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Question 1: What type of wound may result from a knife cut?
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Incision
Question 2: Which of the following is an acceptable treatment for frostbite?
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Wrap warm clothing around the effected area Question 3: A physician is examining a construction worker who is vomiting and whose pupils are unequal in size. The patient has most likely sustained an injury to which part of his body?
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Head Question 4: In a conscious adult who is choking and unable to breathe, the most appropriate method of establishing an airway is
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Performing the Heimlich maneuver
Question 5: Amanda is 15 years old and is bleeding from a wrist wound. Her sister is trained for CPR and first aid and wants to control Amanda's bleeding. Direct pressure should be applied to which of the following arteries?
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Brachial
Question 6: The most serious type of external bleeding is
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Arterial bleeding Question 7: Which of the following is the most important first step when a person is unconscious?
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Check for an open air way Question 8: Which of the following is the most accurate method of measuring the heart rate in a patient with an intermittent pulse?
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Count the pulse for one whole min.Question 9: Which of the following thermal injuries is characterized by muscle cramps, dizziness, and loss of consciousness?
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Heat exhaustion Question 10: The most appropriate initial step in managing an emergency situation is to
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Assess the situation Question 11: In an emergency situation, patients with which of the following conditions should be treated first?
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Shock
Question 12: A muscle injury that results from overstretching is a
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Strain
Question 13: A partial-thickness (second-degree) burn extends to the
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Dermis and Epidermis Question 14: The most appropriate first aid management after a patient faints is to
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lay them flat on their back with their feet elevated Question 15: In a patient who is chocking, which of the following is a sign that the airway is completely blocked?
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Pt unable to speak
Question 16: Coughing up blood from the lungs is called
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Hemoptysis Question 17: In performing CPR, which of the following is a contraindication for the chin-lift maneuver
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Possible neck or spinal injuries
Question 18: Good Samaritan legislation
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Permits emergency care within the scope of competence of the person administering first aid Question 19: Which of the following symptoms is more common to heat stroke than to heat exhaustion?
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Dry skin
Question 20: Which of the following may cause diabetic coma
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Hyperglycemia Question 21: Which of the following wounds is characterized by a forcible tearing away of tissue?
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Avulsion Question 22: Which of the following is the most severe and major complication of full-thickness (third-degree) burns?
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Infection
Question 23: Which of the following is an example of a closed wound?
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Bruse Question 24: The first treatment for a patient in insulin shock is the administration of
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Glucose Question 25: Which of the following muscles are not affected in victims of heat cramps?
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Chest Question 26: Before CPR is performed on an infant, the presence of circulation is usually determined by palpation of which of the following pulse sites
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Brachial Question 27: In which of the following emergency situations should you use the Heimlich maneuver?
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Choking