderness and swelling.
-You are providing first aid for a person who overdosed on opioids. The
scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person is
unresponsive. EMS has been activated. You have an AED readily available
but no naloxone. The person is breathing normally. You should: - -You should
place the person in the recovery position.
-You are providing first aid for a person who suddenly lost consciousness.
The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person
quickly regained consciousness and is now responsive. EMS has been
activated. You have an AED and first aid kit readily available. The person is
breathing normally, consents to first aid and says, "I was dizzy and hot."
There are no apparent life-threatening conditions present. While waiting for
EMS, you perform a secondary assessment. An important element of
secondary assessment is: - -An important element of secondary assessment
is looking for medical identification jewelry.
-You are responding to a shout for help from the lunchroom. You find a
frightened coworker attempting to calm an anxious visitor who is making a
high-pitched whistling noise between frequent hard coughs. Your coworker
shouts, "Hurry, she's choking on a hot dog! She was just laughing a second
ago." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your facility's
EAP has been activated and EMS is on the way. You should: - -You should
encourage the person to continue coughing.
-You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless emergency
alert for a worker injured by a circular saw. As you reach the scene, you see
a person sitting on the ground holding a bloody hand against their chest. The
A Good Samaritan is defined as a person: - -A Good Samaritan is defined as
a person who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress with no duty to do
so.
-You are a trained first aid provider responding to a workplace emergency
alert received on your smart phone. You are directed to a person who was
struck by a nail from a pneumatic nail gun. The scene is safe. You have taken
standard precautions. EMS has been activated. You have a first aid kit. The
person is responsive, breathing, and holding their leg in obvious pain. You
ask, "May I help you?" The person says, "Yes, please. I shot myself. I'm
bleeding." The legal concept allowing you to provide first aid in the scenario
is: - -Expressed consent.
-All the following are life-threatening situations where quick action by a
provider is essential, EXCEPT: - -Tenderness and swelling.
-You are providing first aid for a person who overdosed on opioids. The
scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person is
unresponsive. EMS has been activated. You have an AED readily available
but no naloxone. The person is breathing normally. You should: - -You should
place the person in the recovery position.
-You are providing first aid for a person who suddenly lost consciousness.
The scene is safe, and you have taken standard precautions. The person
quickly regained consciousness and is now responsive. EMS has been
activated. You have an AED and first aid kit readily available. The person is
breathing normally, consents to first aid and says, "I was dizzy and hot."
There are no apparent life-threatening conditions present. While waiting for
EMS, you perform a secondary assessment. An important element of
secondary assessment is: - -An important element of secondary assessment
is looking for medical identification jewelry.
-You are responding to a shout for help from the lunchroom. You find a
frightened coworker attempting to calm an anxious visitor who is making a
high-pitched whistling noise between frequent hard coughs. Your coworker
shouts, "Hurry, she's choking on a hot dog! She was just laughing a second
ago." The scene is safe. You have taken standard precautions. Your facility's
EAP has been activated and EMS is on the way. You should: - -You should
encourage the person to continue coughing.
-You are a trained first aid provider responding to a wireless emergency
alert for a worker injured by a circular saw. As you reach the scene, you see
a person sitting on the ground holding a bloody hand against their chest. The
