American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid
Final Written Exam Questions and
Answers
1. When do you preform CPR?: When the victim is unconscious has a clear airway no
breathing and no pulse.
2. When do you perform ventilations?: When the victim is unconscious has a clear
airway yes pulse and no breathing.
3. When do you perform conscious choking: When the victim is conscious has an
obstructed airway has a pulse and is not breathing.
4. When do you perform an AED treatment?: When the victim is unconscious has a
clear airway no breathing and no pulse.
5. When do you perform unconscious choking strategies?: When the
victim is unconscious has an abstract of airway yes/no pulse and is not breathing
6. When performing CPR with one rescuer what is the ratios for an
adult child and infant?: 30:2
7. When performing CPR with two rescuers what are the ratios for an
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, adult child and infant?: Adult: 30:2
Child: 15:2
Infant: 15:2 (thumbs)
8. When do you stop performing CPR on a victim?: When the victim shows
obvious signs of life, you are too exhausted to continue, the scene becomes unsafe, AED arrives,
EMS arrives, or a rescuer would higher training steps in the place.
9. What do you do if a shock is advised when using an AED?: If shock is
advised: "stand clear"/Press shock button/follow with two minutes of CPR/continue follow AED
prompts
10. What do you do if a shock is not advised when using an AED?:
Shock is not advised: follow with two minutes of CPR/continue AED prompts
11. When do you stop using an AED?: When there's obvious signs of life
12. When giving ventilations what is the frequency for an adult and
child?: One ventilation every five seconds
13. When do you stop giving ventilations?: When there's obvious signs of life
flash every two minutes recheck ABC's
14. What are the ways to treat conscious choking victims?: Back blows
and thrusts
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Final Written Exam Questions and
Answers
1. When do you preform CPR?: When the victim is unconscious has a clear airway no
breathing and no pulse.
2. When do you perform ventilations?: When the victim is unconscious has a clear
airway yes pulse and no breathing.
3. When do you perform conscious choking: When the victim is conscious has an
obstructed airway has a pulse and is not breathing.
4. When do you perform an AED treatment?: When the victim is unconscious has a
clear airway no breathing and no pulse.
5. When do you perform unconscious choking strategies?: When the
victim is unconscious has an abstract of airway yes/no pulse and is not breathing
6. When performing CPR with one rescuer what is the ratios for an
adult child and infant?: 30:2
7. When performing CPR with two rescuers what are the ratios for an
1/
5
, adult child and infant?: Adult: 30:2
Child: 15:2
Infant: 15:2 (thumbs)
8. When do you stop performing CPR on a victim?: When the victim shows
obvious signs of life, you are too exhausted to continue, the scene becomes unsafe, AED arrives,
EMS arrives, or a rescuer would higher training steps in the place.
9. What do you do if a shock is advised when using an AED?: If shock is
advised: "stand clear"/Press shock button/follow with two minutes of CPR/continue follow AED
prompts
10. What do you do if a shock is not advised when using an AED?:
Shock is not advised: follow with two minutes of CPR/continue AED prompts
11. When do you stop using an AED?: When there's obvious signs of life
12. When giving ventilations what is the frequency for an adult and
child?: One ventilation every five seconds
13. When do you stop giving ventilations?: When there's obvious signs of life
flash every two minutes recheck ABC's
14. What are the ways to treat conscious choking victims?: Back blows
and thrusts
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