RED CROSS UPDATED EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is another term for shock? - ✔✔Hypoperfusion
✔✔An AED has indicated that a shock should be given. Which of the following would be
appropriate? - ✔✔Tell everyone to stand clear of the patient
✔✔Cardiac arrest in children most commonly results from which of the following? -
✔✔Respiratory emergencies
✔✔When performing two-rescuer CPR for a child, you would perform which cycle of
compressions and ventilations? - ✔✔15 compressions and 2 ventilation
✔✔When compressing any patient's chest during CPR, you should compress at a rate
of at least how many compressions per minute? - ✔✔100
✔✔Which of the following best reflects AEDs? - ✔✔It provides a shock that interrupts
chaotic electrical activity of the heart to allow it to re-establish an effective rhythm.
✔✔Local protocols, medical direction and the patient interview indicate that you can
administer medication to a patient who is conscious and exhibiting early signs of a
possible heart attack. Which of the following would be most appropriate for you to give?
- ✔✔Aspirin
✔✔The pressure gauge on an oxygen cylinder reads 200 pounds per square inch (psi).
Which action is most appropriate? - ✔✔Replace the cylinder with a new one.
✔✔Which statement most accurately reflects a variable-flow-rate oxygen system? -
✔✔The flow rate can be adjusted for use with different delivery devices.
✔✔When using a bag-valve-mask resuscitator (BVM) without emergency oxygen, you
are delivering oxygen at what percent? - ✔✔21%
✔✔You are preparing to administer emergency oxygen to a patient. Your assessment
reveals that the patient has a nasal injury. Which delivery device is least appropriate to
use for this patient? - ✔✔Nasal cannula
✔✔When using a non-rebreather mask to administer emergency oxygen, set the
flowmeter in liters per minute (LPM) at which setting? - ✔✔10 to 15
✔✔When should you not consider the use of an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)? -
✔✔Alert LOC
, ✔✔Which of the following should you do first when inserting an oral airway? -
✔✔Ensure the patient is unconscious.
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate action when inserting an OPA in a
child? - ✔✔Rotate the airway 90 degrees at the back of the throa
✔✔You determine the proper size for an OPA by measuring from the earlobe to which
location? - ✔✔Corner of the patient's mouth
✔✔When preparing to use a suction device, you should place the patient in which
position? - ✔✔Side-lying
✔✔Limit suctioning the mouth of a child patient to no more than- - ✔✔10 seconds
✔✔You are using a device to remove blood from a patient's throat. You are performing
which of the following? - ✔✔Suctioning
✔✔Which of the following is least likely to cause a mechanical airway obstruction? or is
not mechanical - ✔✔tongue
✔✔When you give ventilations using a resuscitation mask, approximately what
percentage of oxygen is being delivered to the patient - ✔✔16 percent
✔✔When using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique to open the airway, you should maintain
pressure at which location to keep the airway open? - ✔✔Forehead
✔✔A sudden blockage of an artery in the lung is called- - ✔✔Pulmonary embolism
✔✔Which respiratory rate leads you to suspect that a 10-year-old child is not breathing
adequately? - ✔✔36 breaths per minute
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a chief complaint? - ✔✔"I was having some
really severe pain in my chest"
✔✔You are providing care to a patient with a medical condition who is responsive.
Which of the following should you do first? - ✔✔Assess the patient's complaints
✔✔When placing a blood pressure cuff on a patient's arm, ensure that the bladder of
the cuff is centered over which artery? - ✔✔Brachial
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is another term for shock? - ✔✔Hypoperfusion
✔✔An AED has indicated that a shock should be given. Which of the following would be
appropriate? - ✔✔Tell everyone to stand clear of the patient
✔✔Cardiac arrest in children most commonly results from which of the following? -
✔✔Respiratory emergencies
✔✔When performing two-rescuer CPR for a child, you would perform which cycle of
compressions and ventilations? - ✔✔15 compressions and 2 ventilation
✔✔When compressing any patient's chest during CPR, you should compress at a rate
of at least how many compressions per minute? - ✔✔100
✔✔Which of the following best reflects AEDs? - ✔✔It provides a shock that interrupts
chaotic electrical activity of the heart to allow it to re-establish an effective rhythm.
✔✔Local protocols, medical direction and the patient interview indicate that you can
administer medication to a patient who is conscious and exhibiting early signs of a
possible heart attack. Which of the following would be most appropriate for you to give?
- ✔✔Aspirin
✔✔The pressure gauge on an oxygen cylinder reads 200 pounds per square inch (psi).
Which action is most appropriate? - ✔✔Replace the cylinder with a new one.
✔✔Which statement most accurately reflects a variable-flow-rate oxygen system? -
✔✔The flow rate can be adjusted for use with different delivery devices.
✔✔When using a bag-valve-mask resuscitator (BVM) without emergency oxygen, you
are delivering oxygen at what percent? - ✔✔21%
✔✔You are preparing to administer emergency oxygen to a patient. Your assessment
reveals that the patient has a nasal injury. Which delivery device is least appropriate to
use for this patient? - ✔✔Nasal cannula
✔✔When using a non-rebreather mask to administer emergency oxygen, set the
flowmeter in liters per minute (LPM) at which setting? - ✔✔10 to 15
✔✔When should you not consider the use of an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)? -
✔✔Alert LOC
, ✔✔Which of the following should you do first when inserting an oral airway? -
✔✔Ensure the patient is unconscious.
✔✔Which of the following is the most appropriate action when inserting an OPA in a
child? - ✔✔Rotate the airway 90 degrees at the back of the throa
✔✔You determine the proper size for an OPA by measuring from the earlobe to which
location? - ✔✔Corner of the patient's mouth
✔✔When preparing to use a suction device, you should place the patient in which
position? - ✔✔Side-lying
✔✔Limit suctioning the mouth of a child patient to no more than- - ✔✔10 seconds
✔✔You are using a device to remove blood from a patient's throat. You are performing
which of the following? - ✔✔Suctioning
✔✔Which of the following is least likely to cause a mechanical airway obstruction? or is
not mechanical - ✔✔tongue
✔✔When you give ventilations using a resuscitation mask, approximately what
percentage of oxygen is being delivered to the patient - ✔✔16 percent
✔✔When using the head-tilt/chin-lift technique to open the airway, you should maintain
pressure at which location to keep the airway open? - ✔✔Forehead
✔✔A sudden blockage of an artery in the lung is called- - ✔✔Pulmonary embolism
✔✔Which respiratory rate leads you to suspect that a 10-year-old child is not breathing
adequately? - ✔✔36 breaths per minute
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a chief complaint? - ✔✔"I was having some
really severe pain in my chest"
✔✔You are providing care to a patient with a medical condition who is responsive.
Which of the following should you do first? - ✔✔Assess the patient's complaints
✔✔When placing a blood pressure cuff on a patient's arm, ensure that the bladder of
the cuff is centered over which artery? - ✔✔Brachial
