Quebec workplace first aid — built from the CNESST manual « Secourisme en milieu de travail » (9th ed.)
Practice on the go and jump straight back to where you left off.
About the course
In Quebec, employers must make sure a minimum number of trained first aiders are present at all times. The Regulation respecting minimum standards of first aid and first-aid services sets the number of first aiders per shift, the first-aid kits and the register; a workplace first-aid certificate is valid for a maximum of 3 years.
The CNESST publishes the free manual « Secourisme en milieu de travail » (9th edition, 2022), which ExamHub's questions follow. Where the CNESST protocols differ from those taught by other organisations, the questions follow the CNESST: assessing the situation, the clinical assessment (L'ABC), CPR and AED, choking, bleeding, burns and more.
The CNESST does not publish the format of the assessment given at the end of the course. ExamHub's test mode draws 50 questions with an 80% target as practice only: it is a practice length, not an official format or pass mark.
What's covered
The categories follow the parts of the CNESST manual.
Try a few
Three sample questions from the bank, with the answer and the explanation.
Why: The protocol calls for cycles of 30 compressions and 2 breaths (30:2) until the emergency services or the AED arrive, or until the person's condition changes.
Why: Breaths are counted over 30 seconds and then multiplied by 2: 7 × 2 = 14 breaths per minute, which is normal.
Why: The tourniquet goes between the heart and the wound, ideally as close as possible, about 5 cm above the wound, with the pressure dressings left in place.
FAQ
No. The CNESST does not publish the format of the assessment given at the end of the course. ExamHub's test mode draws 50 questions with an 80% target as practice only; it is a practice length, not an official format or pass mark.
A maximum of 3 years under the Regulation respecting minimum standards of first aid and first-aid services. The first aider retakes the training to renew the certificate.
In an establishment, at least 1 first aider when 50 workers or fewer are present at the same time, and 1 more for each additional hundred or fraction of a hundred. Workers present for less than 30 minutes are not counted.
From the free CNESST manual « Secourisme en milieu de travail » (9th edition, 2022) and the Quebec first-aid regulation. Every question is original, and where the CNESST protocols differ from other organisations', the questions follow the CNESST.
Yes. The bank was written in French from the CNESST manual and translated into English; use the language switch at the top of the page.