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AHA Heartsaver First Aid,CPR, and AED
Questions and Correct Answers
What is PPE?
Ans✅✅: Personal Protective Equipment
How long should you wash your hands after providing first aid?
Ans✅✅: 20 seconds
How should you position your hands when giving abdominal thrusts?
Ans✅✅: Put the thumb side of your fist slightly above the navel and
well below the breastbone
What are signs of a severe allergic reaction?
Ans✅✅: trouble breathing, swelling of the face and tongue, and the
person may stop responding
What are signs of a heart attack?
Ans✅✅: uncomfortable feeling, such as pain or pressure, in the chest
What are signs of a stroke?
Ans✅✅: sudden numbness of the face, arms, or leg, especially on one
side of the body
What should you do if someone has signs of low blood sugar?
Ans✅✅: give them something to eat or drink ( if they are able to sit
up and swallow)
What is the first step to stop bleeding that you can see?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans✅✅: Direct pressure
How should you position someone who has a nosebleed?
Ans✅✅: forward
What should you do if the victim has a large stick or knife pushed into their
body?
Ans✅✅: leave it in, get help
What are signs of a head injury?
Ans✅✅: the person is sleepy and confused, or complains of a headache,
or vomits
What should you apply to the injury if someone twists their ankle?
Ans✅✅: Ice for 20 min ( wrap in a towel)
What type of water should be applied to a small burn?
Ans✅✅: cold, but not ice cold water
Someone who has been bitten by an insect or bee should be watched for 20
minutes to see if they develop >>>>
Ans✅✅: a severe allergic reaction
What should be used to clean a bite wound?
Ans✅✅: soap and water
Which type of heat emergency is a life threatening condition?
Ans✅✅: Heat stroke
How should you properly remove a tick?
Pretest - Stuvia US
AHA Heartsaver First Aid,CPR, and AED
Questions and Correct Answers
What is PPE?
Ans✅✅: Personal Protective Equipment
How long should you wash your hands after providing first aid?
Ans✅✅: 20 seconds
How should you position your hands when giving abdominal thrusts?
Ans✅✅: Put the thumb side of your fist slightly above the navel and
well below the breastbone
What are signs of a severe allergic reaction?
Ans✅✅: trouble breathing, swelling of the face and tongue, and the
person may stop responding
What are signs of a heart attack?
Ans✅✅: uncomfortable feeling, such as pain or pressure, in the chest
What are signs of a stroke?
Ans✅✅: sudden numbness of the face, arms, or leg, especially on one
side of the body
What should you do if someone has signs of low blood sugar?
Ans✅✅: give them something to eat or drink ( if they are able to sit
up and swallow)
What is the first step to stop bleeding that you can see?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans✅✅: Direct pressure
How should you position someone who has a nosebleed?
Ans✅✅: forward
What should you do if the victim has a large stick or knife pushed into their
body?
Ans✅✅: leave it in, get help
What are signs of a head injury?
Ans✅✅: the person is sleepy and confused, or complains of a headache,
or vomits
What should you apply to the injury if someone twists their ankle?
Ans✅✅: Ice for 20 min ( wrap in a towel)
What type of water should be applied to a small burn?
Ans✅✅: cold, but not ice cold water
Someone who has been bitten by an insect or bee should be watched for 20
minutes to see if they develop >>>>
Ans✅✅: a severe allergic reaction
What should be used to clean a bite wound?
Ans✅✅: soap and water
Which type of heat emergency is a life threatening condition?
Ans✅✅: Heat stroke
How should you properly remove a tick?
Pretest - Stuvia US
