American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED
Study Guide Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Correct &
Verified
A child gets a marble stuck in their ear. What should you NOT do?
✔✔ Do not try to remove it with tweezers—seek medical help
A friend gets hit in the chest and collapses. What should you do?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and use an AED as soon as possible
Someone has a high fever and becomes confused. What should you do?
✔✔ Call 911 and keep them cool
A construction worker is sweating heavily, dizzy, and nauseous. What should they do?
✔✔ Move to shade, drink water, and rest
A neighbor collapses while shoveling snow and clutches their chest. What do you suspect?
✔✔ A heart attack—call 911 and have them rest
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,A child has an object lodged in their throat but is breathing normally. What should you do?
✔✔ Encourage them to stay calm and seek medical attention
A person has severe stomach pain and vomits blood. What’s your next step?
✔✔ Call 911 immediately
You see someone fall and break their leg. What should you NOT do?
✔✔ Do not move them unless necessary—keep the leg immobilized
A toddler drinks too much cough syrup. What should you do?
✔✔ Call Poison Control and monitor their condition
A person falls and their bone is sticking out. What should you do?
✔✔ Cover it with a clean dressing and keep them still
Someone is disoriented and acting strangely after being outside in the cold. What’s your
concern?
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, ✔✔ Hypothermia—warm them gradually and get medical help
A swimmer is caught in a rip current. What should they do?
✔✔ Swim parallel to shore to escape the current
A person steps on glass and has a deep cut on their foot. What’s your first action?
✔✔ Stop the bleeding with direct pressure
A person suddenly collapses and is unresponsive. What should you do first?
✔✔ Check for breathing and call 911
You find someone gasping for air but unresponsive. What is your next step?
✔✔ Begin CPR immediately
A child falls and scrapes their knee. What should you do first?
✔✔ Clean the wound with water and apply pressure to stop bleeding
Someone is having a seizure. What is the best way to assist them?
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Study Guide Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Correct &
Verified
A child gets a marble stuck in their ear. What should you NOT do?
✔✔ Do not try to remove it with tweezers—seek medical help
A friend gets hit in the chest and collapses. What should you do?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and use an AED as soon as possible
Someone has a high fever and becomes confused. What should you do?
✔✔ Call 911 and keep them cool
A construction worker is sweating heavily, dizzy, and nauseous. What should they do?
✔✔ Move to shade, drink water, and rest
A neighbor collapses while shoveling snow and clutches their chest. What do you suspect?
✔✔ A heart attack—call 911 and have them rest
1
,A child has an object lodged in their throat but is breathing normally. What should you do?
✔✔ Encourage them to stay calm and seek medical attention
A person has severe stomach pain and vomits blood. What’s your next step?
✔✔ Call 911 immediately
You see someone fall and break their leg. What should you NOT do?
✔✔ Do not move them unless necessary—keep the leg immobilized
A toddler drinks too much cough syrup. What should you do?
✔✔ Call Poison Control and monitor their condition
A person falls and their bone is sticking out. What should you do?
✔✔ Cover it with a clean dressing and keep them still
Someone is disoriented and acting strangely after being outside in the cold. What’s your
concern?
2
, ✔✔ Hypothermia—warm them gradually and get medical help
A swimmer is caught in a rip current. What should they do?
✔✔ Swim parallel to shore to escape the current
A person steps on glass and has a deep cut on their foot. What’s your first action?
✔✔ Stop the bleeding with direct pressure
A person suddenly collapses and is unresponsive. What should you do first?
✔✔ Check for breathing and call 911
You find someone gasping for air but unresponsive. What is your next step?
✔✔ Begin CPR immediately
A child falls and scrapes their knee. What should you do first?
✔✔ Clean the wound with water and apply pressure to stop bleeding
Someone is having a seizure. What is the best way to assist them?
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