American Red Cross CPR / AED Certification
Study Guide Questions and Answers
What is the Citizen Responders first step in an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Recognize -> check -
> call
What is the most important thing you can do in any emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call all
What are the correct steps in checking an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Check, Call, Care
Why should you check a scene first before providing care? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>To ensure the scene
is safe. You don't want to place yourself in unsafe scene.
What does implied consent refer? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>If they are unconscious of a child with no
adult, you can perform care
If a child is bleeding badly, what should you do immediately? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call all and stop
blood (put on gloves)
The best way to tell if a victim is conscious is to...? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Tap their left shoulder, check
for breathing, ask them a question
How should you check for signs of breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Head back, chin up, face chest,
listen for breathing watch chest, look listen and feel for 10 seconds
Best way to prevent disease transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Use gloves or anything that is a
barrier to bodily fluid contact
How should you check a conscious child for non-life threatening emergencies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
>>From head-to-toe talking them through with it
, If you think a person is not breathing, what would you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call all, look,
listen and feel for breathing
A victim is found face-up. How do you know if he/she is breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>You ask then
if no response head tilt chin lift face chest and listen for breathing
When should you call 911? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>After recognizing scene or when given the consent of
a life-threatening situation. When a person is unconscious, not breathing, or in a life-threatening
emergency
How can bystanders be helpful to you while you are checking the scene? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>They
can call all, care, provide info
Why do we tilt a victim's head back? What is that technique called? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>To open the
airway, head tilt, chin lift
If you are the only person at a scene, the child requires urgent care, do you call first or care first? -
CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call first, then care while help is on way Care first for a min, then call
Why is it important not to move a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>To prevent further injury
What are the barriers to action? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Being sued, fear of disease transmission,
bystanders fear getting sued
What are some life-threatening conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Consistent chest pain fire, water,
traffic
In checking an unconscious victim, how many initial breaths should you give? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>0 2
after comp.
What to do if someone vomits while giving RB's? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>roll on side, clean it and
continue breaths
Study Guide Questions and Answers
What is the Citizen Responders first step in an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Recognize -> check -
> call
What is the most important thing you can do in any emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call all
What are the correct steps in checking an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Check, Call, Care
Why should you check a scene first before providing care? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>To ensure the scene
is safe. You don't want to place yourself in unsafe scene.
What does implied consent refer? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>If they are unconscious of a child with no
adult, you can perform care
If a child is bleeding badly, what should you do immediately? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call all and stop
blood (put on gloves)
The best way to tell if a victim is conscious is to...? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Tap their left shoulder, check
for breathing, ask them a question
How should you check for signs of breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Head back, chin up, face chest,
listen for breathing watch chest, look listen and feel for 10 seconds
Best way to prevent disease transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Use gloves or anything that is a
barrier to bodily fluid contact
How should you check a conscious child for non-life threatening emergencies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
>>From head-to-toe talking them through with it
, If you think a person is not breathing, what would you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call all, look,
listen and feel for breathing
A victim is found face-up. How do you know if he/she is breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>You ask then
if no response head tilt chin lift face chest and listen for breathing
When should you call 911? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>After recognizing scene or when given the consent of
a life-threatening situation. When a person is unconscious, not breathing, or in a life-threatening
emergency
How can bystanders be helpful to you while you are checking the scene? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>They
can call all, care, provide info
Why do we tilt a victim's head back? What is that technique called? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>To open the
airway, head tilt, chin lift
If you are the only person at a scene, the child requires urgent care, do you call first or care first? -
CORRECT ANSWER ->>Call first, then care while help is on way Care first for a min, then call
Why is it important not to move a victim? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>To prevent further injury
What are the barriers to action? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Being sued, fear of disease transmission,
bystanders fear getting sued
What are some life-threatening conditions? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>Consistent chest pain fire, water,
traffic
In checking an unconscious victim, how many initial breaths should you give? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>0 2
after comp.
What to do if someone vomits while giving RB's? - CORRECT ANSWER ->>roll on side, clean it and
continue breaths
