RED CROSS CPR/AED/ FIRST AID
CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are the good samaritan laws? - ans-
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protect the responder from financial liability, developed to encourage people to help oth
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ers in an emergency situation.
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What is consent, and how do you get it? - ans-
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permission from the injured or ill person or their parent or guardian if the person is a mi
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nor. To obtain; start with your name, state type and level of training you have, explain
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what you think is wrong, explain what you plan to do, ask if you may help.
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What are the emergency action steps? - ans-Check, Call, Care
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When is it time to call 911? - ans-
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when the situation has become one of the emergency situations or you recognize emer
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gency conditions in play sw sw sw
What are the clues that an emergency has happened? - ans-
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unusual sounds, sights, odors, and behaviors.
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What are PPE's? - ans- sw sw sw sw
Personal Protective Equipment, such as gloves, breathing barriers, hand washing, etc.
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If a victim is responsive what 2 skills do you do? - ans-
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Interview the person and do a head to toe check. Roll the person into the recovery posi
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tion.
How long and how do you check for breathing? - ans-No more than 5-
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10 seconds. Head tilt chin lift, ear to mouth look towards sternum.
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How do you give rescue breaths? - ans-
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Head tilt chin left, breath in until you see chest plate rise. In intervals of 2.
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What leads to cardiac issues in infants & children? - ans-
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What is cycle for CPR and how long do you do it? - ans-
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2 rescue breaths for every 30 Chest compressions. Continue until exhaustion, more trai
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ned professional takes over, scene becomes unsafe, or person shows obvious signs of
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life.
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, What if a responsive, child, infant, or adult is choking? - ans-
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5 abdominal thrusts and 5 back blows for adults and children. For an infant, put the infa
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nt in a secure position alternating between legs to rest the infant on and do 5 chest thru
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sts and 5 back blows
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How do we know somebody is having a breathing emergency? - ans-
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Panicked, surprised, or confused facial expression, holding throat with both hands, tryin
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g to forcibly cough, initially flushed skin but turning pale rapidly.
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Where do you place hands during CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant? - ans-
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Child and adult: two hands interlocked w/
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one on top of the other in the center of the chest, infant: two fingers on center of chest
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just below the nipple line.
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What are effective compressions? - ans-
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Forcible compressions of at least 2 inches for an adult, about 2 inches for a child and a
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bout 1 1/2 inches for an infant.
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What do we do if air does not go in an unresponsive adult, child, or infant? - ans-
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Give CPR with one modification: after each set of compressions and before giving resc
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ue breaths, open the mouth, look for an object in the person's mouth, and if you see it,
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remove it. sw
What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack for a male, and for a female? - ans-
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Men usually experience the more "classic" signs and symptoms such as: chest pain, pr
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essure, squeezing, tightness, aching or heaviness that lasts longer than 3-
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5 minutes or goes away and comes back. Relating pain to arms, neck or shoulder. Sec
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ondary signs for men may include dizziness, loss of consciousness, sweating, nausea,
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or unusual shortness of breath. Women may experience the "classic" signs but often mi
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lder and may be accompanied by more general signs and symptoms such as: shortnes
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s of breath, nausea or diarrhea, fatigue, dizziness, sweating, and back or jaw pain.
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What are the 2 types of cardiac chain of survival? - ans-Adult and Pediatric.
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For an adult the chain is as follows: Recognize and call 911, Early CPR, Early Defibrilla
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tion, Early advanced life support, and Integrated Post-cardiac arrest care.
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For pediatric: Injury prevention and safety, Early CPR, Early emergency care, Pediatric
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advanced life support, and Integrated Post-Cardiac arrest care.
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What is an AED? - ans-Automated External Defibrillator
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When is an AED used? - ans- sw sw sw sw sw sw
Whenever it is available and as soon as possible when it is available.
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What is the purpose of and AED? - ans-
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Can correct the underlying problem for some people who go into sudden cardiac arrest.
