EFA exit exam questions and answers — Set 40 — Elementary First Aid
Set 40 of the Elementary First Aid (EFA) exit exam bank — 15 of 1185 questions, with the correct option marked and a one-line explanation for every one. Read it end to end, jump to a single set, or search it — then sit the same bank as a timed paper. The real DG Shipping exit exam is 30 marks with 15 to pass.
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Set 40 — 15 EFA exit exam questions with answers
1. How many vertebrae are there in the neck (cervical spine)?
- A. 5
- B. 7
- C. 12
- D. 33
2. The organs that filter waste from the blood and produce urine are the:
- A. Kidneys
- B. Pancreas
- C. Spleen
- D. Lungs
3. The radial pulse is felt:
- A. At the side of the neck
- B. Behind the knee
- C. In the groin
- D. At the wrist on the thumb side
4. Bones are joined to other bones at a joint by:
- A. Cartilage only
- B. Ligaments
- C. Nerves
- D. Tendons
5. The brain and spinal cord are surrounded and cushioned by:
- A. Bile
- B. Synovial fluid
- C. Lymph
- D. Cerebrospinal fluid
6. The hip and shoulder are examples of which type of joint?
- A. Fixed
- B. Hinge
- C. Ball and socket
- D. Pivot
7. The organ that produces bile, stores glycogen and removes many toxins from the blood is the:
- A. Stomach
- B. Spleen
- C. Kidney
- D. Liver
8. Using the rule of nines, one entire leg of an adult represents about what percentage of the body surface?
- A. 27%
- B. 18%
- C. 36%
- D. 9%
9. After cooling, a burn may be covered with:
- A. An adhesive plaster stuck over the burn
- B. Kitchen cling film or a clean, non-fluffy dressing
- C. Cotton wool
- D. Butter or cooking oil
10. Which of the following should NOT be applied to a burn?
- A. A sterile non-fluffy dressing
- B. Cool running water
- C. Cling film laid loosely over the burn
- D. Ointments, creams, butter or adhesive dressings
11. Rings, watches and tight clothing near a burned area should be:
- A. Taped tightly in position
- B. Removed gently before the area starts to swell
- C. Removed only after the casualty reaches hospital
- D. Left in place to protect the skin
12. Which of the following suggests a burn to the airway?
- A. A blister on one finger
- B. Sunburn on the back
- C. Redness of the forearm only
- D. Soot around the nose and mouth, singed nasal hair and a hoarse voice
13. With a high-voltage electrical accident, bystanders should keep a distance of at least about 18 metres until the supply is cut off because:
- A. Rubber boots give full protection
- B. High voltage can arc across a distance and electrify the surrounding area
- C. Dry wood conducts high voltage safely
- D. The casualty will recover by himself
14. The most immediate life-threatening effect of an electric shock passing through the chest is:
- A. A small entry burn on the hand
- B. Cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation
- C. A sprained wrist
- D. Frostbite
15. A crew member is scalded by steam in the engine room. After making the area safe, the first aid priority is to:
- A. Apply ice directly to the skin
- B. Cool the scalded area with cool running water
- C. Cover it with oil
- D. Burst the blisters
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