AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
FIRST AID EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 UPDATE.
First Aid - ANS Immediate care that you give a person with an illness or injury before rescuers
with more advanced training arrive and takeover
Anyone - ANS Who can start first aid?
Responsive - ANS Someone who will move, speak, blink, or otherwise react to you when you
tap him and ask if he's OK
Unresponsive - ANS Someone who will not move, speak, blink, or otherwise react
Agonal Gasps - ANS Present during first minutes after cardiac arrest. They are drawing air
very quickly. Sounds like a snort, snore, or groan. Look forceful or weak
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - ANS emergency procedure consisting of external
cardiac compressions and breaths
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - ANS A portable electronic device used to restore
normal heart rhythms in victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Delivers a shock to convert rhythm
back to normal
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, Hands-Only CPR - ANS Phone 9-1-1, get and AED, and push hard and fast in the center of the
chest at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute
Conventional CPR - ANS Provide compression and breaths
Giving CPR to an adult - ANS 1. Make sure the person is lying flat on his back on a firm, flat
surface
2. Quickly move clothes out of the way
3. Give 30 chest compressions
--Push straight down at least 2 inches
--Let chest recoil
4. After 30 compressions, give 2 breaths
Giving CPR to a child - ANS 1. Make sure the child is lying on his back on a firm, flat surface
2. Quickly move clothes out of the way
3. Give 30 chest compressions
--Use 1 or 2 hands to give compression
-- Push about 1/3 of the depth of the chest or 2 inches
4. After 30 compressions, give 2 breaths
Giving CPR to an infant - ANS 1. Make sure infant is lying on his back on a firm, flat surface
2. Quickly move clothes out of the way
3. Give 30 chest compressions
--Use 2 fingers or 1 hand, below the nipple line
--Push straight down 1/3 the dept of the chest or 1.5 inches
4. After 30 compressions, give 2 breaths
Role as a First Aid Rescuer - ANS -Recognize that emergency exists
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
FIRST AID EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 UPDATE.
First Aid - ANS Immediate care that you give a person with an illness or injury before rescuers
with more advanced training arrive and takeover
Anyone - ANS Who can start first aid?
Responsive - ANS Someone who will move, speak, blink, or otherwise react to you when you
tap him and ask if he's OK
Unresponsive - ANS Someone who will not move, speak, blink, or otherwise react
Agonal Gasps - ANS Present during first minutes after cardiac arrest. They are drawing air
very quickly. Sounds like a snort, snore, or groan. Look forceful or weak
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - ANS emergency procedure consisting of external
cardiac compressions and breaths
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - ANS A portable electronic device used to restore
normal heart rhythms in victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Delivers a shock to convert rhythm
back to normal
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Hands-Only CPR - ANS Phone 9-1-1, get and AED, and push hard and fast in the center of the
chest at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute
Conventional CPR - ANS Provide compression and breaths
Giving CPR to an adult - ANS 1. Make sure the person is lying flat on his back on a firm, flat
surface
2. Quickly move clothes out of the way
3. Give 30 chest compressions
--Push straight down at least 2 inches
--Let chest recoil
4. After 30 compressions, give 2 breaths
Giving CPR to a child - ANS 1. Make sure the child is lying on his back on a firm, flat surface
2. Quickly move clothes out of the way
3. Give 30 chest compressions
--Use 1 or 2 hands to give compression
-- Push about 1/3 of the depth of the chest or 2 inches
4. After 30 compressions, give 2 breaths
Giving CPR to an infant - ANS 1. Make sure infant is lying on his back on a firm, flat surface
2. Quickly move clothes out of the way
3. Give 30 chest compressions
--Use 2 fingers or 1 hand, below the nipple line
--Push straight down 1/3 the dept of the chest or 1.5 inches
4. After 30 compressions, give 2 breaths
Role as a First Aid Rescuer - ANS -Recognize that emergency exists
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
