First Aid/CPR/AED test Questions and
Answers
1. A child is choking on a piece of hard candy. She is conscious and coughing forefully.
What should you do? - ANS-stay with her and encourage her to continue coughing
2. About how many cycles of CPR should you perform in 2 minutes? - ANS-5
3. About how many seconds should you check for breathing? - ANS-no more than 10
4. All of the following are indications that an emergency has occured except: -
ANS-children playing and laughing
5. By following stardard precautions to protect yourself and the injured or ill person, you
can: - ANS-minimize the risk of disease transmission
6. Causes of cardiac arrest in children include: - ANS-airway and breathing problems,
SIDS, and traumatic injuries or accidents
7. Early CPR is important in the Cardiac Chain of Survival because: - ANS-it helps
circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital organs until and AED is ready to
use or advanced medical personnel take over
8. For which injury or illness should you call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number? -
ANS-the person has trouble breathing
9. How should you position a conscious choking infant to give back blows? -
ANS-face-down, with the infant's head lower than his or her chest
10.If a person is suffering from pain or discomfort in the chest that lasts more that 3-5
minutes or that goes away and comes back, this person is most likely having: - ANS-a
heart attack
11.If the AED pads risk touching each other such as with a small child or an infant you
should: - ANS-place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back
12.If, during the second analysis, the AED prompts "no shock advised," you should: -
ANS-resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you find an obvious sign of life
13.It is important to follow the links of the Cardiac Chain of Survival because: - ANS-it
helps to improve the chance of survival
14.One signal of a breathing emergency in an infant is: - ANS-making a wheezing or
high-pitcheed sound
15.One you have turned on the AED, you should: - ANS-apply the pads and allow the
AED to analyze the heart rhythm
16.Signals that indicate that an infant is choking include: - ANS-cannot cough, cry or
breath and coughing forcefully
17.The AED pads should normally be places on: - ANS-the upper right chest and the left
side of the chest
18.The cycle of compressions and breaths in CPR for an infant is: - ANS-30 chest
compressions for every 2 rescue breaths
19.The steps to follow in an emergency are: - ANS-check-call-care
Answers
1. A child is choking on a piece of hard candy. She is conscious and coughing forefully.
What should you do? - ANS-stay with her and encourage her to continue coughing
2. About how many cycles of CPR should you perform in 2 minutes? - ANS-5
3. About how many seconds should you check for breathing? - ANS-no more than 10
4. All of the following are indications that an emergency has occured except: -
ANS-children playing and laughing
5. By following stardard precautions to protect yourself and the injured or ill person, you
can: - ANS-minimize the risk of disease transmission
6. Causes of cardiac arrest in children include: - ANS-airway and breathing problems,
SIDS, and traumatic injuries or accidents
7. Early CPR is important in the Cardiac Chain of Survival because: - ANS-it helps
circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital organs until and AED is ready to
use or advanced medical personnel take over
8. For which injury or illness should you call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number? -
ANS-the person has trouble breathing
9. How should you position a conscious choking infant to give back blows? -
ANS-face-down, with the infant's head lower than his or her chest
10.If a person is suffering from pain or discomfort in the chest that lasts more that 3-5
minutes or that goes away and comes back, this person is most likely having: - ANS-a
heart attack
11.If the AED pads risk touching each other such as with a small child or an infant you
should: - ANS-place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back
12.If, during the second analysis, the AED prompts "no shock advised," you should: -
ANS-resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you find an obvious sign of life
13.It is important to follow the links of the Cardiac Chain of Survival because: - ANS-it
helps to improve the chance of survival
14.One signal of a breathing emergency in an infant is: - ANS-making a wheezing or
high-pitcheed sound
15.One you have turned on the AED, you should: - ANS-apply the pads and allow the
AED to analyze the heart rhythm
16.Signals that indicate that an infant is choking include: - ANS-cannot cough, cry or
breath and coughing forcefully
17.The AED pads should normally be places on: - ANS-the upper right chest and the left
side of the chest
18.The cycle of compressions and breaths in CPR for an infant is: - ANS-30 chest
compressions for every 2 rescue breaths
19.The steps to follow in an emergency are: - ANS-check-call-care
