My Health Assessment Questions 22638VIC Certificate I in EAL

HEALTH INFORMATION and SERVICES

100

❓ Name 1 place where you can find health information.

✅ Health leaflet 

✅ Doctor 

✅ Chemist / pharmacy

✅ Internet health site 

✅ Medicine label

200

❓ Where can you go if you have a cold? 

Name 2 places.

✅ Doctor / GP / chemist / pharmacy

✅ Do not go anywhere. Just stay at home and rest.

300

❓ Name 3 things you should check on medicine labels before taking medicine.

✅ 1. Who can take it (age). Check if it is safe for children or adults.

✅ How much to take (dose/dosage). Check the number of tablets and size/weight (milligrams - mg) or liquid and amount (millilitres - ml).

✅ How often to take it. Check the frequency, or time, e.g. every 4–6 hours.

400

❓ Before you visit a doctor, what 4 things should you do?

✅ Call or go to the clinic / make an appointment. 

✅ Make sure you have your Medicare card. 

✅ Make sure you have your Centrelink card ready for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for buying cheaper medicines.

✅ Make sure you can get to the appointment (transport).

✅ Make sure you have enough money if you need to pay for the doctor’s visit.

500

❓ Say the name, place, and opening hours of a doctor's clinic or medical centre you know.

✅ Any correct local example (spoken or written)

FIRST AID and MEDICINE TYPES

100

❓ What do we use to cover a small cut?

✅ Band aid

200

❓ Is cough syrup a tablet, syrup, or cream?

✅ Syrup

300

❓ Name 3 items you find in a first aid kit.

✅ Painkillers / scissors / band aids / saline solution / bandages / thermometer / medical tape etc.

400

❓ What medicine and other treatment help a sore throat? List 4 things.

✅ Lozenges 

✅ Gargle with salt water 

✅ Drink plenty of water 

✅ Rest

500

❓ Match the symptom and treatment: earache → ?

• Go to the doctor
• Get a prescription
• Ear drops
• Keep your ears clean 
• Rest

Go to the doctor

Get a prescription

✅ Ear drops

Keep your ears clean 

Rest

MEDICINE LABELS and DIRECTIONS

100

❓ How often can adults take Panadol?

✅ Every 4–6 hours

200

❓ Who should not use Panadol tablets? Name 2 types of people.

✅ Children under 12 years 

✅ Pregnant women who have not consulted a doctor about the symptoms

300

❓ What is the maximum number of Panadol tablets adults can take in 24 hours? 

❓ What are the side effects of Panadol overdose? 

Name 2 symptoms.

✅ 8 tablets

✅ Nausea / vomiting / confusion /sleepiness / jaundice / swollen belly / liver failure 

400

❓ How much cough syrup should adults take? 

❓ How much cough syrup should children take?

❓ How often should they take it?

✅ Adults: 10 ml 

✅ Children 6 - 11 years: 5 ml

✅ Every 4 hours as needed

500

❓ Are paracetamol and Panadol the same? 

❓For more information on paracetamol, where can we go?

❓ How much liquid paracetamol should children under 12 years old have?

✅ Yes. Panadol is just a brand name.

✅ To the doctor, pharmacy or health websites including the TGA website: Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing https://www.tga.gov.au 

✅ Check the label. Liquid paracetamol dosage for children under 12 in Australia typically depends on their body weight. But different brands have different concentrations, so always check the directions.

SYMPTOMS and EMERGENCIES

100

❓ What is the emergency phone number in Australia?

✅ 000 (Triple Zero)

200

❓ Which are the 2 emergencies in the following list? 

- Runny nose

- Drowning

- Acute appendicitis

- Hayfever

- Mild asthma

✅ Drowning 

✅ Acute appendicitis

300

❓ If someone appears unconscious, what 3 things should you do?

✅ DRS: 

1. Check for Danger.

2. Check the person’s Response.

3. Send for help, e.g. call 000 / call an ambulance. 

400

❓ What does ABCD stand for in DRS ABCD?

✅ Airway 

✅ Breathing

✅ CPR or Circulation

✅ Defibrillation

500

❓ Name 5 pieces of information you should give when you call an ambulance.

✅ Your name 

✅ The address or exact location of the emergency

✅ The problem or symptoms, e.g. chest pain, bleeding, lack of movement 

✅ Who is sick or injured (adult, child, yourself, someone else) 

✅ Whether the person/people is/are conscious or unconscious and breathing or not breathing

HEALTH ITEMS SPELLING

100

Spell the name of a pain in your head.

✅ Headache

✅ Migraine

200

Spell the name of a medicine for sore eyes.

✅ Eye drops

300

Spell the name of the cloth you put on a broken arm.

✅ Bandage

400

Spell the name of a medicine you can take for a sore throat.

✅ Lozenges

500

Spell the name of the item you use to take your temperature, to see if you have a fever or not.

✅ Thermometer