Medical First Aid (MFA) (Set 2)

Question 1 of 30

The acronym SAMPLE stand for signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past history, ________ and events.

Questions in this Practice Set

Q1

The acronym SAMPLE stand for signs and symptoms, allergies, medications, past history, ________ and events.

Q2

Which one of the following is not a system of the body:

Q3

Increased respiratory difficulty accompanied by a weak ineffective cough, wheezing, high-pitched crowing noises and cyanosis are signs of:

Q4

The most important step in managing shock is to:

Q5

A small percentage of casualties with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have hypoxic drive. These patients breathe because of a:

Q6

The emergency responder is one link in the chain of services known as the:

Q7

The acronym used to assist the emergency responder assessing the patient's level of responsiveness is:

Q8

An industrial worker sustains a severe laceration to his forearm. Direct pressure to the wound fails to control the bleeding. The correct arterial pressure point to control the bleeding is the:

Q9

Pressing on a fingernail-bed to observe the return of normal colour is done to check for:

Q10

Your primary survey of a casualty involved in a serious car collision shows only that he is confused. Later you find his pulse rate at 140 and weak, his skin cold and clammy and his breathing irregular and gasping. These signs, along with the mechanism of injury, indicate:

Q11

For which one of the following infectious diseases is a vaccine presently available:

Q12

Based on current research, which of the following statements about the AIDS virus is correct?

Q13

In a hazmat situation airway management and immobilzation are carried out in the:

Q14

During the primary assessment of a responsive adult patient, you detect a breathing rate of 28 breaths per minute. You would categorize this as:

Q15

A blood-soaked dressing on the arm indicates that bleeding has not yet been controlled. You should now:

Q16

The type of shock that is caused by a severe infection is called:

Q17

Which one of the following is considered a breach of duty:

Q18

Immediately before a seizure, the patient experiences an unpleasant odour. This phase is referred to as:

Q19

The emergency responder should assume a head/spinal injury in any unwitnessed situation where the patient is:

Q20

The secondary assessment of the patient consists of a head to toe examination and a check of the:

Q21

You are taking blood pressure by palpation. A radial pulse indicates a blood pressure of at least:

Q22

You are called for an asthma attack, treatments may include all except:

Q23

In topographic anatomy, the term "lateral" means:

Q24

Which one of the following conditions may mimic the signs of acute alcohol intoxication?

Q25

Which one of the following breathing diseases is included in C.O.P.D.:

Q26

A condition where air builds up in the pleural space, collapses the lung and puts pressure on the heart is called:

Q27

Oxygen humidification is recommended if you are administering oxygen for longer than:

Q28

You find a male patient with obvious difficulty breathing. He is using his neck muscles, and is cyanotic. There are red blotches on his chest, and his neck is swelling. You suspect :

Q29

When you are giving mouth-to-nose AR, you should:

Q30

During one-rescuer CPR for adults, the ratio of compressions to ventilations should be: