OFA Respiratory Emergencies & Airway Management 2

Question 1

A conscious coworker is having an acute asthma attack. What is the most appropriate first aid response?

Accepted Answer

Assist with their prescribed inhaler and keep them in an upright position

Answer

Helping the patient use their prescribed bronchodilator inhaler and keeping them upright (to ease breathing mechanics) are the priority first aid actions for an asthma attack.

Question 2

An adult worker is conscious but cannot speak, cough, or breathe due to a foreign-body airway obstruction. What is the FIRST action the first aider should take?

Accepted Answer

Deliver firm abdominal thrusts

Answer

For a conscious adult with a severe (complete) airway obstruction, abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) are performed immediately to dislodge the object.

Question 3

Which set of signs and symptoms BEST describes hyperventilation?

Accepted Answer

Rapid deep breathing causing dizziness, tingling in hands, and lightheadedness

Answer

Hyperventilation involves rapid, deep breathing that lowers CO₂ levels, leading to dizziness, tingling extremities, and lightheadedness.

Question 4

When a patient has a pulse but is not breathing, what is the correct rate for delivering rescue breaths to an adult?

Accepted Answer

One breath every 5–6 seconds

Answer

For an adult with a pulse but absent breathing, rescue breaths are delivered at a rate of approximately 10–12 per minute, or one breath every 5–6 seconds.

Question 5

Which feature BEST distinguishes an anaphylactic respiratory emergency from a simple asthma attack?

Accepted Answer

Rapid progression with hives, swelling, and systemic signs

Answer

Anaphylaxis rapidly progresses and involves systemic signs such as hives, angioedema, hypotension, and gastrointestinal symptoms in addition to bronchospasm.

(OFA) Occupational First Aid Certification Practice Test

(OFA) Occupational First Aid Certification Practice Test

OFA Respiratory Emergencies & Airway Management 2