Red Cross CPR/AED, First Aid Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen
transmission when providing care? - Correct answer-Use personal protective
equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when
providing care.
A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing
noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that
the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care
should you provide? - Correct answer-Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.
Your initial impression of a victim is based on: - Correct answer-How the victim
appears to you as you size up the scene.
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker
room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial
impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or
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, breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then: - Correct
answer-Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching
the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene? -
Correct answer-Begin performing the primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do
first? - Correct answer-Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest -
Correct answer-At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the following victims? - Correct answer-
One who is in cardiac arrest
What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Correct answer-
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response
system.
You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the
following would you do first? - Correct answer-Summon EMS personnel.
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2026 Questions and Answers
How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen
transmission when providing care? - Correct answer-Use personal protective
equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when
providing care.
A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing
noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that
the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care
should you provide? - Correct answer-Summon more advanced medical personnel
and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.
Your initial impression of a victim is based on: - Correct answer-How the victim
appears to you as you size up the scene.
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker
room. You activate your facility's EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial
impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or
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, breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then: - Correct
answer-Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.
You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching
the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene? -
Correct answer-Begin performing the primary assessment.
When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do
first? - Correct answer-Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest -
Correct answer-At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
CPR should be performed on which of the following victims? - Correct answer-
One who is in cardiac arrest
What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival? - Correct answer-
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response
system.
You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the
following would you do first? - Correct answer-Summon EMS personnel.
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