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Would you be a hero in a medical emergency?

Choose the proper answer to these medical scenarions.
Quiz by islabonita
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Last updated: May 11, 2019
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1. Which of the following is NOT a sign of shock
High temperature ✓
Pale, clammy skin ✓
Rapid, weak pulse ✓
Yawning ✓
2. If you think a child has swallowed poison, the first thing you should do:
Give them lots of fluids to drink ✓
Make them vomit to get rid of the poison ✓
Call 911 ✓
Give them dry bread to eat ✓
3. When performing CPR on an adult, how many rescue breaths per 20 chest compressions should you give?
0 breaths ✓
3 ✓
5 ✓
4 ✓
4. If someone has been electrocuted, the first thing you must do is:
Switch off the electricity at the mains ✓
Check their pulse to see if they are still alive ✓
Move them into the recovery position ✓
Gently shake them awake ✓
5. If someone is suffering from shock, you should:
Lie them down with their legs raised ✓
Give them a mug of hot, sugary tea to drink ✓
Help them to their feet and get them moving around ✓
Place something cold on their forehead ✓
6. If you burn yourself on the oven, what should you do first?
Cool the burn by placing it under cold running water ✓
Smear it in minty toothpaste ✓
Place cold butter on it to soothe the pain ✓
Put a large plaster on it ✓
7. If a baby starts choking, you:
Lie the baby along your forearm and give up to 5 back blows between the shoulder blades ✓
Hold it upside down by the ankles, and pat the back firmly ✓
Give it water to sip, to help it to swallow ✓
Use your little finger to try to hook out the object immediately ✓
8. If someone has a nosebleed, you:
Pinch the tip of their nose and tilt their head forward ✓
Place a cold object at the base of their neck, a bag of frozen peas is perfect ✓
Tilt their head back to stop blood loss ✓
Stuff some tissue up their nose and carry on as usual ✓
9. If someone has an object embedded in a wound, you should:
not remove the object and apply pressure around the wound ✓
remove it immediately, then treat the wound to prevent infection ✓
bandage the wound and wait for it to fall out ✓
place a dressing on top then apply a bandage ✓
10. If an accident occurs whilst on holiday in Europe, the emergency services 'phone number is:
112 ✓
999 ✓
000 ✓
998 ✓
11. A normal pulse rate for an adult at rest is (per minute):
60-100 beats ✓
50 beats ✓
100-150 beats ✓
150-200 beats ✓
12. If someone has an asthma attack and has used their inhaler, how long should you wait before calling 911?
5 mins ✓
10 mins ✓
20 mins ✓
30 mins ✓
13. When should you stop performing CPR?
when the ambulance arrives ✓
after 10 mins ✓
after 30 mins ✓
after 1 hour ✓
14. How would you treat a bee sting when the person is NOT allergic?
Scrape it away with a credit card or your finger nail ✓
Use tweezers to remove it ✓
Squeeze it out with your fingers ✓
Wrap a bandage around it ✓
Jonty84
+1
Level 47
Sep 10, 2021
For number 7, I did not see the comma at first, so I was imagining some demon baby choking the life out of me!
escojm
+1
Level 60
Jan 29, 2023
To be honest, this quiz is filled with semi-terrible information. I got most of them right, but only because I was able to pick the least terrible answer.
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