First Aid Practice Questions
Test what you remember before or after a first aid course. These questions were written by our instructors around the emergencies UAE first aiders meet most often.
How to use it
Answer each question before reading the answer. Any you miss link to a short guide on that emergency.
Answer: 998. 999 is the police; in an emergency either will help you.
Answer: press harder with more dressings, and use a tourniquet if pressure fails and bleeding is life-threatening. See severe bleeding.
Answer: with cool running water for at least 10 minutes (many guidelines say up to 20). No ice, butter or toothpaste. See burns first aid.
Answer: heat stroke — call 998 and cool them immediately. See heat stroke.
Answer: help them use their adrenaline auto-injector and call 998. See anaphylaxis.
Answer: no. Protect them from injury, time the seizure, and place them on their side afterwards. See seizures.
Answer: sugar, such as glucose tablets or juice. See diabetic emergencies.
Answer: Face, Arm, Speech, Time to call. See stroke.
Answer: no. Call for advice and follow it. See poisoning.
Answer: keep them lying down, check for injury, and let them get up slowly. See fainting.
Answer: no. Support it in the position found and call for help. See fractures.
Answer: rescue breaths as part of CPR, and calling 998. See drowning.
If you missed more than two, a refresher is worth it — see first aid renewal.
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No, they were written by our instructors for revision.
998.
The course is assessed mainly by demonstrating skills.
Formally every two years, but reviewing it more often helps.
On the Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course.
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Last reviewed by the training team at Safety First Medical Services, an American Heart Association training centre at Addax Office Tower, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. Call +971 55 761 9841 or email training@safetyfirstmed.ae.