Free mock exam
Burns, bleeding and injuries on site — First Aid at Work Practice
Free topic-focused mock exam: all 30 questions on Burns, bleeding and injuries on site, drawn from the wider First Aid at Work bank. 35-minute timer, 70% to pass, worked explanation on every question. Use this when you've taken the full mock once and want to drill the topics you got wrong.
- Questions
- 30
- Time limit
- 35 min
- Pass mark
- 70% · 21/30
- Question bank
- 30
Free, no sign-up. Retake as many times as you like — the questions are reshuffled, with the answer order changed.
Sample questions
01A plumber’s mate scalded a wrist on a burst hot-water pipe but only mentions it at break, about an hour later. Is it still worth cooling the burn?
- ANo: cooling only helps in the first few minutes
- BNo: once the pain has eased off it is far too late to help
- CYes: the NHS says cool it within 3 hours of the burn
- DOnly if a blister has come up since it happened
Why: The NHS says to hold a burn under cool running water for 20 minutes, as soon as possible and within 3 hours of it happening. An hour later is inside that window, so cooling still goes ahead. The 3 hours is never a reason to wait, and neither the pain easing nor a blister decides whether to cool.
02A burn on a colleague’s forearm has been cooled for 20 minutes. Someone offers a tube of antiseptic cream from the van. What does the NHS say?
- APut no creams, oils or butter on a burn at all
- BSpread a thin layer of cream under the cling film
- CRub the cream in well so the burn does not get infected
- DUse the cream only if the skin has not blistered
Why: The NHS says not to put any creams, oils or butter on burns or scalds. Once cooled, the burn is covered by laying cling film over it, with nothing on the skin underneath. Whether the skin has blistered does not change that advice.
03After a burn from a hot soldering joint has been cooled, a blister comes up on a finger. The casualty wants to pop it and put a plaster on. What do you tell them?
- ALeave the blister alone and use no plaster
- BPop it, but leave it open to the air to dry
- CPop it with a clean pin, then use a plaster
- DKeep it, but tape a plaster firmly over it
Why: The NHS says do not burst any blisters and do not use plasters or sticky dressings on a burn. The cooled burn can have cling film laid over it instead. Popping it with a clean pin still breaks the NHS rule, and taping a plaster over it brings in the sticky dressing the NHS says not to use.
Common questions
Is the Burns, bleeding and injuries on site mock exam free?
Yes, it is free with no sign-up needed. Questions are pulled at random from a substantial bank, with a worked explanation on every question after you submit.
Can I retake the mock exam?
Yes. Every attempt picks a different random selection and reshuffles the options, so each retake gives you genuinely new questions. No limit on retakes.
Does this count as a qualification?
No. This is independent practice material and does not award a qualification, card or certificate. Where a subject has a formal qualification or card, you gain it through an approved provider.