American Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and
AED (Health Packet Answers) Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025
| Correct & Verified
A child has swallowed a small object but is breathing normally. What should you do?
✔✔ Monitor them and seek medical advice if necessary.
What should you do if someone suffers an electric shock?
✔✔ Ensure the power source is off before approaching and call for help.
What’s the best way to prevent dehydration?
✔✔ Drink plenty of fluids, especially in hot weather or during activity.
A person with asthma is wheezing and struggling to breathe. What should you do?
✔✔ Help them use their inhaler and stay calm.
A person suddenly develops slurred speech and one side of their face droops. What should you
suspect?
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,✔✔ A stroke—call emergency services immediately.
A coworker suddenly collapses at their desk. What should you do first?
✔✔ Check for responsiveness and breathing before taking action.
How do you provide first aid for an amputated finger?
✔✔ Apply pressure to stop bleeding and keep the severed part in a clean, cool container.
A person is shivering uncontrollably and has pale, cold skin. What should you do?
✔✔ Warm them gradually and get medical help—this could be hypothermia.
A runner collapses after finishing a marathon, sweating profusely and confused. What could be
wrong?
✔✔ Heat exhaustion—move them to shade, give water, and cool them down.
A young child has a nosebleed. What is the best way to stop it?
✔✔ Have them lean forward and pinch their nostrils together.
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,A person has deep cuts on their leg and bleeding won’t stop. What should you do?
✔✔ Apply a tourniquet above the wound if trained and call for help.
What is the first thing you should do when you arrive at an emergency scene?
✔✔ Check if the scene is safe before approaching.
How can you tell if a person is breathing normally?
✔✔ Look for chest rise, listen for breathing, and feel for airflow.
What should you do if someone is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?
✔✔ Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the object is expelled.
A person is bleeding heavily from their arm. What is the first step?
✔✔ Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth.
What should you do if you suspect someone is having a heart attack?
✔✔ Call emergency services and help them stay calm while waiting for help.
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, Why is it important to keep an unconscious person on their side if they are breathing?
✔✔ It helps prevent choking by keeping their airway clear.
What is the correct depth for chest compressions during CPR on an adult?
✔✔ At least two inches deep.
How often should you give rescue breaths when performing CPR?
✔✔ One breath every five to six seconds.
You find a person unconscious with no pulse. What should you do immediately?
✔✔ Begin CPR and use an AED as soon as possible.
How do you care for a burn that is red, swollen, and painful but not blistered?
✔✔ Run cool water over it for several minutes and cover it with a clean, dry bandage.
Why should you never pop a blister from a burn?
✔✔ It increases the risk of infection.
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AED (Health Packet Answers) Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025
| Correct & Verified
A child has swallowed a small object but is breathing normally. What should you do?
✔✔ Monitor them and seek medical advice if necessary.
What should you do if someone suffers an electric shock?
✔✔ Ensure the power source is off before approaching and call for help.
What’s the best way to prevent dehydration?
✔✔ Drink plenty of fluids, especially in hot weather or during activity.
A person with asthma is wheezing and struggling to breathe. What should you do?
✔✔ Help them use their inhaler and stay calm.
A person suddenly develops slurred speech and one side of their face droops. What should you
suspect?
1
,✔✔ A stroke—call emergency services immediately.
A coworker suddenly collapses at their desk. What should you do first?
✔✔ Check for responsiveness and breathing before taking action.
How do you provide first aid for an amputated finger?
✔✔ Apply pressure to stop bleeding and keep the severed part in a clean, cool container.
A person is shivering uncontrollably and has pale, cold skin. What should you do?
✔✔ Warm them gradually and get medical help—this could be hypothermia.
A runner collapses after finishing a marathon, sweating profusely and confused. What could be
wrong?
✔✔ Heat exhaustion—move them to shade, give water, and cool them down.
A young child has a nosebleed. What is the best way to stop it?
✔✔ Have them lean forward and pinch their nostrils together.
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,A person has deep cuts on their leg and bleeding won’t stop. What should you do?
✔✔ Apply a tourniquet above the wound if trained and call for help.
What is the first thing you should do when you arrive at an emergency scene?
✔✔ Check if the scene is safe before approaching.
How can you tell if a person is breathing normally?
✔✔ Look for chest rise, listen for breathing, and feel for airflow.
What should you do if someone is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?
✔✔ Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) until the object is expelled.
A person is bleeding heavily from their arm. What is the first step?
✔✔ Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth.
What should you do if you suspect someone is having a heart attack?
✔✔ Call emergency services and help them stay calm while waiting for help.
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, Why is it important to keep an unconscious person on their side if they are breathing?
✔✔ It helps prevent choking by keeping their airway clear.
What is the correct depth for chest compressions during CPR on an adult?
✔✔ At least two inches deep.
How often should you give rescue breaths when performing CPR?
✔✔ One breath every five to six seconds.
You find a person unconscious with no pulse. What should you do immediately?
✔✔ Begin CPR and use an AED as soon as possible.
How do you care for a burn that is red, swollen, and painful but not blistered?
✔✔ Run cool water over it for several minutes and cover it with a clean, dry bandage.
Why should you never pop a blister from a burn?
✔✔ It increases the risk of infection.
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