First Aid at Work Practice Test (UK) 2026: Quiz di prova 2

Quiz di prova 2 di 4 per First Aid at Work Practice Test (UK): altre 25 domande con risposte e spiegazioni.

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Regno Unito
100 domande
Verificato: 10 ottobre 2026

Domanda 1 di 25
Where does the second AED pad (pad 2) go on an adult?
- On the top of the left shoulder
- On the inside of the left upper arm, near the elbow
- On the left side of the chest, below the armpit
- On the right hip
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Risposta: C. On the left side of the chest, below the armpit
The second pad goes on the left side of the chest below the armpit.
Domanda 2 di 25
A bra is near where a pad should go. What should you do?
- Always cut it off before you use the AED
- Remove it only if it stops you placing the pad correctly
- Do not use the AED, and give CPR only
- Place the pad directly on top of the bra
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Risposta: B. Remove it only if it stops you placing the pad correctly
Remove a bra only if it prevents correct pad placement.
Domanda 3 di 25
Two rescuers are present when the AED arrives. What should happen while the pads are put on?
- Both rescuers attach the pads together
- One rescuer keeps doing CPR
- CPR stops until the ambulance arrives
- Both stop CPR and wait
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Risposta: B. One rescuer keeps doing CPR
If more than one rescuer is present, continue CPR while the pads are attached.
Domanda 4 di 25
The AED is analysing the heart rhythm or giving a shock. What must everyone do?
- Press the pads down firmly
- Hold the casualty's hand to reassure them during it
- Keep doing compressions
- Make sure nobody is touching the casualty
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Risposta: D. Make sure nobody is touching the casualty
Nobody should touch the casualty during rhythm analysis or the shock.
Domanda 5 di 25
The AED says no shock is advised. What should you do?
- Restart chest compressions straight away
- Put the casualty in the recovery position
- Remove the pads and wait
- Stop CPR because the heart is fine
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Risposta: A. Restart chest compressions straight away
Restart compressions immediately after a shock, or immediately if no shock is advised.
Domanda 6 di 25
How can the ambulance service help you find the nearest public defibrillator?
- It tells you to search the shops nearby one by one
- It sends you a printed map of defibrillators by post
- It cannot help you, because it does not know where they are
- It can direct you to one on The Circuit, the national defibrillator database
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Risposta: D. It can direct you to one on The Circuit, the national defibrillator database
The ambulance service can direct callers to the nearest AED registered on The Circuit.
Domanda 7 di 25
Under the 2025 Resuscitation Council UK paediatric guidelines, what do you give a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally, after opening the airway?
- 5 initial rescue breaths
- 30 compressions with no breaths
- 1 rescue breath
- 10 back blows
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Risposta: A. 5 initial rescue breaths
For children, open the airway and give 5 initial rescue breaths before starting compressions.
Domanda 8 di 25
How do you give rescue breaths to an infant?
- Blow into one ear
- Pinch the infant's nose and blow hard into the mouth only
- Blow on the face from a distance
- Cover the infant's mouth and nose with your mouth
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Risposta: D. Cover the infant's mouth and nose with your mouth
For infants, give breaths mouth-to-mouth-and-nose. For children, give mouth-to-mouth breaths.
Domanda 9 di 25
You are trained only in adult CPR and a child collapses. What does the guidance say?
- Use the adult CPR sequence you know, with changes for a child
- Do nothing, because you are not trained to give CPR to children
- Wait for someone with paediatric training
- Give breaths only
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Risposta: A. Use the adult CPR sequence you know, with changes for a child
Rescuers trained only in adult BLS should use the sequence they know, with paediatric modifications.
Domanda 10 di 25
You are alone with no phone and a child who needs CPR. What should you do?
- Give CPR for at least 10 minutes before going to call for any help
- Leave immediately to find a phone
- Place the child in the recovery position and leave
- Give CPR for about 1 minute before going to call for help
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Risposta: D. Give CPR for about 1 minute before going to call for help
Without a phone, perform CPR for 1 minute before leaving to call for help.
Domanda 11 di 25
How deep should compressions be for a child or infant?
- Half the depth of the chest
- At least 8 cm for all ages
- Just enough to dent the skin, because children's ribs break easily
- At least one-third of the depth of the chest
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Risposta: D. At least one-third of the depth of the chest
Push down by at least one-third of the chest depth: about 4 cm for an infant and 5 cm for a child.
Domanda 12 di 25
While giving rescue breaths to a child, you see no signs of life. What should you do?
- Turn the child onto their side
- Keep giving breaths only
- Start chest compressions
- Stop and wait for the ambulance
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Risposta: C. Start chest compressions
If there are no signs of life during rescue breaths, start CPR.
Domanda 13 di 25
An adult is choking but can cough effectively. What should you do?
- Make them lie down flat on the floor
- Encourage them to keep coughing and watch closely
- Give abdominal thrusts at once to clear it
