First Aid Basic
What is the most important thing that you can do in an emergency?
a. Don't do anything unless you are sure what to do
b. Hope someone else comes who is better prepared
c. Phone 9-1-1
d. Pretend you see the ill or injured child
c. Phone 9-1-1
Which of the following is true of an epinephrine pen injection?
a. It can be given through clothes or on bare skin
b. It should be used for every child with a rash
c. It can only be given on bare skin
d. It always given in the side of the arm
a. It can be given through clothes or on bare skin
What can stop severe bleeding?
a. Putting on gloves
b. Putting direct pressure on the wound
c. Applying an antibiotic cream
d. Having the child lie down
b. Putting direct pressure on the wound
Which of the following is true of electrical injuries?
a. Electrical injuries have no effect on the heart
b. Electrical injuries never cause injury inside the body
c. High-voltage electricity can travel through everything that touches the power line or source
d. All electrical injuries should be treated with ice
c. High-voltage electricity can travel through everything that touches the power line or source
a. Keep hot appliances, like irons or curling irons, out of children's reach
b. Keep children away from hot liquids, such as a cup of coffee
c. Cook on the back burners, and keep children away from the stove
d. All the above
d. All the above
What is the most important step in preventing illness?
a. Posting the poison control number near a phone
b. Wearing a mask
c. Putting all blood-containing material into a leak-proof bag
d. Handwashing
d. Handwashing
When a child has an asthma attack, what should you do?
a. Give the child something with sugar to drink
b. Leave the child alone until their breathing gets better
c. Help the child use their prescription medicine
d. Give the child thrusts above the belly
c. Help the child use their prescription medicine
Which of the following should be used as a dressing?
a. a clean cloth
b. a cold pack
c. a dirty cloth
d. a piece of tape
a. a clean cloth
Which of the following is true of heat stroke?
a. Heat stroke can quickly turn into heat exhaustion
b. Heat stroke is not dangerous
c. Heat stroke can be caused by exercising outside when the weather is very warm or hot
d. Heat stroke should be treated with warm water
c. Heat stroke can be caused by exercising outside when the weather is very warm or hot
In a poisoning emergency, whom should you call first?
a. An urgent care center
b. The poison control center
c. 9-1-1
d. The child's parent or caregiver
c. 9-1-1
The purpose o taking your gloves off properly is to keep blood or fluids on the gloves from touching
True or False
True
If a child with low blood sugar can sit up and swallow, give them something containing sugar to eat or drink
True or False
True
Shock happens when a child has lost too much blood or water
True or False
a. True
How can a child get hypothermia(low body temperature)?
a. From walking in rain and wind without a jacket
b. On a hot, sunny day
c. When they don't have enough sugar in their blood
d. After a seizure
a. From walking in rain and wind without a jacket
If a child has a known allergy to bee stings, you should
a. Not allow the child to participate in outdoor activities
b. Make sure that the child's epinephrine pen is available at all times
c. Keep the child inside except during the winter
d. Call the parent or caregiver if the child gets stung before you do anything else
b. Make sure that the child's epinephrine pen is available at all times
When giving first aid to a child or infant, when should you phone 9-1-1?
a. For every first aid emergency
b. For serious illness or injury
c. If the child or infant has a fever and doesn't have a first aid action plan
d. Anytime bleeding is present
b. For serious illness or injury
What should you do if a child has a seizure?
a. Protect the child by moving furniture or other objects out of the way
b. Put a spoon in their mouth so they won't bite their tongue
c. Pin them down so they will not injure themselves or scare other children
d. Tur the child over facedown on the floor
a. Protect the child by moving the furniture or other objects out of the way
What should you do if a child has an injury that needs to be splinted?
a. Place a plastic bag filled with warm water on the area to reduce swelling
b. Apply a splint only after an x-ray confirms that the bone is broken
c. Ideally, place the splint so that it supports the joints above and below the injury
d. Straighten the injured boy part before using a splint
c. Ideally, place the splint so that it supports the joints above and below the injury
What is the most important thing to do for a child with a suspected head, neck, or spine injury?
a. Have the child sit up
b. Help the child walk around
c. Do not twist or turn the head or neck
d. Give the child a sports drink
c. Do not twist or turn the head or neck
a. Have their abilities assessed to see if they will be good at the sport
b. Do nothing-just show up on the first day, ready to play
c. Check with the child's healthcare provider to identify any illness or injury that might put the child at risk
d. Wait until the child has played the sport for several weeks to see if any problems develop
c. Check with the child's healthcare provider to identify any illness or injury that might put the child at risk
Which of the following may be true about how a child acts when something is wrong?
a. The child may act ill or injured
b. The child may act younger than they are
c. The child may need for you to talk to them on the basis of their behavior, not their age
d. All the above
d. All the above
What should you do if you suspect that a child has a fever?
a. Allow the child to play with other children
b. Check the child's temperature
c. Put ice packs on the child
d. Cover the child with a blanket
b. Check the child's temperature
What should you do when a child gets a small burn?
a. Cool the area with cold, but not ice-cold water
b. Cover the area with lots of cold cream and butter
c. Put the child in a bathtub filled with ice
d. Run warm water on the burn until it doesn't hurt
a. Cool the area with cold, but not ice-cold water
What should you do if a child has a permanent tooth knocked out?
a. Always hold the tooth by the crown
b. Put the tooth in an oral rehydration salt solution or cling wrap
c. Immediately take the child and tooth to the dentist or emergency department
d. All the above
d. All the above
Which of the following can cause a poison emergency?
a. A button battery
b. A dishwasher tablet
c. Blood pressure pills from grandmother's purse
d. All the above
d. All the above