2026 AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID / CPR / AED INSTRUCTOR /IT
RECERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT ACTUAL TEST COMPLETE APPROVED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND
NEW!) FULL REVISED EXAM 2026
A person is having signs and symptoms of a heart attack. What should you do
first?
Answer- b. Call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.
A person has signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion. What should you do?
Answer- b. Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
What care should you give to a responsive adult or child who is choking and
cannot cough, speak or breathe?
Answer- c. Give back blows and abdominal thrusts.
To give chest compressions to an adult, your hands should be placed:
Answer- a. In the middle of the chest along the breastbone.
A cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths in CPR is:
Answer- d. 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths.
,What should you do before the AED analyzes the heart rhythm?
Answer- a. Ensure that no one, including you, is touching the person.
If, during the second analysis, the AED prompts "no shock advised," you should:
Answer- c. Resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you find an obvious sign of
life.
If the AED pads risk touching each other (such as with a small child or an infant),
you should:
Answer- d. Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back
To meet the objectives of the course and ensure standardized course delivery, the
course outline and lesson plans must be followed.
Answer- a. True
Instructors are required to use the video segments in the Red Cross First
Aid/CPR/AED program because:
Answer- d. They provide consistent explanations and demonstrations of skills to
the standard.
, You have done your best to help a participant succeed, but he or she is unable to
perform the critical components of one or more skills, even after repeated attempts.
What should you do?
Answer- d. Explain to the participant that he or she cannot be given the course
certificate, but encourage the participant to stay with the class and participate in
class activities.
A participant is having trouble finding the proper hand placement for CPR. Which
is the best statement you can make to help the participant?
Answer- a. "The steps leading up to initiating CPR are good; now try finding the
center of the chest for compressions. That will be the spot you want to aim for."
When arranging the classroom to teach first aid, CPR and AED skills:
Answer- a. Arrange the skill practice area so that each participant has ample room
to view the video or instructor, move about, practice the skill, ask questions and
receive feedback on his or her performance.
During skill sessions, instructors are responsible for:
Answer- c. Observing and evaluating the skill performance of each participant by
using the skill assessment tools.
RECERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT ACTUAL TEST COMPLETE APPROVED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND
NEW!) FULL REVISED EXAM 2026
A person is having signs and symptoms of a heart attack. What should you do
first?
Answer- b. Call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.
A person has signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion. What should you do?
Answer- b. Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
What care should you give to a responsive adult or child who is choking and
cannot cough, speak or breathe?
Answer- c. Give back blows and abdominal thrusts.
To give chest compressions to an adult, your hands should be placed:
Answer- a. In the middle of the chest along the breastbone.
A cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths in CPR is:
Answer- d. 30 chest compressions and 2 rescue breaths.
,What should you do before the AED analyzes the heart rhythm?
Answer- a. Ensure that no one, including you, is touching the person.
If, during the second analysis, the AED prompts "no shock advised," you should:
Answer- c. Resume CPR until the AED reanalyzes or you find an obvious sign of
life.
If the AED pads risk touching each other (such as with a small child or an infant),
you should:
Answer- d. Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back
To meet the objectives of the course and ensure standardized course delivery, the
course outline and lesson plans must be followed.
Answer- a. True
Instructors are required to use the video segments in the Red Cross First
Aid/CPR/AED program because:
Answer- d. They provide consistent explanations and demonstrations of skills to
the standard.
, You have done your best to help a participant succeed, but he or she is unable to
perform the critical components of one or more skills, even after repeated attempts.
What should you do?
Answer- d. Explain to the participant that he or she cannot be given the course
certificate, but encourage the participant to stay with the class and participate in
class activities.
A participant is having trouble finding the proper hand placement for CPR. Which
is the best statement you can make to help the participant?
Answer- a. "The steps leading up to initiating CPR are good; now try finding the
center of the chest for compressions. That will be the spot you want to aim for."
When arranging the classroom to teach first aid, CPR and AED skills:
Answer- a. Arrange the skill practice area so that each participant has ample room
to view the video or instructor, move about, practice the skill, ask questions and
receive feedback on his or her performance.
During skill sessions, instructors are responsible for:
Answer- c. Observing and evaluating the skill performance of each participant by
using the skill assessment tools.
