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First aid practice questions for Alberta

By Hunters Guide. Last reviewed September 18, 2026.

These 4 first aid questions are drawn from the Alberta Hunter Education Practice Exam. They are original practice items written from published Alberta Hunter Education Course curriculum topics, with an explanation on every answer.

First aid questions

  1. 1What is the correct first response to serious external bleeding?

    1. Apply a tourniquet immediately
    2. Direct firm pressure on the wound
    3. Elevate the limb and wait
    4. Clean the wound thoroughly first
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    Direct firm pressure on the wound

    Direct pressure controls the large majority of external bleeding and is the first step. A tourniquet is an escalation for limb bleeding that direct pressure cannot stop.

  2. 2After a bad fall a hunter is pale, cold, clammy, and breathing fast. How do you manage shock while you wait for help?

    1. Keep them lying down, insulated from the ground, and calm, and hold off on food and drink
    2. Walk them around to get their circulation moving
    3. Feed them a large meal for energy
    4. Sit them upright and give them hot coffee
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    Keep them lying down, insulated from the ground, and calm, and hold off on food and drink

    Shock means the body is not circulating enough blood, so rest, warmth, and reassurance are the useful things you can give. Food and drink are withheld because surgery may follow, and a full stomach makes anaesthetic riskier.

  3. 3Your partner's lower leg is swollen and painful after a fall and you cannot tell a break from a bad sprain. What do you do?

    1. Treat it as a fracture, immobilize it in the position you found it, and arrange help
    2. Pull it straight to line the bone up
    3. Have them put weight on it to test whether it is broken
    4. Do nothing until the swelling goes down
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    Treat it as a fracture, immobilize it in the position you found it, and arrange help

    Nobody can reliably tell a fracture from a severe sprain in the field, so treating it as the worse injury costs you nothing. Straightening a limb or walking on it can turn a simple break into a much more serious one.

  4. 4During a long cold sit your cheeks and fingertips have turned white and waxy. What should you do, and what must you avoid?

    1. Rewarm gently with body heat or warm water, and avoid rubbing the area or letting it freeze again
    2. Rub it with snow to draw the cold out
    3. Hold it close over the fire until the feeling comes back
    4. Ignore it, because feeling always returns on its own
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    Rewarm gently with body heat or warm water, and avoid rubbing the area or letting it freeze again

    Frozen tissue is fragile, and rubbing or roasting it causes more damage than the cold did by itself. Rewarming and then refreezing is worse than leaving it frozen until you can reach real medical help.

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