AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID, CPR, AND AED INSTRUCTOR
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
4 steps a lay responder (you) will take in an emergency - ANSWER: 1. Recognize that
an emergency exists
2. Decide to act
3. Activate the ems system
4. Give care until help takes over
4 primary ways to recognize an emergency - ANSWER: 1. Unusual noises
2. Unusual sights
3. Unusual odors
4. Unusual appearances
Why might someone decide not to help someone who needs it? - ANSWER: Scared,
don't know what to do, pressure/ people are watching, don't want to be held
responsible
How can a person prevent disease transmission while providing help? - ANSWER:
Use protective cpr breathing barriers, use gloves, avoid contact with bodily fluids, do
not drink or eat after giving care until washing your hands
What is the reason for the Good Samaritan law? - ANSWER: It protects the lay
responder from being sued for helping in an emergency
After you recognize an emergency, decide to act, and activate ems but before you
give care you must obtain ______________ - ANSWER: Consent
If the victim refuses your help, you should ____________ - ANSWER: Call 911
What are the three emergency action steps? - ANSWER: Check
Call
Care
What is the most important step you can take to help a person who is unconscious
or has some other life threatening condition? - ANSWER: Check if they have an open
airway and are breathing normally, or if they are bleeding severely
When you are alone, what are the three situations in which you would "call first" -
ANSWER: A child or infant you saw collapse
An unresponsive child/ infant with a known heart problem
Any person 12 or older who is unresponsive
When you are alone what are the two situations in which you would care first? -
ANSWER: Any unresponsive infant or child you did not see collapse
, A person who is choking
List 6 situations where you would call 911 - ANSWER: Unconscious, breathing
problem, chest pain, severe external bleeding, severe burns, suspected poisoning
3 situation when you would have to move a victim - ANSWER: Immediate danger
(fire, lack of oxygen), someone else has a more severe problem and you have to get
to them, when it is necessary to give proper care
For the purposes of first aid, define an adult, child, and infant - ANSWER: Adult 13+
Child 1-12
Infant under 1
How should you begin the interview - ANSWER: Ask for consent then sample
What are questions you should ask to gain information from a victim? - ANSWER:
SAMPLE
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medicine
Pertinent medical history
Last thing to eat or drink
Events leading up to the injury or illness
What is one of the most dangerous threats to a seriously ill or injured person? -
ANSWER: Unnecessary movement
What is shock? - ANSWER: Insufficient blood flow throughout the body
Signals of shock - ANSWER: Restlessness or irritability
Altered level of consciousness
Nausea or vomiting
Pale, ashen or grayish, cool, moist skin
Treatment and prevention of shock - ANSWER: Have the person lie down, control
any external bleeding, reassure the person, leave them laying flat
Under normal conditions, how long can a person be without oxygen before possible
brain damage occurs? - ANSWER: 4-6 minutes
Respiratory distress - ANSWER: A condition in which breathing becomes difficult
Respiratory arrest - ANSWER: When breathing stops
4 signals of respiratory distress - ANSWER: Noise when breathing, pain/discomfort,
working hard to breath, fast breathing
EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
4 steps a lay responder (you) will take in an emergency - ANSWER: 1. Recognize that
an emergency exists
2. Decide to act
3. Activate the ems system
4. Give care until help takes over
4 primary ways to recognize an emergency - ANSWER: 1. Unusual noises
2. Unusual sights
3. Unusual odors
4. Unusual appearances
Why might someone decide not to help someone who needs it? - ANSWER: Scared,
don't know what to do, pressure/ people are watching, don't want to be held
responsible
How can a person prevent disease transmission while providing help? - ANSWER:
Use protective cpr breathing barriers, use gloves, avoid contact with bodily fluids, do
not drink or eat after giving care until washing your hands
What is the reason for the Good Samaritan law? - ANSWER: It protects the lay
responder from being sued for helping in an emergency
After you recognize an emergency, decide to act, and activate ems but before you
give care you must obtain ______________ - ANSWER: Consent
If the victim refuses your help, you should ____________ - ANSWER: Call 911
What are the three emergency action steps? - ANSWER: Check
Call
Care
What is the most important step you can take to help a person who is unconscious
or has some other life threatening condition? - ANSWER: Check if they have an open
airway and are breathing normally, or if they are bleeding severely
When you are alone, what are the three situations in which you would "call first" -
ANSWER: A child or infant you saw collapse
An unresponsive child/ infant with a known heart problem
Any person 12 or older who is unresponsive
When you are alone what are the two situations in which you would care first? -
ANSWER: Any unresponsive infant or child you did not see collapse
, A person who is choking
List 6 situations where you would call 911 - ANSWER: Unconscious, breathing
problem, chest pain, severe external bleeding, severe burns, suspected poisoning
3 situation when you would have to move a victim - ANSWER: Immediate danger
(fire, lack of oxygen), someone else has a more severe problem and you have to get
to them, when it is necessary to give proper care
For the purposes of first aid, define an adult, child, and infant - ANSWER: Adult 13+
Child 1-12
Infant under 1
How should you begin the interview - ANSWER: Ask for consent then sample
What are questions you should ask to gain information from a victim? - ANSWER:
SAMPLE
Signs and symptoms
Allergies
Medicine
Pertinent medical history
Last thing to eat or drink
Events leading up to the injury or illness
What is one of the most dangerous threats to a seriously ill or injured person? -
ANSWER: Unnecessary movement
What is shock? - ANSWER: Insufficient blood flow throughout the body
Signals of shock - ANSWER: Restlessness or irritability
Altered level of consciousness
Nausea or vomiting
Pale, ashen or grayish, cool, moist skin
Treatment and prevention of shock - ANSWER: Have the person lie down, control
any external bleeding, reassure the person, leave them laying flat
Under normal conditions, how long can a person be without oxygen before possible
brain damage occurs? - ANSWER: 4-6 minutes
Respiratory distress - ANSWER: A condition in which breathing becomes difficult
Respiratory arrest - ANSWER: When breathing stops
4 signals of respiratory distress - ANSWER: Noise when breathing, pain/discomfort,
working hard to breath, fast breathing
