CPR, AED, First Aid Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What is the best way to ensure your chest compressions are effective?
✔✔ Push hard, push fast, and allow full chest recoil after each compression.
Why should you avoid stopping chest compressions for too long?
✔✔ It reduces blood flow to the brain and heart, lowering survival chances.
What should you do if someone gasps but remains unresponsive?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately—gasping is not normal breathing.
Why is it important to minimize interruptions in CPR?
✔✔ Continuous compressions keep oxygen-rich blood circulating.
How do you use an AED on a wet person?
✔✔ Dry their chest before placing the pads, then follow the AED prompts.
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,If a person’s chest is hairy, what might you need to do before using an AED?
✔✔ Shave the area or press the pads firmly to ensure good contact.
What should you do if an AED says "no shock advised"?
✔✔ Resume CPR immediately and follow further AED prompts.
How do you perform CPR on a pregnant woman?
✔✔ Perform compressions as normal and position her slightly on her left side if possible.
What is the purpose of tilting the head back when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔ It opens the airway by lifting the tongue off the throat.
What should you do if the first rescue breath does not go in?
✔✔ Re-tilt the head and try another breath.
How do you prevent air from entering the stomach when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔ Give slow, gentle breaths just enough to make the chest rise.
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, How do you help a person who is choking but still able to cough?
✔✔ Encourage them to keep coughing forcefully to try and clear the obstruction.
What should you do if a choking person suddenly becomes unconscious?
✔✔ Lower them to the ground and begin CPR immediately.
How do you recognize internal bleeding?
✔✔ Symptoms include bruising, swelling, dizziness, and rapid breathing.
What is the best way to care for a person with a deep wound that won’t stop bleeding?
✔✔ Apply firm, direct pressure and keep adding bandages if they soak through.
Why should you avoid removing an impaled object from a wound?
✔✔ It may be controlling bleeding, and removing it can cause further injury.
How do you properly remove disposable gloves after providing first aid?
✔✔ Peel them off inside out without touching the outside and dispose of them properly.
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Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
What is the best way to ensure your chest compressions are effective?
✔✔ Push hard, push fast, and allow full chest recoil after each compression.
Why should you avoid stopping chest compressions for too long?
✔✔ It reduces blood flow to the brain and heart, lowering survival chances.
What should you do if someone gasps but remains unresponsive?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately—gasping is not normal breathing.
Why is it important to minimize interruptions in CPR?
✔✔ Continuous compressions keep oxygen-rich blood circulating.
How do you use an AED on a wet person?
✔✔ Dry their chest before placing the pads, then follow the AED prompts.
1
,If a person’s chest is hairy, what might you need to do before using an AED?
✔✔ Shave the area or press the pads firmly to ensure good contact.
What should you do if an AED says "no shock advised"?
✔✔ Resume CPR immediately and follow further AED prompts.
How do you perform CPR on a pregnant woman?
✔✔ Perform compressions as normal and position her slightly on her left side if possible.
What is the purpose of tilting the head back when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔ It opens the airway by lifting the tongue off the throat.
What should you do if the first rescue breath does not go in?
✔✔ Re-tilt the head and try another breath.
How do you prevent air from entering the stomach when giving rescue breaths?
✔✔ Give slow, gentle breaths just enough to make the chest rise.
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, How do you help a person who is choking but still able to cough?
✔✔ Encourage them to keep coughing forcefully to try and clear the obstruction.
What should you do if a choking person suddenly becomes unconscious?
✔✔ Lower them to the ground and begin CPR immediately.
How do you recognize internal bleeding?
✔✔ Symptoms include bruising, swelling, dizziness, and rapid breathing.
What is the best way to care for a person with a deep wound that won’t stop bleeding?
✔✔ Apply firm, direct pressure and keep adding bandages if they soak through.
Why should you avoid removing an impaled object from a wound?
✔✔ It may be controlling bleeding, and removing it can cause further injury.
How do you properly remove disposable gloves after providing first aid?
✔✔ Peel them off inside out without touching the outside and dispose of them properly.
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