Red Cross: First Aid/CPR Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What should you do if someone has an object stuck in their eye?
✔✔ Avoid touching it and cover both eyes to prevent movement while seeking medical help.
How do you care for a person who has inhaled smoke?
✔✔ Move them to fresh air and monitor their breathing.
What is the best way to help a person experiencing a panic attack?
✔✔ Encourage slow, deep breaths and provide reassurance.
Why should you not apply ointments or butter to a burn?
✔✔ They can trap heat and make the burn worse.
How do you help someone with a nosebleed?
✔✔ Have them lean forward and pinch their nostrils for several minutes.
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,What should you do if a person’s tooth gets knocked out?
✔✔ Keep the tooth in milk or saliva and seek dental care immediately.
How do you treat a person with frostbite?
✔✔ Warm the affected area gradually using warm (not hot) water or body heat.
Why is it important to stay calm in an emergency?
✔✔ It helps you think clearly and take effective action.
What should you do if a person is having difficulty breathing?
✔✔ Keep them calm, help them sit upright, and call for emergency help.
How do you help someone who has been stung by a jellyfish?
✔✔ Rinse the area with vinegar or saltwater, not fresh water.
What should you do if you get a chemical burn on your skin?
✔✔ Rinse the area with running water for at least 15 minutes and seek medical help.
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,How do you recognize internal bleeding?
✔✔ Symptoms may include swelling, bruising, dizziness, and rapid breathing.
What should you do if someone has a head injury?
✔✔ Keep them still, monitor for changes in consciousness, and seek medical help.
How do you perform hands-only CPR?
✔✔ Give continuous chest compressions without rescue breaths at a rate of 100 to 120 per
minute.
Why is it important to follow the steps of first aid in order?
✔✔ To ensure the victim receives the most effective care without causing further harm.
What is the first thing you should do when arriving at an emergency scene?
✔✔ Check the scene for safety before approaching the victim.
How do you check if a person is breathing?
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, ✔✔ Look for chest movement, listen for breathing sounds, and feel for airflow on your cheek.
What should you do if a person is unresponsive and not breathing?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and call for emergency medical help.
Why is it important to use an AED as soon as possible in a cardiac emergency?
✔✔ It can restore a normal heart rhythm and increase survival chances.
How do you give chest compressions to an adult?
✔✔ Place both hands in the center of the chest and push hard and fast at a depth of at least two
inches.
What should you do if a person collapses but is still breathing?
✔✔ Place them in the recovery position and monitor their breathing.
Why should you never give someone who is choking a drink of water?
✔✔ It could make the blockage worse.
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Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What should you do if someone has an object stuck in their eye?
✔✔ Avoid touching it and cover both eyes to prevent movement while seeking medical help.
How do you care for a person who has inhaled smoke?
✔✔ Move them to fresh air and monitor their breathing.
What is the best way to help a person experiencing a panic attack?
✔✔ Encourage slow, deep breaths and provide reassurance.
Why should you not apply ointments or butter to a burn?
✔✔ They can trap heat and make the burn worse.
How do you help someone with a nosebleed?
✔✔ Have them lean forward and pinch their nostrils for several minutes.
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,What should you do if a person’s tooth gets knocked out?
✔✔ Keep the tooth in milk or saliva and seek dental care immediately.
How do you treat a person with frostbite?
✔✔ Warm the affected area gradually using warm (not hot) water or body heat.
Why is it important to stay calm in an emergency?
✔✔ It helps you think clearly and take effective action.
What should you do if a person is having difficulty breathing?
✔✔ Keep them calm, help them sit upright, and call for emergency help.
How do you help someone who has been stung by a jellyfish?
✔✔ Rinse the area with vinegar or saltwater, not fresh water.
What should you do if you get a chemical burn on your skin?
✔✔ Rinse the area with running water for at least 15 minutes and seek medical help.
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,How do you recognize internal bleeding?
✔✔ Symptoms may include swelling, bruising, dizziness, and rapid breathing.
What should you do if someone has a head injury?
✔✔ Keep them still, monitor for changes in consciousness, and seek medical help.
How do you perform hands-only CPR?
✔✔ Give continuous chest compressions without rescue breaths at a rate of 100 to 120 per
minute.
Why is it important to follow the steps of first aid in order?
✔✔ To ensure the victim receives the most effective care without causing further harm.
What is the first thing you should do when arriving at an emergency scene?
✔✔ Check the scene for safety before approaching the victim.
How do you check if a person is breathing?
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, ✔✔ Look for chest movement, listen for breathing sounds, and feel for airflow on your cheek.
What should you do if a person is unresponsive and not breathing?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and call for emergency medical help.
Why is it important to use an AED as soon as possible in a cardiac emergency?
✔✔ It can restore a normal heart rhythm and increase survival chances.
How do you give chest compressions to an adult?
✔✔ Place both hands in the center of the chest and push hard and fast at a depth of at least two
inches.
What should you do if a person collapses but is still breathing?
✔✔ Place them in the recovery position and monitor their breathing.
Why should you never give someone who is choking a drink of water?
✔✔ It could make the blockage worse.
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