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Two abnormal heart rhythms in particular, ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) and
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CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are the good samaritan laws? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
protect the responder from financial liability, developed to encourage people to help oth
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ers in an emergency situation.
sw sw sw sw
What is consent, and how do you get it? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
permission from the injured or ill person or their parent or guardian if the person is a mi
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
nor. To obtain; start with your name, state type and level of training you have, explain
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
what you think is wrong, explain what you plan to do, ask if you may help.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
What are the emergency action steps? - ans-Check, Call, Care
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
When is it time to call 911? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
when the situation has become one of the emergency situations or you recognize emer
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
gency conditions in play sw sw sw
What are the clues that an emergency has happened? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
unusual sounds, sights, odors, and behaviors.
sw sw sw sw sw
What are PPE's? - ans- sw sw sw sw
Personal Protective Equipment, such as gloves, breathing barriers, hand washing, etc.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
If a victim is responsive what 2 skills do you do? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Interview the person and do a head to toe check. Roll the person into the recovery posi
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
tion.
How long and how do you check for breathing? - ans-No more than 5-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
10 seconds. Head tilt chin lift, ear to mouth look towards sternum.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
How do you give rescue breaths? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Head tilt chin left, breath in until you see chest plate rise. In intervals of 2.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
What leads to cardiac issues in infants & children? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
What is cycle for CPR and how long do you do it? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
2 rescue breaths for every 30 Chest compressions. Continue until exhaustion, more trai
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ned professional takes over, scene becomes unsafe, or person shows obvious signs of
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw s
life.
w
, What if a responsive, child, infant, or adult is choking? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
5 abdominal thrusts and 5 back blows for adults and children. For an infant, put the infa
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
nt in a secure position alternating between legs to rest the infant on and do 5 chest thru
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
sts and 5 back blows
sw sw sw sw
How do we know somebody is having a breathing emergency? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Panicked, surprised, or confused facial expression, holding throat with both hands, tryin
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
g to forcibly cough, initially flushed skin but turning pale rapidly.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Where do you place hands during CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Child and adult: two hands interlocked w/
sw sw sw sw sw sw
one on top of the other in the center of the chest, infant: two fingers on center of chest
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw s
just below the nipple line.
w sw sw sw sw
What are effective compressions? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw
Forcible compressions of at least 2 inches for an adult, about 2 inches for a child and a
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
bout 1 1/2 inches for an infant.
sw sw sw sw sw sw
What do we do if air does not go in an unresponsive adult, child, or infant? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Give CPR with one modification: after each set of compressions and before giving resc
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ue breaths, open the mouth, look for an object in the person's mouth, and if you see it,
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
remove it. sw
What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack for a male, and for a female? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Men usually experience the more "classic" signs and symptoms such as: chest pain, pr
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
essure, squeezing, tightness, aching or heaviness that lasts longer than 3-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
5 minutes or goes away and comes back. Relating pain to arms, neck or shoulder. Sec
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ondary signs for men may include dizziness, loss of consciousness, sweating, nausea,
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
or unusual shortness of breath. Women may experience the "classic" signs but often mi
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
lder and may be accompanied by more general signs and symptoms such as: shortnes
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
s of breath, nausea or diarrhea, fatigue, dizziness, sweating, and back or jaw pain.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
What are the 2 types of cardiac chain of survival? - ans-Adult and Pediatric.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
For an adult the chain is as follows: Recognize and call 911, Early CPR, Early Defibrilla
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
tion, Early advanced life support, and Integrated Post-cardiac arrest care.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
For pediatric: Injury prevention and safety, Early CPR, Early emergency care, Pediatric
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
advanced life support, and Integrated Post-Cardiac arrest care.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
What is an AED? - ans-Automated External Defibrillator
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
When is an AED used? - ans- sw sw sw sw sw sw
Whenever it is available and as soon as possible when it is available.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
What is the purpose of and AED? - ans-
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Can correct the underlying problem for some people who go into sudden cardiac arrest.
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
Two abnormal heart rhythms in particular, ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) and
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