First Aid Practice Test (Ireland) 2026: Övningsprov 3

Övningsprov 3 av 3 för First Aid Practice Test (Ireland): 30 fler frågor med svar och förklaringar.

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Kontrollerad 10 oktober 2026

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HSE uses FAST to help people spot a stroke. What do the letters stand for?
- Food, Allergies, Sleep, Temperature
- Face, Arms, Speech, Time
- Feet, Ankles, Shins, Thighs
- Fever, Aches, Sweating, Tiredness
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Svar: B. Face, Arms, Speech, Time
FAST: Face, Arms, Speech and Time to act.
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In the FAST arm test, what do you ask the patient to do?
- Make a tight fist with one hand and hold it for 10 seconds
- Clap their hands together 10 times
- Touch their toes without bending the knees
- Raise both arms and hold them up for 5 seconds
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Svar: D. Raise both arms and hold them up for 5 seconds
Ask the patient to raise both arms and hold them for 5 seconds. One arm drifting down is a warning sign.
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You see stroke signs. What should you do?
- Let them sleep
- Phone 112 or 999 immediately
- Give them a drink
- Wait an hour to see if it passes
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Svar: B. Phone 112 or 999 immediately
HSE advice is to phone 112 or 999 immediately and ask for an ambulance.
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Stroke signs appear and then go away after a few minutes. What should happen?
- Nothing, they are fine now
- They should drive to work
- They should go to bed and rest until the next morning
- The person still needs to go to hospital
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Svar: D. The person still needs to go to hospital
HSE says that even if the symptoms go away, the person still needs to go to hospital.
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A patient has cardiac chest pain. What may a First Aid Responder give?
- A sleeping tablet to calm them
- 300 mg of aspirin, dispersed in water or chewed
- Two paracetamol tablets with water
- Two ibuprofen tablets with food and a glass of water
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Svar: B. 300 mg of aspirin, dispersed in water or chewed
PHECC: aspirin 300 mg by mouth, dispersed in water or chewed if not dispersible.
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Who should NOT be given aspirin for chest pain?
- A patient over 60 who takes other daily tablets
- A patient who is sweating and feels sick to the stomach
- A patient under 16, or one with a known severe reaction to aspirin
- A patient who has eaten a meal in the last hour
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Svar: C. A patient under 16, or one with a known severe reaction to aspirin
Aspirin is not given to patients under 16, or with an active stomach ulcer, a bleeding disorder or a known severe reaction to aspirin.
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How should a First Aid Responder treat an asthma attack?
- By giving the patient a hot drink
- By having them run or walk quickly to help clear out their lungs
- As a minor problem that will pass
- As an emergency until proven otherwise, and call 112 or 999
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Svar: D. As an emergency until proven otherwise, and call 112 or 999
PHECC: treat all asthma attacks as an emergency until proven otherwise.
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What should you avoid doing to a patient having an asthma attack?
- Letting them sit upright in a chair
- Laying them down or putting your arm around them
- Listening to what they tell you
- Calling 112 or 999 for help
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Svar: B. Laying them down or putting your arm around them
Do not put your arm around the patient or lay them down, as this can make breathing harder.
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Which sign shows an asthma attack is life-threatening?
- The patient is talking normally
- The patient asks for water
- The patient cannot finish a sentence in one breath
- The patient is coughing a little
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Svar: C. The patient cannot finish a sentence in one breath
Being unable to finish sentences, exhaustion, confusion or blue colour are signs of a life-threatening attack.
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A patient with anaphylaxis is struggling to breathe but is alert. What position helps?
- Standing up and walking slowly around the room
- Half sitting up (semi-recumbent)
- Upside down
- Lying flat face-down
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Svar: B. Half sitting up (semi-recumbent)
PHECC: place the patient in a semi-recumbent position. If they collapse, lie them flat with the legs raised.
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A patient with anaphylaxis collapses. What position should you use?
- Sitting upright in a chair
- Lying flat with the legs raised
- Standing with support from two people
- Lying face-down
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Svar: B. Lying flat with the legs raised
If the patient has collapsed, lie them flat with the legs raised.
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A patient with anaphylaxis has their own adrenaline auto-injector. Where is it given?
- Into the hand
- Into the upper arm, like a vaccination
- Into the tummy
- Into the outer thigh
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Svar: D. Into the outer thigh
Adrenaline auto-injectors are given into the outer thigh. Call 112 or 999 as well.
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A known diabetic is confused but can swallow. What should you give?
- Their insulin
- Nothing to eat or drink until the ambulance arrives
- A sweetened drink, then reassess after 5 minutes
- A diet fizzy drink
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Svar: C. A sweetened drink, then reassess after 5 minutes
PHECC: give a sweetened drink, wait 5 minutes and reassess.
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A diabetic patient does not improve 5 minutes after a sweetened drink. What should you do?
- Give insulin
- Call 112 or 999
- Make them exercise
- Send them home
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Svar: B. Call 112 or 999
If there is no improvement, call 112 or 999.
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A diabetic patient improves after a sweetened drink. What should you advise next?
- Take an extra dose of their insulin
- Eat a carbohydrate meal, such as a sandwich
- Go for a long run to use the sugar
- Skip the next meal to keep sugar low
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Svar: B. Eat a carbohydrate meal, such as a sandwich
Once they improve, advise a carbohydrate meal to keep blood sugar up.
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A patient is having a seizure. What should you do?
