AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID FULLY
SOLVED EXAM PAPER GRADED A+
◉ what are the emergency action steps CCC?
Answer: check, call, care
◉ what are the first signs of an emergency situation?
Answer: unusual noises, odors, appearances and/or behaviors
◉ what does the first emergency action step, check, entail?
Answer: checking the scene for safety, checking the person, and
obtaining consent
◉ how do you obtain consent from a person to give them first aid?
Answer: tell the person who you are, that you are trained, and what
you are going to do. then continue helping them unless they tell you
they do not want your help
◉ if a person cannot give consent because they are unresponsive or
mentally altered, what do you do?
Answer: care for them anyways because consent is implied under
the law
,◉ when checking a person, how do you form an initial impression?
Answer: by asking yourself if they are responsive, breathing,
bleeding, or appear sick or hurt
◉ if a person appears unresponsive during your initial impression
what do you do?
Answer: check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout
sequence. also check more closely for life-threatening conditions you
may have missed earlier
◉ where do you tap on an adult during a shout-tap-shout sequence
for checking responsiveness?
Answer: on their shoulders
◉ where do you tap on an infant during a shout-tap-shout sequence
for checking responsiveness?
Answer: on the bottom of their foot
◉ how long should checking a person for breathing, responsiveness,
and life-threatening conditions take?
Answer: about 5-10 seconds
, ◉ when asking questions about a child or person, what does SAM
stand for?
Answer: signs and symptoms, allergies, and medications and
medical conditions
◉ what is one way to ask SAM?
Answer: what symptoms are you experiencing? do you have any
allergies? do you take any medications or have any medical
conditions?
◉ during the call step, who should call 9-1-1?
Answer: either you or someone specific that you choose
◉ along with calling 9-1-1, you may need to what?
Answer: get or send someone to get an AED, first aid kit, and a
bleeding control kit
◉ what is included in the care step?
Answer: giving aid consistent to your knowledge and training,
offering to help administer medications, helping the person rest
comfortably, keeping the person from getting chilled or overheated,
reassuring the person, and continuing to check them
◉ a recovery position is used if what?
SOLVED EXAM PAPER GRADED A+
◉ what are the emergency action steps CCC?
Answer: check, call, care
◉ what are the first signs of an emergency situation?
Answer: unusual noises, odors, appearances and/or behaviors
◉ what does the first emergency action step, check, entail?
Answer: checking the scene for safety, checking the person, and
obtaining consent
◉ how do you obtain consent from a person to give them first aid?
Answer: tell the person who you are, that you are trained, and what
you are going to do. then continue helping them unless they tell you
they do not want your help
◉ if a person cannot give consent because they are unresponsive or
mentally altered, what do you do?
Answer: care for them anyways because consent is implied under
the law
,◉ when checking a person, how do you form an initial impression?
Answer: by asking yourself if they are responsive, breathing,
bleeding, or appear sick or hurt
◉ if a person appears unresponsive during your initial impression
what do you do?
Answer: check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout
sequence. also check more closely for life-threatening conditions you
may have missed earlier
◉ where do you tap on an adult during a shout-tap-shout sequence
for checking responsiveness?
Answer: on their shoulders
◉ where do you tap on an infant during a shout-tap-shout sequence
for checking responsiveness?
Answer: on the bottom of their foot
◉ how long should checking a person for breathing, responsiveness,
and life-threatening conditions take?
Answer: about 5-10 seconds
, ◉ when asking questions about a child or person, what does SAM
stand for?
Answer: signs and symptoms, allergies, and medications and
medical conditions
◉ what is one way to ask SAM?
Answer: what symptoms are you experiencing? do you have any
allergies? do you take any medications or have any medical
conditions?
◉ during the call step, who should call 9-1-1?
Answer: either you or someone specific that you choose
◉ along with calling 9-1-1, you may need to what?
Answer: get or send someone to get an AED, first aid kit, and a
bleeding control kit
◉ what is included in the care step?
Answer: giving aid consistent to your knowledge and training,
offering to help administer medications, helping the person rest
comfortably, keeping the person from getting chilled or overheated,
reassuring the person, and continuing to check them
◉ a recovery position is used if what?
