Anything Goes
Circulation Emergencies
CPR/AED
Breathing Emergencies
Choking
100

Name 3 important First Aid kit items:

Answers will vary; bandages, dressings, roller gauze, pens, scissors, medical tape, safety pins, splints, alcohol wipes, dextrose, tweezers, gloves, triangular bandages

100

Can you give a person any medication if you think they are having a stroke? 

No.

100

Can you use an AED on ice or snow? 

Yes.

100

What should you do before handing someone their medication?

Read the label (6 rights).

100

How many back blows, chest thrusts, or abdominal thrusts should you do?

5 each in a combination of any 2 techniques.

200

Name 3 programs that the Canadian Red Cross runs.

Meals on Wheels 

Disaster Management 

Friendly Calls

200

What does FAST stand for?


Face Arm Speech Time

200

What is the correct number of compressions to breaths?

30:2

200

What should you do after someone self-administers their epinephrine auto-injector?

1. Keep them comfortable 

2. Monitor their breathing 

3. Rub the injection site for 30 seconds

200

What should you do if a person’s airway becomes completely blocked by an object?

Immediately begin the care for complete choking.

300

Name 5 hazards to check for.

Fire, Wire, Gas, Glass, Major bleeding, Angry bystanders...

300

Name 5 heart attack symptoms.

Nausea, Colour change, Sweaty,  Flu-like symptoms, Denial, Extreme fatigue, Chest pain, Jaw pain, Back pain, Arm pain, Abnormal breathing…

300

Where do you place the AED pads for a baby?

Front and back

300

What might trigger an asthma attack?

Answers will vary; Allergens, Exercise, Cold, Excitement…

300

Which of the following tells you that a person’s airway is only partially blocked?

The person is able to speak or cough. 

400

What is the name of the law that protects first aiders?

Good Samaritan Act, 2005

400

What medication can you give to someone you think is experiencing a heart attack?

1 regular ASA or 2 low-dose ASA
400

When is it unsafe to administer a shock from an AED?

Someone is touching the person or the person is in water.

400

What signs tell you if a persons airway is partially blocked vs. fully blocked when choking?

Partial: the person is coughing or talking

Full: the person cannot cough, talk, or they're making a whistling noise

400

Name 5 reasons someone may choke.

Answers will vary; not chewing properly, talking while eating, infants putting objects in mouth, etc.

500

When caring for an ill or injured person, you must...

Give only the care you are trained to provide.

500

A person with life-threatening internal bleeding may be thirsty, can you give them water?

No. 

500

After repositioning the head, rescue
breaths still do not go in.  What do you do?

Do 30 chest compression and then look into the person’s mouth

500

Which of the following situations
requires you to call 911 for an asthma attack?

The person does not improve after taking their medication.

500

If you are alone and choking, what can you do to increase your own safety?

Call 9-1-1/EMS, move to an area where someone may see you, attempt to dislodge using abdominal thrusts on a solid object.