Renew Basic First Aid Certification Online

$20 fee. If you do not intend to pay online, PRINT this quiz and mail with your Money Order Payable to TRUDY BEERMAN to 9621 N. Ojus Dr Tampa, FL 33617. To pay online, go http://healthcoachplus.com/contact.html look for the First Aid quiz payment option. This online quiz is meant for RENEWAL purposes only and assumes you have been previously been certified as a Basic First Aid Responder. First time test takers should check our online class calendar for upcoming Basic First Aid classes. If you do not have a First Aid text book to refer to, to review some of the more challenging questions, please order one from our online store.

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I confirm that I have been certified in Basic First Aid in the past and this quiz if for renewal purposes only. I further confirm that I understand a score of 84% (3 wrong) is required to pass, and if I do not pass on the first attempt, I will promptly follow up within 14 days for the FREE re-test option, or within 90 days with FREE attendance to a contact training class, with proof of taking this online quiz.

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Child care response (Pediatric, age 0 - 8 years old only)

Adult care response (age 8 years and older)

Both child and adult care response (Universal)

Quiz A

1. A responsive adult must agree to receive First Aid care. This is known as:

a. Refusal

b. Consent

c. Objection

d. Obligation

2. When life-threatening situations exist and the parent or legal guardian is not available, first aid care for a child should be given based on:

a. Refusal

b. Implied Consent

c. Objection

d. Obligation

3. To "observe universal precautions" means:

a. Whether or not you think the victim's blood or body fluid is infected, you act as if it is.

b. To quickly look for life-threatening conditions.

c. To reassure and comfort the victim,

d. To obtain Implied Consent.

4. When dragging a victim in an emergency, DO NOT:

a. Use your legs and keep the weight as close to your body as possible.

b. Protect the spine as best as possible.

c. Know your physical ability and respect your limitations.

d. Pull the victim sideways or pull the head away from the neck and shoulders.

5. The Emergency Action Steps for an UNRESPONSIVE victim includes all of the following, EXCEPT:

a. Assessing the scene and victim.

b. Alerting EMS or activating your emergency action plan.

c. Opening the airway.

d. Asking if it's okay to help.

6. The Emergency Action Steps for a RESPONSIVE victim includes all of the following EXCEPT:

a. Assessing the scene and victim.

b. Opening the Airway.

c. Alerting EMS or activating your emergency action plan.

d. Helping the victim maintain normal body temperature.

7. You are attending to a child who is unresponsive following an accidental overdose of pain medicine. EMS has been alerted. You have opened the child's airway by tilting the head and lifting the chin. Why?

a. Without an open airway, the child will die.

b. To manually stabilize a suspected spinal injury.

c. To reassure and comfort the child.

d. To observe Universal Precautions.

8. You are attending to a seriously injured, unresponsive victim who is lying face up on the pavement. You hear gurgling and the victim vomits. You should:

a. Wait for EMS providers to arrive and explain what happened.

b. Quickly place the victim in the recovery position using the HAINES method.

c. Tell the injured victim not to move.

d. Perform a series of abdominal thrusts until the victim's stomach is empty.

9. You are attending to a responsive accident victim who has blood gushing out of a large wound in the leg. To control the bleeding, you should:

a. Wash the wound with clean, running tap water for 5 minutes until the bleeding stops.

b. Apply direct pressure with an absorbent pad until the bleeding stops.

c. Apply triple antibiotic lotion or cream and cover the wound with an adhesive bandage.

d. Apply a touniquet.

10. An injured child is shivering and his tissue color is pale. He is pleading with you for a drink of water. You should:

a. Give warm salty water.

b. Give cool clean tap water.

c. Give nothing to drink; remove any blood soaked dressings.

d. Give nothing to drink; cover him with a blanket and maintain normal temperature.

11. You are caring for a child with a painful, blistered burn on the arm from a hot liquid. You should:

a. Cool it with cold water as quickly as possible and continue cooling until the pain is relieved.

b. Quickly pop each blister, then apply cold butter until the pain is relieved.

c. Apply triple antibiotic ointment to the burn and cover it with an adhesive bandage.

d. Apply ice directly to the burn and keep it there until the pain is relieved.

12. You are attending to a responsive child injured in a skateboard accident. He has sharp pain and swelling in the right leg which looks strangely bent. EMS has been alerted. You should:

a. Tap and shout, "Are you okay?"

b. Manually stabilize the injured leg.

c. Firmly snap the dislocated bone ends back into place.

d. Apply a pressure bandage around the entire length of the extremity.

13. You are caring for a responsive victim that was thrown from a motorcycle. He has given you permission to provide first aid care and complains of a burning sensation in his fingers. He is wearing a helmet and has no severe bleeding. You should:

a. Tell him to sit up so you can check for a pain response.

b. Place your hands on both sides of the helmet to keep his head, neck and spine in line.

c. Remove his helmet and perform a physical assessment.

d. Place him in the recovery position.

14. You are assisting a child with asthma take their prescribed medication. Ten minutes later the child is bent over and can't stop coughing. You should:

a. Double the prescribed dose of medication and have the child try again.

b. Be patient. Wait for the medication to take effect.

c. Perform a physical assessment.

d. Alert EMS or activate your emergency action plan.

15. You are caring for a child who has been stung by a wasp and is severly allergic to them. The child has an epinephrine auto-injector but is having trouble handling the device because she is so anxious and trembling. Her lips and face are swelling quickly. You should:

a. Help the child use the device. If she is unable, administer it yourself.

b. Comfort, calm and stay with child until the swelling goes down.

c. Attempt to raise the child's blood sugar level as quickly as possible.

d. Provide privacy to minimize embarassement and calm the child.

16. You are attending to a victim of suspected heat exhaustion. All of the following are correct, EXCEPT:

a. Have the vitim lie down in a shady cool place.

b. Loosen or remove excess clothing.

c. Give a cool sports drink to replace lost fluid, salts and the minerals.

d. Cover the head and neck to help retain body heat.

17. You are called to attend to a coworker who collapsed while working in a hot warehouse. The victim is unresponsive. His skin is hot and wet. EMS has been alerted. You should:

a. Spray or pour water on the victim and fan them.

b. Comfort, calm and stay with the vitim until fully recovered.

c. Apply heat packs to the vicitm's neck, groin and armpits.

d. Administer the victim's prescribed medication.

18. You are caring for a coworker who is complaining that his fingers are numb after a long day working outside in the winter cold. His fingers look pale and they feel very cold and hard. There is a medical clinic not too far away. You should:

a. Place his fingers in warm 100 - 105 dgree F (38 - 40 degree C) water.

b. Place a sterile dressing between fingers and seek medical attention.

c. Place hot water near, but not in contact with the skin.

d. Instruct the victim to briskly rub the affected area.

19. You are attending to a responsive victim of hypothermia. The victim has been moved inside. Wet clothes have been replaced with dry and you have covered the victim with warm blankets. Next, you should:

a. Place the victim near a heat source and place containers of warm water in contact with the skin.

b. Briskly massage the victim's arms and legs.

c. Give a cool sports drink.

d. Give a warm alcohol drink.

20. You have been called to provide first aid for a 3-year old child who was discoved on the floor of the bathroom drinking from an open bottle of skin care lotion. Other than crying loudly when you quickly take the bottle away, the child appears fine. You should:

a. Administer sips of lemon juice or vinegar to neutralize the product.

b. Administer 25-50 grams of activated charcoal in a glass of water to dilute the product.

c. Administer 1/2 ounce syrup of ipecac to help the child vomit out the product.

d. Call the Poison Center.