RED CROSS FIRST AID, CPR, AND AED
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS A+
● 4 primary ways to recognize an emergency. Answer: 1. Unusual noises
2. Unusual sights
3. Unusual odors
4. Unusual appearances
● Why might someone decide not to help someone who needs it?.
Answer: Scared, don't know what to do, pressure/ people are watching,
don't want to be held responsible
● How can a person prevent disease transmission while providing help?.
Answer: Use protective cpr breathing barriers, use gloves, avoid contact
with bodily fluids, do not drink or eat after giving care until washing
your hands
● What is the reason for the Good Samaritan law?. Answer: It protects
the lay responder from being sued for helping in an emergency
, ● After you recognize an emergency, decide to act, and activate ems but
before you give care you must obtain ______________. Answer:
Consent
● If the victim refuses your help, you should ____________. Answer:
Call 911
● What are the three emergency action steps?. Answer: Check
Call
Care
● What is the most important step you can take to help a person who is
unconscious or has some other life threatening condition?. Answer:
Check if they have an open airway and are breathing normally, or if they
are bleeding severely
● When you are alone, what are the three situations in which you would
"call first". Answer: A child or infant you saw collapse
An unresponsive child/ infant with a known heart problem
Any person 12 or older who is unresponsive
● When you are alone what are the two situations in which you would
care first?. Answer: Any unresponsive infant or child you did not see
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CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS A+
● 4 primary ways to recognize an emergency. Answer: 1. Unusual noises
2. Unusual sights
3. Unusual odors
4. Unusual appearances
● Why might someone decide not to help someone who needs it?.
Answer: Scared, don't know what to do, pressure/ people are watching,
don't want to be held responsible
● How can a person prevent disease transmission while providing help?.
Answer: Use protective cpr breathing barriers, use gloves, avoid contact
with bodily fluids, do not drink or eat after giving care until washing
your hands
● What is the reason for the Good Samaritan law?. Answer: It protects
the lay responder from being sued for helping in an emergency
, ● After you recognize an emergency, decide to act, and activate ems but
before you give care you must obtain ______________. Answer:
Consent
● If the victim refuses your help, you should ____________. Answer:
Call 911
● What are the three emergency action steps?. Answer: Check
Call
Care
● What is the most important step you can take to help a person who is
unconscious or has some other life threatening condition?. Answer:
Check if they have an open airway and are breathing normally, or if they
are bleeding severely
● When you are alone, what are the three situations in which you would
"call first". Answer: A child or infant you saw collapse
An unresponsive child/ infant with a known heart problem
Any person 12 or older who is unresponsive
● When you are alone what are the two situations in which you would
care first?. Answer: Any unresponsive infant or child you did not see
collapse
