BOALSC

LSA Bronze Certificate Practice Questions

1 question per topic.  Check answers in candidate manual. (Page numbers in brackets.)

Definition of Drowning (8 -12)

  1. What is drowning?
  2. What are the 3 defined outcomes of drowning?
  3. Where do most drownings occur, pools or open water?
  4. Inland or on the coast?
  5. Are males or females more likely to drown?
  6. When do most drownings happen?  Season? Month? Days?
  7. What percentage of drownings are related to drugs or alcohol?

The Drowning Chain (13)

  1. What are the 4 factors leading to drowning?
  2. What is the prevention measure for each?
  3. What is the aim of the drowning prevention model?
  4. How does the RLSS deliver these prevention strategies?
  5. What does ‘SACK’ stand for?

Emergency Action Model (55-57, 51)

  1. In an emergency situation, give 5 things you should assess before taking action.
  2. Why should you keep reassessing the situation?
  3. What is the ‘skills toolbox’?
  4. What are the 2 emergency numbers? Which services might attend (name 4)? 
  5. What will the emergency services want to know?  (5 things)
  6. Give a list of things that would go in an emergency report.

Casualty Recognition (79-81, 105)

  1. Always try to communicate with a casualty before the rescue. Why (3 reasons)?
  2. Describe these 4 categories of swimmer; non, weak, injured, unconscious.
  3. What are locked swimmers?
  4. How would you rescue locked swimmers?

CPR      (120, 123,125,131-2)

  1. What does ABC stand for?
  2. Give the order of priority for treatment of different types of casualties (there are 6).
  3. What is cardiac arrest?
  4. Give the 4 steps in the chain of survival.
  5. For adult CPR give the ratio of breaths to compressions and the rate and depth of compressions.
  6. How do you treat a choking adult? At what point do you call 999?
  7. What do you do if a choking casualty becomes unconscious?

First Aid (139,147,144,150)

  1. What are the 4 priorities of CPR and 1st Aid (PAPP)?
  2. How should first aiders protect themselves and the casualty? (4 things.)
  3. How do you treat minor bleeding?  And major bleeding?
  4. Give a definition of shock.
  5. List signs, symptoms and treatment of shock (at least 4 of each).
  6. What are the 5 types of burn? How would you treat burns? (4 things)