First Aid at Work Practice Test (UK) 2026: Övningsprov 4

Övningsprov 4 av 4 för First Aid at Work Practice Test (UK): 25 fler frågor med svar och förklaringar.

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Kontrollerad 10 oktober 2026

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What is the first thing to do for suspected heart attack chest pain?
- Tell them to walk it off
- Drive them to hospital yourself
- Call 999
- Give them a large meal
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Svar: C. Call 999
Call 999 for chest pain that may be a heart attack.
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A person is having an asthma attack. How can you help?
- Make them lie flat on their back on the floor
- Give them your own inhaler or a friend's
- Give them a hot drink to open the airways
- Help them use their own reliever inhaler, with a spacer if available
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Svar: D. Help them use their own reliever inhaler, with a spacer if available
Help the person use their reliever inhaler, ideally with a spacer.
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Where should an adrenaline auto-injector be given?
- Into the upper arm, like a vaccination
- Into the tummy
- Into the hand
- Into the outer thigh
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Svar: D. Into the outer thigh
Give intramuscular adrenaline with an auto-injector into the outer thigh as soon as possible.
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Five minutes after the first adrenaline auto-injector, symptoms have not improved. What should happen?
- Wait another hour
- Give a second dose, ideally in the other leg
- Give an antihistamine tablet instead and wait to see
- Give nothing more
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Svar: B. Give a second dose, ideally in the other leg
If symptoms persist 5 minutes after the first dose, give a second dose, ideally in the opposite leg.
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Someone is having anaphylaxis. Who should you call?
- Nobody if they have an auto-injector
- 111 for advice later
- Their GP the next day
- 999, as well as giving adrenaline
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Svar: D. 999, as well as giving adrenaline
Anaphylaxis is life-threatening. Call 999 and give adrenaline.
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A person with low blood sugar is awake and can swallow. What should you give?
- A large glass of plain water
- A dose of their own insulin
- 15 to 20 g of glucose or dextrose tablets
- A sugar-free (diet) fizzy drink
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Svar: C. 15 to 20 g of glucose or dextrose tablets
Give 15 to 20 g of glucose or dextrose tablets to a person who is awake and able to swallow.
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You gave glucose tablets, but the symptoms have not gone after 15 minutes. What should you do?
- Give insulin
- Make them exercise to use up the extra sugar
- Do nothing more
- Give another dose of glucose
Visa svar
Svar: D. Give another dose of glucose
Repeat the glucose after 15 minutes if symptoms persist.
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Should you give sugar by mouth to a person with diabetes who is unresponsive?
- Yes, put sweets under the tongue
- Yes, as long as you hold the head up while they swallow
- Yes, pour a sugary drink into the mouth
- No, never give oral sugar to an unresponsive person
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Svar: D. No, never give oral sugar to an unresponsive person
Never give oral sugar to an unresponsive person. They could choke.
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Someone is having a seizure on the floor. What is the right care?
- Hold their arms and legs down firmly to stop the jerking
- Give them a glass of water to drink during the seizure
- Put something between their teeth so they cannot bite
- Protect them from harm, cushion their head and time the seizure
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Svar: D. Protect them from harm, cushion their head and time the seizure
Keep the person safe and note how long the seizure lasts. Do not restrain them.
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When should you call 999 for a seizure?
- Never, because seizures always stop on their own
- If it is their first seizure or it lasts more than 5 minutes
- Only if the seizure lasts more than an hour
- Only if the person asks you to call afterwards
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Svar: B. If it is their first seizure or it lasts more than 5 minutes
Call 999 if it is a first seizure, it lasts more than 5 minutes, or the person is injured or does not wake up.
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The jerking has stopped after a seizure. What should you do?
- Put them in the recovery position and stay with them
- Leave them alone to sleep it off
- Give them a large meal to restore energy
- Help them stand up straight away
Visa svar
Svar: A. Put them in the recovery position and stay with them
Once the seizure stops, place the person on their side and stay until they recover.
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Which signs suggest an opioid overdose?
- Slow or no breathing, extreme drowsiness and very small pupils
- Hiccups, sneezing and a runny nose
- A red face, shouting and lots of energy
- Fast breathing, a flushed face and very large pupils
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Svar: A. Slow or no breathing, extreme drowsiness and very small pupils
Slow, irregular or absent breathing, extreme drowsiness and pinpoint pupils suggest opioid overdose.
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A person with a suspected opioid overdose is unresponsive and not breathing normally. What should you do?
- Give them strong coffee and walk them around until they wake
- Call 999, start CPR and give naloxone if you are trained
- Put them in a cold bath
- Wait for them to wake up
