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TIERS' First Aid Quiz

This basic quiz is a mix or true/false and multiple-choice questions that'll give you your "First Aid IQ". It's great for parents and older kids who may be left home to take care of others. If you feel the need to brush up on basic first aid, please call or stop by TIERS--we love to help! We also sell fully-stocked first-aid kits for home, cottage, car or boat.

1: A honey bee stings your child. You should...: a) Try to scrape the stinger out with a credit card
b) Pull the stinger out right away with your fingernails
c) Place ice and/or a paste of baking soda and water on the sting
d) Both a and c
2: Your kids are playing with a BB gun and he is hit in the eye. In addition to seeking immediate medical attention, you should...: a) Bandage the eye tightly
b) Place a small cup over his eye to protect it
c) Tell him "I told you so".
d) Rinse the eye with cool water
3: The ABCs of first aid are...: Airway, Blood and Circulation
b) Airway, Breathing and Circulation
c) Airway, Bleeding and Choking
d) Airway, Breathing and Compressions
4: First Aid kits are expensive!: a) Yes
b) No!
c) Ask TIERS
d) b) and c)
5: A person had a severe reaction to a bee sting and the doctor says to keep an Epipen (Ĕ'-pee-pen): a) They've already had the reaction, so cannot have another
b) The reaction will often be worse if it happens again
c) The doctor and drug companies are just scaring me for more money
6: If someone faints, should 9-1-1 be called?: a) Yes
b) No
c) Fainting is never dangerous in a young person
d) Only if they don't wake up soon
7: If someone is choking, he may need the ...: a) Slaps on the back to dislodge the object
b) Heimlich Maneuver
c) CPR
d) A drink of water
8: Choking rescue for infants, kids, and adults is all the same procedure: True
False
9: After a choking victim is breathing again, he should contact a physician: a) Only if he is diabetic
b) Only if he has trouble speaking normally
c) Why? He's fine now.
d) Yes
10: Ask a choking victim if he needs assistance before performing the Heimlich Maneuver.: a) This protects you from a lawsuit
b) Just rush in and do it and apologize later
c) If the person can speak, DO NOT do the Heimlich Maneuver.
d) Slaps on the back will dislodge the object
11: After "a pretty good shot to the head" playing rugby, a teenager is groggy and wants to sleep "until my eyes clear up" and the "buzzing in my ear stops": a) OK--the boy's tired. Rugby is tough!
b) Check him in an hour or so.
c) Call 9-1-1 for an ambulance
d) Make a note to call the team doctor romorrow
12: Your child's nose is bleeding. You should...: a) call 911
b) have him tilt his head back until it stops
c) have him lean forward and pinch the bottom of his nose shut
d) place ice on the bridge of his nose
13: Someone cuts his hand and it is bleeding a lot. You should...: a) Wrap a tourniquet around his arm to stop the bleeding
b) Place a sterile gauze over the wound and put pressure on it
c) Put his hand below his heart
d) Pinch off an artery above the cut to slow the bleeding
14: The National Poison Control Center Number is: a) 800-222-1222
b) 800-222-1222
c) 800-222-1222
d) All of the above
15: A "poison" is ONLY something that burns the lips: True
False
16: Your child touches a hot barbecue and has a red mark where he touched it . What should you do?: a) Run cool water over the burned area
b) Put ice on the burn
c) Put butter on the burn
d) Nothing. It is only a small burn
17: A person cannot get killed from household electricty.: True
False
18: A child is bitten by a dog, he may need...: a) A rabies shot
b) A tetanus shot
c) Antibiotics
d) All of the above
19: If a child is having a seizure, you should...: a) Protect the child's head and limbs from injury until the seizure stops
b) Same procedure as for an adult seizure
c) Stop his arms and legs from flying around
d) a) and c)
20: An adult is having a seizure. You should put something between her teeth.: True
False
21: If I call 9-1-1 and it turns out to be nothing, I get charged a fee.: True
False
22: A puncture wound isn't bleeding, so it's really not serious: True
False
23: A baby can drown in a kitchen sink: a)True
b)Old wive's tale
c) A baby can hold it's head up out of water
24: Cuts and scrapes should be thoroughly cleaned with soap & water.: True
False
Later on, in the shower
25: You're aloneand there's a serious health emergency. What do you do first?: a) Grab the first aid kit and do what the booklet says
b) Make certain that help is coming first!
c) Both b) and d)
d) Make certain that help is coming first!