FIRST AID & CPR FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES LATEST VERSION
"What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to help protect people who
voluntarily give care to someone else, without expecting or accepting anything in return"
"What should you do if a conscious victim refuses to give consent for you provide care? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> do not touch the victim, but remain with them and call 911 if you think that
the situation is serious and remain there until EMS arrives"
"For a life threatening emergency, such as an unconscious victim or a conscious victim with
severe bleeding, which do we do first - CALL or CARE? - CORRECT ANSWER=> we always CALL
first, then provide care. If possible, of course, send someone else to call 911 so that you can
begin care immediately"
"What are the situations where we would CARE FIRST for a victim before calling 911, and they
only apply if we are completely alone with the victim. We would CARE for the victim for two
minutes, then leave them quickly to call 911 and return to care? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1. An
unwitnessed collapse of a child or infant, 2. Any drowning incident, 3. Severe bleeding, 4.
Anaphylaxis and we have an epi-pen we can use, 5. victim is choking"
"What are 4 symptoms of shock, and what do you do if the victim is exhibiting them? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> sweating, pale, feeling cold or chilled, thirsty. We call 911, cover the victim, do not
give them anything to eat or drink, we have them lie down if they are not already, we control
any external bleeding and we monitor their condition until EMS arrives"
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, "Why do we follow Universal Precautions, also called Standard Precautions? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> we protect ourselves from the risk of disease transmission while providing care, we
minimize that risk, as it is hard to eliminate it altogether"
"What do we say to get consent from a conscious victim? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Can I help you?
Identify ourselves and our level of training and what you would like to do to help"
"How do we open the victim's airway? - CORRECT ANSWER=> by performing a head tilt/chin lift
maneuver"
"If you are the only person to care for a child found unconscious and you did NOT witness the
child collapsing, what would you do - is this a CARE FIRST or CALL FIRST situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> give the child care for about 2 minutes and THEN call 911"
"When doing a scene size up during the CHECK step, what do we look for? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
the number of ill or injured people, check the scene for safety and check for possible available
resources we can use, such as an AED, a first aid kit, bystanders, etc.. We do NOT check the
victim from head to toe at this point"
"What do we do to reduce the risk of disease transmission between ourselves and the victim? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> use PPE such as gloves, CPR barriers, face and eye protection"
"What is the cycle of compressions and breaths when performing CPR on victims of ALL ages? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 30 compressions and 2 breath"
"What is the purpose of CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to provide blood carrying oxygen to the
brain and vital organs"
"What is the rate of compressions when performing CPR on victims of ALL ages? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 100 per minute"
"What should we do if the victim vomits? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Roll them onto their side, sweep
out the mouth and roll them on to their back and continue care"
"When giving a rescue breath, how long should each breath last on victims of ALL ages? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 second, enough to make the chest clearly rise"
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STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES LATEST VERSION
"What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to help protect people who
voluntarily give care to someone else, without expecting or accepting anything in return"
"What should you do if a conscious victim refuses to give consent for you provide care? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> do not touch the victim, but remain with them and call 911 if you think that
the situation is serious and remain there until EMS arrives"
"For a life threatening emergency, such as an unconscious victim or a conscious victim with
severe bleeding, which do we do first - CALL or CARE? - CORRECT ANSWER=> we always CALL
first, then provide care. If possible, of course, send someone else to call 911 so that you can
begin care immediately"
"What are the situations where we would CARE FIRST for a victim before calling 911, and they
only apply if we are completely alone with the victim. We would CARE for the victim for two
minutes, then leave them quickly to call 911 and return to care? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1. An
unwitnessed collapse of a child or infant, 2. Any drowning incident, 3. Severe bleeding, 4.
Anaphylaxis and we have an epi-pen we can use, 5. victim is choking"
"What are 4 symptoms of shock, and what do you do if the victim is exhibiting them? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> sweating, pale, feeling cold or chilled, thirsty. We call 911, cover the victim, do not
give them anything to eat or drink, we have them lie down if they are not already, we control
any external bleeding and we monitor their condition until EMS arrives"
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, "Why do we follow Universal Precautions, also called Standard Precautions? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> we protect ourselves from the risk of disease transmission while providing care, we
minimize that risk, as it is hard to eliminate it altogether"
"What do we say to get consent from a conscious victim? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Can I help you?
Identify ourselves and our level of training and what you would like to do to help"
"How do we open the victim's airway? - CORRECT ANSWER=> by performing a head tilt/chin lift
maneuver"
"If you are the only person to care for a child found unconscious and you did NOT witness the
child collapsing, what would you do - is this a CARE FIRST or CALL FIRST situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> give the child care for about 2 minutes and THEN call 911"
"When doing a scene size up during the CHECK step, what do we look for? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
the number of ill or injured people, check the scene for safety and check for possible available
resources we can use, such as an AED, a first aid kit, bystanders, etc.. We do NOT check the
victim from head to toe at this point"
"What do we do to reduce the risk of disease transmission between ourselves and the victim? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> use PPE such as gloves, CPR barriers, face and eye protection"
"What is the cycle of compressions and breaths when performing CPR on victims of ALL ages? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 30 compressions and 2 breath"
"What is the purpose of CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to provide blood carrying oxygen to the
brain and vital organs"
"What is the rate of compressions when performing CPR on victims of ALL ages? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 100 per minute"
"What should we do if the victim vomits? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Roll them onto their side, sweep
out the mouth and roll them on to their back and continue care"
"When giving a rescue breath, how long should each breath last on victims of ALL ages? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 1 second, enough to make the chest clearly rise"
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