Blood is soaking through a cut on a friend's forearm. What should you do first?

A teammate's leg wound is spurting blood continuously. What emergency action is needed?

While you hold pressure on a deep cut, blood soaks through the first gauze pad. What should you do?

A piece of glass is embedded in a person's arm and blood is flowing around it. What is the safest first-aid response?

A person has life-threatening bleeding from a leg wound, and you have first-aid training. Which care is appropriate?

Which wound sign most strongly suggests life-threatening external bleeding?

A burn is red, painful, and slightly swollen, with no blisters. Which degree of burn is it?

Skin is red, very painful, and blistered after touching a hot pan. Which degree of burn is described?

A burn area looks white and leathery, and the person reports little feeling there. Which degree of burn is most likely?

A burn affects only the epidermis, or outer layer of skin. What is it called?

A burn damages the epidermis and dermis and forms blisters. Which degree is it?

A burn destroys deep skin layers and may extend into tissue beneath the skin. Which degree is it?

You touch a hot baking sheet and have a small burn with unbroken skin. What should you do first?

After cooling a minor burn, a friend wants to cover it. What should they use?

A hot drink splashes on a person's hand. A ring near the burn is not stuck to the skin. What should happen before swelling increases?

A burn on a student's hand has large blisters. What is the safest next step?

At lunch, a student suddenly grabs their throat with both hands and cannot speak. What are they showing?

A person coughs forcefully and can still speak after food goes down the wrong way. What should you do?

An adult cannot cough, speak, or breathe after choking on food. After calling 911, what care should begin?

Five back blows do not clear a conscious choking person's airway. What should you do next?

A hiker caught in cold, wet weather is shivering uncontrollably, has slurred speech, and seems confused. What condition is most likely?

After time outside in freezing temperatures, a person's fingers look pale and waxy and feel numb and hard. What condition is most likely?

A choking person becomes unresponsive while you are giving care. What should you do?

You look in an unresponsive choking person's mouth during CPR but do not see an object. What should you do?

A person is choking but is unable to cough, speak, or breathe. Why is this an emergency?

After a serious injury, a person is pale, cool, clammy, weak, and breathing rapidly. What condition may be developing?

A person with severe bleeding becomes dizzy and pale. What should you do while waiting for emergency help?

After an injury, a person is pale and clammy but has no suspected head, neck, back, or leg injury. What is an appropriate position while help is called?

Why can shock be life-threatening?

Which finding is a warning sign of shock after an injury?

A child swallows a household cleaner but is awake and breathing normally. After gently wiping the mouth, what should an adult do?

Someone breathes in fumes from a chemical product. What should happen first if it is safe to do so?

After taking an unknown substance, a person collapses and has trouble breathing. What should you do?

A friend thinks someone swallowed poison. Which action should be avoided?

A player's lower leg is deformed after a fall and cannot bear weight. What should you do before help arrives?

After a crash, bone is protruding through a person's skin. What is the safest response?

A student falls and has a painful, swollen wrist but does not want to move it. What should you assume until evaluated?

A person falls and may have injured their neck. What should you tell them to do?

A runner is dizzy, weak, sweating heavily, and has cool, clammy skin on a hot day. What condition is most likely?

During practice in extreme heat, a student becomes confused and has very hot skin. What condition is most likely?