Paediatric First Aid Quiz

Louise Petty

March 5, 2015

5 min read

Test Your Paediatric First Aid Knowledge

Sustaining an injury due to an accident can be quite a traumatic event for a child. Therefore, having knowledge of basic paediatric first aid is essential for helping the child to feel reassured and safe – whether you’re a parent, child-minder or school teacher. Do you know how to react in an emergency situation, how to treat minor injuries and how to put a child or infant into the recovery position? Try our quick quiz to test yourself!

If a child is having a fit due to a high temperature, what should you do?

Give the child a hot drink

Put the child in the recovery position

Put an ice pack on the child's forehead and gently hold them to prevent any shaking

Wrap the child in blankets and ask them to talk to you

Correct! Wrong!

A child has sustained a severe burn from the hot tap. What should you do?

Remove any clothing that is stuck to the burn

Loosely wrap the burn in cling film or a clean plastic bag

Tightly wrap a bandage and gauze pad around the burn

Run the burn under hot water for 20 minutes

Correct! Wrong!

Which one of the following is NOT a common symptom of meningitis?

High temperature

Severe headache

A blotchy red rash

Repeated fainting

Correct! Wrong!

A child was eating their lunch and began to choke. They can't cough or make any noise. You can't see what they're choking on when inspecting their mouth. What should you do?

Proceed to give a maximum of five sharp back blows and abdominal thrusts

Attempt to feel for and remove the food by putting your index finger in their mouth

Try and get them to cough harder by slapping their chest

Put them into the recovery position immediately

Correct! Wrong!

At what frequency should CPR be given to children (compressions: breaths) after initial breaths and compressions?

10:2

20:1

30:2

30:10

Correct! Wrong!

Test Your Paediatric First Aid Knowledge

Want to learn new skills and knowledge, or refresh existing first aid skills, in order to have more confidence to take action at the time of an incident? Take a look at our Paediatric First Aid Training Course.

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Paediatric First Aid Quiz

Test Your Paediatric First Aid Knowledge

If a child is having a fit due to a high temperature, what should you do?

A child has sustained a severe burn from the hot tap. What should you do?

Which one of the following is NOT a common symptom of meningitis?

A child was eating their lunch and began to choke. They can't cough or make any noise. You can't see what they're choking on when inspecting their mouth. What should you do?

At what frequency should CPR be given to children (compressions: breaths) after initial breaths and compressions?

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