Series 4-7b: Diagnosing Injuries and Establishing Priorities for Treatment

The “Evaluating Injuries and Determining Treatment Priorities” segment of the Alberta School Bus Knowledge Test assesses a driver’s ability to promptly assess injuries and prioritize treatment in emergency situations.

Alberta School Bus Test - SERIES 4-7b: Diagnosing Injuries and Establishing Priorities for Treatment 2

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Electrical burns are often associated with:

Mild tingling of the skin

Cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, fractures, and severe internal burns

Temporary blindness only

Only minor surface wounds

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A poison can enter the body by being:

Seen or heard

Touched briefly on clothing only

Felt as heat on the skin

Swallowed, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin

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After using abdominal thrusts on a choking person, you should:

Encourage immediate strenuous exercise

Assume everything is fine if they feel okay

Make sure they are seen by a medical doctor

Give them alcohol to relax

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A dangerous vehicle-related gas that is colourless and odourless is:

Carbon monoxide

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Helium

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When giving abdominal thrusts to a conscious choking adult, you place your fist:

High on the chest

Directly on the navel

On the lower back

Midway between the navel and where the ribs meet

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The severity of a burn depends on:

The type of bandage used

Only how painful it is

How much of the body is burned, location, depth, age and health

The colour of the burn

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A conscious person with breathing difficulties should be placed:

In the recovery position

Flat on their back with feet elevated

In a semi-sitting position and kept warm

Face down with head turned

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When someone is choking but can still cough and talk, you should:

Start abdominal thrusts immediately

Give them a drink of water

Encourage them to keep coughing

Hit them hard on the back of the neck

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For heat burns, you should:

Apply butter or grease

Cover with cotton wool

Immerse the burn in cool water, then cover with sterile dressing

Break blisters to relieve pressure

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If a choking person becomes unconscious, you should first:

Call for medical help and begin unconscious choking procedure

Leave them until help arrives

Sit them up and pat their back

Offer them food

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After an unconscious choking victim is on their back, you should:

Open the mouth with a tongue–jaw lift and finger sweep (if appropriate)

Shake the person vigorously

Immediately start chest compressions only

Pour water into the mouth

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For any casualty in shock, you should always:

Make them sit upright

Give them water to drink

Leave them alone

Loosen tight clothing and handle gently

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When treating an electrical burn, your first action is to:

Pour water over the source

Pull the person away by hand

Turn off electricity before touching the person

Ignore the electrical source and focus on CPR

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For chemical burns, you should:

Brush off dry chemicals and flush with cool running water 10–15 minutes

Leave chemicals on and cover with plastic

Neutralize with another chemical

Cover immediately with ice

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For a suspected spinal injury, you should:

Move the person to a softer surface

Keep the person in the position found and support head and neck

Turn them onto their stomach

Sit them up slowly

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An unconscious person with no obvious injuries should be placed in:

A prone (face-down) position

A standing position

The recovery position and kept warm

A sitting position

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For all burns, you should NOT:

Apply lotions or break blisters

Apply direct flame to warm the area

Cover with any available material

Remove all clothing from the entire body

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A conscious person in shock with no breathing difficulties is best positioned:

On their side with knees bent

Standing and walking slowly

Sitting upright

Lying on back with feet elevated 15–30 cm

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If air does not go in during rescue breathing for an unconscious choking person, you should:

Do five abdominal thrusts and repeat the sequence

Place the person in recovery position

Try to blow harder without changing anything

Stop and wait for medical help

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If a person has fainted, you should first:

Shake them awake

Sit them upright immediately

Give them water

Check breathing and look for injuries from the fall

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A person in shock should be kept:

Cold to reduce swelling

Walking to maintain circulation

Warm, quiet, at rest, and reassured

Sitting upright at all times

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When someone feels faint, appropriate treatment includes:

Shock position, fresh air, and loosening tight clothing

Keeping them seated upright

Giving them strong coffee

Forcing them to walk around

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A key principle in treating hypothermia and frostbite is to:

Handle the person gently and warm the body core, not the limbs

Rub frozen areas vigorously

Apply direct high heat to affected areas

Give alcohol to warm them

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A sign of very poor or no air exchange in choking is:

Loud coughing

Normal skin colour

Bluish skin and inability to speak or cough

Clear speech

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A superficial burn is characterized by:

No change in skin colour

Complete loss of limb function

Black charred skin with no pain

Reddened skin, swelling, blistering, and severe pain

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If you suspect poisoning, you should quickly find out:

What poison, how much, route of entry, and when taken

The room temperature

Their blood pressure

The person’s favourite food

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A deep burn often shows:

Swelling but no skin damage

Bright red skin with intense itching

Charred skin with little or no pain

Only mild redness

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A common sign of shock related to breathing is:

No breathing at all

Shallow, rapid breathing

Deep, slow breathing

Loud snoring

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A typical symptom reported by someone in shock is:

Feeling faint or dizzy

Ringing in the ears

Sudden hunger

Itchy skin

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Treatment for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning includes:

Make them walk around to increase circulation

Remove the person to fresh air and give artificial respiration if needed

Have them stay in the vehicle and rest

Give them strong coffee

Your score is

Candidates are evaluated on their ability to recognize life-threatening situations, including significant bleeding, difficulties in breathing, or a loss of consciousness, along with the necessity of prioritizing the treatment of the most severe injuries. This part highlights the importance of maintaining a calm demeanor, making clear decisions, and knowing when to seek professional medical help. Mastering these abilities ensures that school bus drivers can deliver effective initial care, helping to stabilize injured passengers until emergency responders arrive.