YMCA FIRST AID Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the
woman standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is
unresponsive and doesn't seem to be breathing. You should: - Correct Answer -
Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is available, then check for a
carotid pulse
To "observe universal precautions" means: - Correct Answer -Managing all blood
and other body substances as if they are infectious.
Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths: - Correct Answer -Can
limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue
breathing.
For proper chest compression's, a patient should be positioned: - Correct Answer -
Face-up on a firm, flat surface.
The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - Correct
Answer -1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches.
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, You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You
are alone and need to activate EMS. You should: - Correct Answer -Place the
person in a recovery position and then activate EMS.
The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are: - Correct Answer -Early
recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced
life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.
During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect has had
significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should: - Correct Answer -
Place your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask, hook your fingers
underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw with your fingers, moving it
upward without lifting the head.
You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is
breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - Correct Answer -
Place the patient in the recovery position.
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power
line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been attached to the patient. The
AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is advised. You should: - Correct Answer -
clear the patient and deliver the shock
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and Answers
It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the
woman standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is
unresponsive and doesn't seem to be breathing. You should: - Correct Answer -
Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is available, then check for a
carotid pulse
To "observe universal precautions" means: - Correct Answer -Managing all blood
and other body substances as if they are infectious.
Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths: - Correct Answer -Can
limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue
breathing.
For proper chest compression's, a patient should be positioned: - Correct Answer -
Face-up on a firm, flat surface.
The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least: - Correct
Answer -1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches.
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, You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You
are alone and need to activate EMS. You should: - Correct Answer -Place the
person in a recovery position and then activate EMS.
The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are: - Correct Answer -Early
recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced
life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.
During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect has had
significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should: - Correct Answer -
Place your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask, hook your fingers
underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw with your fingers, moving it
upward without lifting the head.
You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is
breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - Correct Answer -
Place the patient in the recovery position.
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power
line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been attached to the patient. The
AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is advised. You should: - Correct Answer -
clear the patient and deliver the shock
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