AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID,
CPR, AND AED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
4 steps a lay responder (you) will take in an emergency - ANSWERS-
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1. Recognize that an emergency exists
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2. Decide to act
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3. Activate the ems system
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4. Give care until help takes over
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4 primary ways to recognize an emergency - ANSWERS-1. Unusual noises
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2. Unusual sights
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3. Unusual odors
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4. Unusual appearances
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Why might someone decide not to help someone who needs it? - ANSWERS-
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Scared, don't know what to do, pressure/ people are watching, don't want to be hel
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d responsible
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How can a person prevent disease transmission while providing help? -
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ANSWERS-
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Use protective cpr breathing barriers, use gloves, avoid contact with bodily fluids, d
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o not drink or eat after giving care until washing your hands
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What is the reason for the Good Samaritan law? - ANSWERS-
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It protects the lay responder from being sued for helping in an emergency
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After you recognize an emergency, decide to act, and activate ems but before you
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give care you must obtain ______________ - ANSWERS-Consent
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If the victim refuses your help, you should ____________ - ANSWERS-Call 911
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What are the three emergency action steps? - ANSWERS-Check
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Care
What is the most important step you can take to help a person who is unconscious
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or has some other life threatening condition? - ANSWERS-
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Check if they have an open airway and are breathing normally, or if they are bleed
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ing severely
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When you are alone, what are the three situations in which you would "call first" -
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ANSWERS-A child or infant you saw collapse
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An unresponsive child/ infant with a known heart problem
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Any person 12 or older who is unresponsive
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, When you are alone what are the two situations in which you would care first? -
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ANSWERS-Any unresponsive infant or child you did not see collapse
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A person who is choking
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List 6 situations where you would call 911 - ANSWERS-
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Unconscious, breathing problem, chest pain, severe external bleeding, severe burn
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s, suspected poisoning
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3 situation when you would have to move a victim - ANSWERS-
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Immediate danger (fire, lack of oxygen), someone else has a more severe problem
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and you have to get to them, when it is necessary to give proper care
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For the purposes of first aid, define an adult, child, and infant - ANSWERS-
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Adult 13+ 6z
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How should you begin the interview - ANSWERS-Ask for consent then sample
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What are questions you should ask to gain information from a victim? -
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ANSWERS-SAMPLE
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Signs and symptoms 6z 6z
Allergies
Medicine
Pertinent medical history 6z 6z
Last thing to eat or drink
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Events leading up to the injury or illness
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What is one of the most dangerous threats to a seriously ill or injured person? -
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ANSWERS-Unnecessary movement
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What is shock? - ANSWERS-Insufficient blood flow throughout the body
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Signals of shock - ANSWERS-Restlessness or irritability
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Altered level of consciousness 6z 6z 6z 6z
Nausea or vomiting 6z 6z
Pale, ashen or grayish, cool, moist skin
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Treatment and prevention of shock - ANSWERS- 6z 6z 6z 6z 6z 6z
Have the person lie down, control any external bleeding, reassure the person, leav
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e them laying flat
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Under normal conditions, how long can a person be without oxygen before possibl
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e brain damage occurs? - ANSWERS-4-6 minutes
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Respiratory distress - ANSWERS-A condition in which breathing becomes difficult
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Respiratory arrest - ANSWERS-When breathing stops 6z 6z 6z 6z 6z
CPR, AND AED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
4 steps a lay responder (you) will take in an emergency - ANSWERS-
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1. Recognize that an emergency exists
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2. Decide to act
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3. Activate the ems system
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4. Give care until help takes over
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4 primary ways to recognize an emergency - ANSWERS-1. Unusual noises
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2. Unusual sights
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3. Unusual odors
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4. Unusual appearances
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Why might someone decide not to help someone who needs it? - ANSWERS-
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Scared, don't know what to do, pressure/ people are watching, don't want to be hel
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d responsible
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How can a person prevent disease transmission while providing help? -
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ANSWERS-
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Use protective cpr breathing barriers, use gloves, avoid contact with bodily fluids, d
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o not drink or eat after giving care until washing your hands
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What is the reason for the Good Samaritan law? - ANSWERS-
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It protects the lay responder from being sued for helping in an emergency
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After you recognize an emergency, decide to act, and activate ems but before you
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give care you must obtain ______________ - ANSWERS-Consent
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If the victim refuses your help, you should ____________ - ANSWERS-Call 911
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What are the three emergency action steps? - ANSWERS-Check
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Call 6z
Care
What is the most important step you can take to help a person who is unconscious
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or has some other life threatening condition? - ANSWERS-
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Check if they have an open airway and are breathing normally, or if they are bleed
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ing severely
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When you are alone, what are the three situations in which you would "call first" -
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ANSWERS-A child or infant you saw collapse
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An unresponsive child/ infant with a known heart problem
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Any person 12 or older who is unresponsive
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, When you are alone what are the two situations in which you would care first? -
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ANSWERS-Any unresponsive infant or child you did not see collapse
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A person who is choking
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List 6 situations where you would call 911 - ANSWERS-
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Unconscious, breathing problem, chest pain, severe external bleeding, severe burn
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s, suspected poisoning
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3 situation when you would have to move a victim - ANSWERS-
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Immediate danger (fire, lack of oxygen), someone else has a more severe problem
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and you have to get to them, when it is necessary to give proper care
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For the purposes of first aid, define an adult, child, and infant - ANSWERS-
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Adult 13+ 6z
Child 1-12 6z
Infant under 1 6z 6z
How should you begin the interview - ANSWERS-Ask for consent then sample
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What are questions you should ask to gain information from a victim? -
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ANSWERS-SAMPLE
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Signs and symptoms 6z 6z
Allergies
Medicine
Pertinent medical history 6z 6z
Last thing to eat or drink
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Events leading up to the injury or illness
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What is one of the most dangerous threats to a seriously ill or injured person? -
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ANSWERS-Unnecessary movement
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What is shock? - ANSWERS-Insufficient blood flow throughout the body
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Signals of shock - ANSWERS-Restlessness or irritability
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Altered level of consciousness 6z 6z 6z 6z
Nausea or vomiting 6z 6z
Pale, ashen or grayish, cool, moist skin
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Treatment and prevention of shock - ANSWERS- 6z 6z 6z 6z 6z 6z
Have the person lie down, control any external bleeding, reassure the person, leav
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e them laying flat
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Under normal conditions, how long can a person be without oxygen before possibl
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e brain damage occurs? - ANSWERS-4-6 minutes
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Respiratory distress - ANSWERS-A condition in which breathing becomes difficult
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Respiratory arrest - ANSWERS-When breathing stops 6z 6z 6z 6z 6z