Arrange the primary survey into it's correct order

1.   ?    D - Danger
   
   R - Response
   
   A - Airway
   
   B - Breathing
2.   ?    A - Airway
   
   B - Breathing
   
   D - Danger
   
   R - Response
3.   ?    D - Danger
   
   A - Airway
   
   B - Breathing
   
   R - Response
4.   ?    D - Danger
   
   B - Breathing
   
   A - Airway
   
   R - Response

A person has collapsed and appears unconscious. The PCSO you are with shouts to you "START CPR!"
You should:

1.   ?    Start CPR
2.   ?    check for breathing
3.   ?    check for circulation
4.   ?    start chest compressions
5.   ?    shout to the casualty "OPEN YOUR EYES"
6.   ?    look around for danger, if need be deal with danger not CPR

During CPR you notice that your colleague has given several rescue breaths but the casualty's chest did not rise or move in any way. You then:

1.   ?    note this down in your pocket note book, noting the time and place
2.   ?    radio this into the control room so the ambulance can be notified of this
3.   ?    ask your colleague to allow you a try and then you tilt the head back lifting the chin up to open the airway fully
4.   ?    ask your colleague to allow you a try but stick to chest compressions only

there are 2 casualties unconscious - neither are breathing, neither are responding, 1 is a child, 1 is an adult. 2 PCSOs attend the scene

1.   ?    1 PCSO should immediately apply 5 rescue breaths to the child and 1 PCSO should immediately apply 30 chest compressions to the adult
2.   ?    1 PCSO should immediately apply 30 chest compressions to the child and 1 PCSO should immediately apply 5 rescue breaths to the adult
3.   ?    1 PCSO should immediately apply 30 rescue breaths to the child and 1 PCSO should immediately apply 30 chest compressions to the adult
4.   ?    1 PCSO should immediately apply 5 rescue breaths to the child and 1 PCSO should immediately apply 5 rescue breaths to the adult

You are called to a collapsed female. During your primary survey you discover that she is breathing normally

1.   ?    now get her up and about - this is very important
2.   ?    now do a secondary survey, she may have an injury
3.   ?    now place her in the recovery position and monitor breathing
4.   ?    now start CPR

You are called to a collapsed male who's breathing is irregular

1.   ?    start chest compressions and continue until an ambulance arrives, rescue breaths are not yet required
2.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 2 compressions to 30 breaths
3.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 15 compressions to 2 breaths
4.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 2 compressions to 15 breaths

A man aged about 30 has collapsed and is neither breathing nor responding

1.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 breaths
2.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 2 compressions to 30 breaths
3.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 15 compressions to 2 breaths
4.   ?    apply chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 2 compressions to 15 breaths

On patrol at the seaside you are called to a child who has drowned. The child is on the beach not breathing and unresponsive

1.   ?    start with 5 rescue breaths
2.   ?    start with 30 chest compressions
3.   ?    start with 15 chest compressions
4.   ?    start with 15 rescue breaths

The safety of both the rescuer and victim are paramount during resuscitation (CPR). Isolated reports of transmission of infection HAVE been reported but have NEVER YET INCLUDED transmission of

1.   ?    HIV
2.   ?    tuberculosis
3.   ?    severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS)
4.   ?    bacteria

Scene and casualty management

which mnemonic helps to remember what the control room needs to know over the radio?

1.   ?    C H A L E T
2.   ?    P R I M R O S E
3.   ?    E L B O W S
4.   ?    S T A I R S
5.   ?    D R A B
6.   ?    S C E N E
7.   ?    A C P O
8.   ?    D O T S
9.   ?    D A S H E S
10.   ?    F A L K O R
11.   ?    G F O R C E U K

A woman has collapsed in the street unconscious and unresponsive and not breathing at all. Members of the public begin crowding round but don't know what to do. A supermarket manager rushes over and hands you a defibrillator but returns straight away to his store. You would now

1.   ?    resuscitate the woman, removal of her upper clothing would not be necessary
2.   ?    resuscitate the woman, removal of her upper clothing would be necessary
3.   ?    wait for an ambulance before commencing CPR
4.   ?    keep the crowd back and reassure the woman as much as possible

you are called to a bus shelter where 10 people waiting for a bus have been run over by a swerving lorry. Which casualty should be assessed first?

1.   ?    the casualty who is silent and not moving
2.   ?    the casualty who is bleeding severely
3.   ?    the casualty who is elderly
4.   ?    the casualty who has obviously broken limbs

You are called to a collapsed female in the street. A passerby tells you "LOOK, she was stabbed, I got the knife out alright though" and passes you a knife covered in blood. The casualty is still breathing normally at this stage, you must now:

1.   ?    find and seal the wound(s)
2.   ?    get her into the recovery position
3.   ?    apply chest compressions
4.   ?    get her name and address for next of kin reasons
5.   ?    get the name and address of the passerby

You are called to a person stabbed in the high street. The knife is still in the person's upper chest. You manage to stem the flow of blood and seal the wound. Your secondary survey reveals no other injuries. You should now:

1.   ?    sit the casualty in the W position (sat up back supported and support under the knees) leaning towards the injured side
2.   ?    place the casualty in the recovery position
3.   ?    remove the knife
4.   ?    get the casualty's name and address

You are with another PCSO who has applied dressings onto a badly lacerated arm. Blood has soaked through the first dressing and your colleague has applied a second dressing over the top of the first. Blood has soaked through the second dressing now.