- Protect them from harm and support their head
- Pour water on their face
- Put something between their teeth so they cannot bite
- Hold their arms and legs down
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Svar: A. Protect them from harm and support their head
Protect the patient from harm and support the head. Do not restrain them.
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A patient has taken an overdose of tablets. What should you look for and give to the ambulance crew?
- A glass of salt water to make the patient vomit
- Nothing, it is not needed
- The patient's shopping receipt
- The tablet container or packet
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Svar: D. The tablet container or packet
Locate the container and hand it over so the crew knows what was taken.
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A patient has a heat-related emergency and is alert. What should you do?
- Wrap them in warm blankets so they sweat the heat out
- Move them from the heat, give cool fluids and cool them by fanning or sponging
- Leave them resting in the sun on a lounger to recover
- Give them a hot drink to replace the fluids they lost
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Svar: B. Move them from the heat, give cool fluids and cool them by fanning or sponging
Remove from heat, give cool fluids if alert, and cool by removing clothing, fanning or tepid sponging.
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How should you handle a patient with hypothermia?
- Make them jog to warm up
- Rub their arms and legs hard
- Put them in a hot bath to warm them up quickly
- Gently, without letting them walk
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Svar: D. Gently, without letting them walk
Handle a hypothermic patient gently and do not let them walk.
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How should you warm a hypothermic patient?
- Give them a small drink of alcohol to warm up
- Fan them with air so they dry off faster
- Keep their wet clothes on and rub their arms
- Remove wet clothing and wrap them in dry blankets with an outer layer
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Svar: D. Remove wet clothing and wrap them in dry blankets with an outer layer
Remove wet clothing, protect from wind chill and wrap in dry blankets or a sleeping bag with an outer insulating layer.
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A hypothermic patient is alert and can swallow. What drink can you give?
- Iced water
- Alcohol
- Nothing at all, not even water
- A hot sweet drink
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Svar: D. A hot sweet drink
PHECC: give hot sweet drinks if the patient is alert and able to swallow.
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A person was rescued from the water and now seems well. What should happen?
- They should still go to the emergency department to be checked
- They should go to bed and sleep it off
- They should go for a short swim to warm up
- They can go home straight away if they feel fine
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Svar: A. They should still go to the emergency department to be checked
Anyone involved in a submersion incident should be assessed in an emergency department, however well they seem.
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You are not sure whether a patient has a spinal injury. How should you treat them?
- By gently moving their neck to test for pain
- As if they do have a spinal injury
- By asking them to stand up
- As if they do not
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Svar: B. As if they do have a spinal injury
If in doubt, treat as a spinal injury.
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A conscious patient may have a spinal injury but is agitated and trying to move. What should you do?
- Tie them to a board or a door
- Help them stand and walk around slowly
- Hold them down firmly so they cannot move
- Advise them to keep still, and do not forcibly restrain them
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Svar: D. Advise them to keep still, and do not forcibly restrain them
Use passive spinal motion restriction: encourage stillness in a comfortable position, without forcible restraint.
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How should you support a limb with a suspected fracture?
- In the position you found it, with a splint or sling
- Rub it hard to ease the pain
- Ask the patient to move it to check it
- Straighten it first, then support it
Visa svar
Svar: A. In the position you found it, with a splint or sling
Splint or support the limb in the position found.
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In PHECC FAR care for limb injuries, what does RICE stand for?
- Rest, Ice, Compression, Exercise
- Run, Ice, Cover, Elevate
- Rest, Cooling, Compression, Elevation
- Rest, Immobilise, Cover, Exercise gently
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Svar: C. Rest, Cooling, Compression, Elevation
PHECC changed "Ice" to "Cooling" in its limb injury guideline.
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Which body issues the First Aid Response (FAR) certificate and sets the clinical practice guidelines for responders in Ireland?
- The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)
- The Road Safety Authority (RSA)
- The Revenue Commissioners, through the workplace tax system
- The Department of Transport
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Svar: A. The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)
FAR is a PHECC certificate, and PHECC publishes the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for First Aid Response.
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How long is a PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) certificate valid?
- Two years
- For life
- One year
- Five years
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Svar: A. Two years
A FAR certificate is valid for two years. A refresher course must be done before it expires.
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Which course did First Aid Response (FAR) replace for workplace first aiders?
- The driving theory test
- The Safe Pass course
- The Occupational First Aid (OFA) course
- The manual handling and back care course
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Svar: C. The Occupational First Aid (OFA) course
FAR replaced the former Occupational First Aid (OFA) course and is recognised by the Health and Safety Authority.
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How is a First Aid Response course assessed?
- With a long written essay only, which the tutor marks at home later
- With a practical driving test
- With a practical skills assessment and a multiple-choice exam
- With no assessment, just attendance
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Svar: C. With a practical skills assessment and a multiple-choice exam
FAR learners are assessed on practical skills and with a multiple-choice question exam.

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