- Give them water to drink to wash the food down into the stomach
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Risposta: B. Encourage them to keep coughing and watch closely
With mild obstruction, encourage coughing and keep checking for an ineffective cough.
Domanda 14 di 25
A conscious adult has severe choking and cannot cough effectively. What should you do?
- Do a blind finger sweep
- Give them bread to push it down
- Give up to 5 back blows, then up to 5 abdominal thrusts, and repeat
- Give 30 chest compressions while they are standing, then check the mouth
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Risposta: C. Give up to 5 back blows, then up to 5 abdominal thrusts, and repeat
For severe choking in a conscious adult, alternate up to 5 back blows and up to 5 abdominal thrusts.
Domanda 15 di 25
What is the correct way to give a back blow to an adult who is choking?
- Pat them gently on the lower back while they stand up straight
- Lean them forward and strike between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand
- Lay them on their back and strike firmly on the chest
- Tip their head back and strike the back of the neck
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Risposta: B. Lean them forward and strike between the shoulder blades with the heel of your hand
Leaning forward lets gravity help the object come out of the mouth.
Domanda 16 di 25
Marker 2 shows where to put your fist for abdominal thrusts. Where is that?
- Just above the tummy button, well below the breastbone
- Low down on the tummy, near the hips
- On the lower half of the breastbone
- On the side of the ribs, just under the casualty's right arm
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Risposta: A. Just above the tummy button, well below the breastbone
Place your fist between the navel and the bottom of the breastbone, well below the breastbone.
Domanda 17 di 25
Marker 4 shows the direction of the thrust. Which way do you pull?
- Sharply inwards and upwards
- Side to side
- Straight outwards
- Slowly downwards
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Risposta: A. Sharply inwards and upwards
A sharp inward and upward pull pushes air out of the lungs to move the object.
Domanda 18 di 25
Back blows and abdominal thrusts have not cleared a choking adult's airway. What else should you do?
- Lie them down on the floor for a rest
- Give the person a drink to wash it down, then wait 10 minutes to see
- Stop and wait for the object to move by itself
- Call 999 and keep alternating back blows and abdominal thrusts
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Risposta: D. Call 999 and keep alternating back blows and abdominal thrusts
If the obstruction is not relieved, call 999 and continue alternating 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.
Domanda 19 di 25
A choking adult becomes unconscious. What should you do?
- Keep giving abdominal thrusts
- Start CPR
- Sit them up
- Put them in the recovery position
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Risposta: B. Start CPR
If the casualty becomes unconscious, start CPR and continue with basic life support.
Domanda 20 di 25
Should you sweep your finger blindly through a choking person's mouth?
- Yes, but only for adults, never for children or babies
- Yes, using two fingers hooked together
- No, blind finger sweeps should not be used
- Yes, always do this before anything else
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Risposta: C. No, blind finger sweeps should not be used
Do not use blind finger sweeps. They can push the object further in.
Domanda 21 di 25
A baby under 1 year is choking and cannot cough. Which care is used?
- Holding the baby upside down and shaking
- Abdominal thrusts
- Blind finger sweeps
- Back blows, then chest thrusts
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Risposta: D. Back blows, then chest thrusts
For infants, use back blows and chest thrusts. Abdominal thrusts are not used on babies.
Domanda 22 di 25
Marker 1 shows the first step of the recovery position. Where does the arm nearest you go?
- Tucked under the casualty's back
- Across the casualty's face and chest, with the palm facing down
- Out at a right angle to the body, elbow bent
- Straight down by the casualty's side
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Risposta: C. Out at a right angle to the body, elbow bent
The near arm goes out at a right angle so the casualty does not roll onto it.
Domanda 23 di 25
Marker 2 shows the far arm. Where do you hold the back of that hand?
- Against the casualty's cheek nearest to you
- On top of the casualty's head
- Under the casualty's hip on the far side
- Flat on the middle of the casualty's chest
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Risposta: A. Against the casualty's cheek nearest to you
The hand supports the head during the roll and in the final position.
Domanda 24 di 25
Marker 3 shows the legs. What do you do with the far leg?
- Bend the knee up with the foot flat on the ground
- Keep it straight beside the other leg
- Lift it onto a chair or a step so it is higher than the head
- Cross it over the other ankle
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Risposta: A. Bend the knee up with the foot flat on the ground
The bent knee is used to roll the casualty towards you and then keeps them stable.
Domanda 25 di 25
Who should be placed in the recovery position?
- A person who is fully awake and talking but feels a little faint
- A person with reduced responsiveness who is breathing normally
- A person who is not breathing
- A person who is only gasping
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Risposta: B. A person with reduced responsiveness who is breathing normally
The recovery position is for people with decreased responsiveness who do not need CPR. Gasping casualties need CPR.

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