1.   ?    take both dressings off and reapply a fresh one
2.   ?    apply a third dressing over the other two
3.   ?    do not apply any further dressings
4.   ?    get two further dressings and apply the third and fourth dressings over the top of the first and second

You are called to a nearby school where a 15 year old child has been badly scalded in a cookery class, her leg is VERY RED. You should take charge of the child and while awaiting ambulance:

1.   ?    pour running cold water over the affected area for 10 minutes
2.   ?    cover the leg in cling film
3.   ?    bandage the leg
4.   ?    reassure the child

2 boys have broken into a shed and have burned hands from chemicals they disturbed in the shed. You should get their hands:

1.   ?    under running cold water for 20 minutes
2.   ?    under running cold water for 10 minutes
3.   ?    under running cold water for 15 minutes
4.   ?    covered from the air by bandaging or cling film
5.   ?    treated with antiseptic cream or spray

You are called to a male who has collapsed in the street. Upon searching the male you find he has INSULIN and realise he is DIABETIC. Just at that moment the male comes round saying "My INSULIN! My INSULIN!" You should

1.   ?    administer him with the insulin you found
2.   ?    administer him with neat sugar (that you have in sachets in your jacket pocket that you keep for your tea)
3.   ?    standby until arrival of the ambulance crew
4.   ?    take his name and address and get onto control to confirm whether he is diabetic or not

You are called to a raging swollen fast river where a male has fallen in. A foot bridge further down is the perfect place to rescue him. You should:

1.   ?    jump off the bridge and swim to him
2.   ?    throw a rope to him from the river bank
3.   ?    jump into the river near the bridge but from the water's edge not the bridge itself and swim out to the male
4.   ?    ask others passing by if they can swim and are willing to swim out to the male while you coordinate the rescue
5.   ?    throw a rope to him from the bridge

You are called to a male having an epileptic fit. He is thrashing about and biting his tongue causing blood to flow from his mouth. You should:

1.   ?    grab the male and using anything to hand such as a metal or wooden spoon, prise this into his mouth to prevent further biting of the tongue
2.   ?    grab the male and keep him still up against a wall
3.   ?    get the male up and about and walking round, this is very important
4.   ?    keep people back and just cushion his head with somebody's coat and maybe wipe the blood from his mouth

You are called to two boys who have found their father's CS gas which he brought back from France last year. One has sprayed the other with it. What should you do?

1.   ?    Place the affected boy in the open air facing into the wind, reassurance to be given
2.   ?    Get the affected boy under a cold shower with water running over the affected area for 10 minutes
3.   ?    Get the affected boy under a cold shower with water running over the affected area for 20 minutes
4.   ?    Bandage the eyes until the arrival of the ambulance

You are called to a female who has suffered a nose bleed at a fete. You should:

1.   ?    Place her in the recovery position, monitor breathing
2.   ?    Place her in the recovery position, monitor circulation
3.   ?    Sit the casualty down, head forward, pinch the nose below the bridge for 10 minutes
4.   ?    Sit the casualty down head back against a wall or fixed object and ask casualty to sniff hard

You are called to a large 20 stone male who has collapsed on the toilet. You attend and find that he is not responding and is not breathing. The PCSO with you says "Come on, we must get him off the toilet and out of the cubicle to begin CPR"

1.   ?    Together with the other PCSO you must move him off the toilet and out of the cubicle
2.   ?    Any attempt to move such a large man could result in him falling over and banging his head incurring serious injuries, so we would wait for the ambulance
3.   ?    CPR can be applied on the man as he is now, so we would begin rescue breaths in the cubicle
4.   ?    Lifting such a huge man is too hazardous for PCSOs, for this reason we would await the ambulance before taking further action

Defibrillation

1.   ?    stops the heart
2.   ?    starts the heart
3.   ?    bypasses the heart
4.   ?    reinforces the heart

You can defibrillate a casualty with a

1.   ?    pacemaker
2.   ?    weather condition consisting of rain
3.   ?    metal nipple ring
4.   ?    a sweaty damp chest

You and another PCSO in a patrol car are hailed. You stop and see an unconscious woman, who is neither responding nor breathing. Your colleague brings a defibrillator from the car and sets it up. While your colleague sets up the defibrillator and attaches the shock pads you

1.   ?    continue/ start CPR
2.   ?    keep the crowd back
3.   ?    notify control to inform the ambulance that a defibrillator is being set up
4.   ?    monitor and note down exactly what your colleague is doing

A defibrillator issued for use of PCSOs / the public/ will deliver a shock of high voltage to a person who's heart is in a state of

      1)  flat line      2)  normal rhythm      3)  VF rhythm      4)  VT rhythm

1.   ?    1 only
2.   ?    2 only
3.   ?    3 only
4.   ?    4 only
5.   ?    3 and 4 only
6.   ?    1 and 2 only
7.   ?    1, 2, 3 and 4

To assess response in an infant

1.   ?    brush a finger over the infant's eyes touching the eyelashes
2.   ?    say to the infant "Are you alright?"
3.   ?    shake the infant's body vigorously
4.   ?    slap the infant's face