ASHI FIRST AID COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the process for caring for a cardiac arrest? - ✔✔Perform an assessment
External compression of chest
Rescue breathing
An AED
✔✔What is the recovery position? - ✔✔the patient is rolled onto his or her left or right
side -- extend the patient's lower arm and place the upper hand under his or her cheek
✔✔What is the recovery position used for? - ✔✔To help maintain a clear airway in an
unconscious patient who is breathing on their own.
✔✔When someone is choking but can still cough and slightly speak what should you
do? - ✔✔Tell them to continue coughing while standing by in an alert manor
✔✔What are the choking signs? - ✔✔Hands on neck, unable to speak or cough
✔✔What should you do when approaching a choking victim? - ✔✔Ask if they are
choking, ask if they need help.
✔✔How do you perform abdominal thrusts? - ✔✔Place right hand slightly above naval
with other hand over it
Quickly thrust inward and upward into abdomen
✔✔If person becomes unresponsive during abdominal thrusts what should you do? -
✔✔Carefully lower person to ground and perform CPR procedure
✔✔What is the procedure for preforming CPR? - ✔✔Assess the situation
Approach subject and tap shoulders and ask if they are okay
Task 2 separate people with calling 911 and obtaining an AED
Start preforming chest compressions and rescue breaths
When AED arrives deploy it following all instructions
✔✔How do you use an AED? - ✔✔1. Press on/off button, listen to AED instructions
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the process for caring for a cardiac arrest? - ✔✔Perform an assessment
External compression of chest
Rescue breathing
An AED
✔✔What is the recovery position? - ✔✔the patient is rolled onto his or her left or right
side -- extend the patient's lower arm and place the upper hand under his or her cheek
✔✔What is the recovery position used for? - ✔✔To help maintain a clear airway in an
unconscious patient who is breathing on their own.
✔✔When someone is choking but can still cough and slightly speak what should you
do? - ✔✔Tell them to continue coughing while standing by in an alert manor
✔✔What are the choking signs? - ✔✔Hands on neck, unable to speak or cough
✔✔What should you do when approaching a choking victim? - ✔✔Ask if they are
choking, ask if they need help.
✔✔How do you perform abdominal thrusts? - ✔✔Place right hand slightly above naval
with other hand over it
Quickly thrust inward and upward into abdomen
✔✔If person becomes unresponsive during abdominal thrusts what should you do? -
✔✔Carefully lower person to ground and perform CPR procedure
✔✔What is the procedure for preforming CPR? - ✔✔Assess the situation
Approach subject and tap shoulders and ask if they are okay
Task 2 separate people with calling 911 and obtaining an AED
Start preforming chest compressions and rescue breaths
When AED arrives deploy it following all instructions
✔✔How do you use an AED? - ✔✔1. Press on/off button, listen to AED instructions