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Svar: B. Call 999, start CPR and give naloxone if you are trained
Call 999, start CPR if not breathing normally, and give naloxone if trained.
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What is the best way to cool a person with heatstroke, if it is available?
- Wrap them in a blanket so they sweat
- Leave them lying in the sun to dry off
- Immerse the body from the neck down in cold water
- Give them a hot drink to replace the fluids lost through sweat
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Svar: C. Immerse the body from the neck down in cold water
Whole-body, neck-down cold water immersion is the gold standard. Cool first, transfer second.
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How should you help a person with hypothermia?
- Give them a little alcohol to drink so they warm up faster
- Rub their skin hard with snow to get the blood moving again
- Shield them from wind, remove wet clothing and insulate them, including underneath
- Leave them in their wet clothes until the ambulance arrives
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Svar: C. Shield them from wind, remove wet clothing and insulate them, including underneath
Insulate with dry blankets or clothing, shield from wind, remove wet clothing and insulate from the ground.
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Someone is in difficulty in deep water. You are not trained in water rescue. What should you do?
- Walk away to look for a lifeguard or a boat
- Swim out to them straight away, without stopping to tell anyone else
- Jump straight in to grab them and pull them out
- Stay out of the water and reach them with something that floats
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Svar: D. Stay out of the water and reach them with something that floats
Do not enter the water unless trained. Reach with a flotation device where possible.
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A drowning casualty on land is not breathing normally. What does trained care start with?
- Turning them upside down to drain water
- The recovery position
- 30 compressions with no breaths ever
- 5 rescue breaths, then CPR
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Svar: D. 5 rescue breaths, then CPR
For drowning, trained rescuers give 5 rescue breaths and then CPR, using an AED if available.
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Which regulations require employers in Great Britain to provide adequate and appropriate first aid?
- The Data Protection Act 2018
- The Licensing Act 2003 and its regulations
- The Road Traffic Act 1988
- The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
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Svar: D. The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and people.
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How long is an initial First Aid at Work (FAW) course, according to HSE guidance?
- At least 2 hours online
- At least 6 hours over 1 day
- At least 18 hours over at least 3 days
- At least 40 hours over 5 days
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Svar: C. At least 18 hours over at least 3 days
FAW training should be at least 18 hours, not counting breaks, over a minimum of three days.
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How long is an Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course?
- At least 12 hours over 2 days
- At least 18 hours over 3 days
- About 1 hour
- At least 6 hours over at least 1 day
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Svar: D. At least 6 hours over at least 1 day
EFAW training should be at least six hours, not counting breaks, over a minimum of one day.
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How long is a FAW or EFAW certificate valid?
- Five years
- For life
- One year
- Three years
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Svar: D. Three years
HSE guidance says certificates should be valid for three years.
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What does HSE strongly recommend for first-aiders between requalification courses?
- Monthly exams
- Annual refresher training
- No further training until the certificate runs out
- A medical degree
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Svar: B. Annual refresher training
HSE strongly recommends that first-aiders do annual refresher training.
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Does an appointed person need first aid training?
- No, but they look after first aid equipment and call for help
- Yes, a nursing or paramedic qualification
- Yes, an AED instructor course every year
- Yes, a full three-day First Aid at Work course
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Svar: A. No, but they look after first aid equipment and call for help
An appointed person does not need first aid training. They look after equipment and call the emergency services when needed.
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First aid at work training should follow which guidance?
- Guidelines published in the 1980s, which never change
- The Highway Code and the Health and Safety at Work Act
- Any website or video the trainer chooses to use
- Current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines and the First Aid Manual
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Svar: D. Current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines and the First Aid Manual
HSE says training should follow current Resuscitation Council UK guidelines and the current first-aid manual of St John Ambulance, British Red Cross and St Andrew's First Aid.
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Should tablets and medicines be kept in a workplace first-aid box?
- No, HSE recommends that you do not keep them there
- Yes, but only antibiotics
- Yes, any medicines that staff bring in from home to share
- Yes, always include painkillers
Visa svar
Svar: A. No, HSE recommends that you do not keep them there
HSE recommends that tablets and medicines are not kept in the first-aid box.

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