YMCA CPR EXAM II
You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone who has collapsed.
Which of the following best describes your role in a medical emergency? - ANSYou are trained to
recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid care.
You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud thumps and then
someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a better look and see a coworker
sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain.
Some blood is visible on her forehead. What leads you to believe she might be seriously injured? -
ANSThe suspected mechanism of injury.
Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you
do? - ANSPause and assess for hazards before entering the room.
You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while driving to
work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured. You think about stopping but you
hesitate because it all seems so overwhelming to handle. What should you do? - ANSStop and help to
the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care.
You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while using a hand tool on a
job site. How should you best address the possibility of being exposed to an infectious bloodborne
disease? - ANSWear protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person
you are helping.
What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - ANSTo encourage bystanders to help those in need
by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.
What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system? -
ANSEmergency action plan for a workplace.
You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment
makes you suspect the responsive employee may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way
that sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address that? - ANS... its not this answer [ Place the
person on a blanket and drag him to the side of the aisle. ]
, You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive she is lying on the
floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so
you direct others to activate EMS and get the company's AED. During your breathing assessment, you
determine she is breathing normally. What is your next step? - ANSPlace her in the recovery position to
protect her airway.
Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the recovery
position? - ANSIt helps keep fluids and the tongue clear from the airway.
You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands up
suddenly and grasps his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is choking. How can you tell
if the obstruction is severe and requires your help? - ANSit is not this answer [ He is coughing forcibly to
try and get the object out. ]
It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you
introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A
quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action?
- ANSControl the bleeding for the injury on her leg.
You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm.
He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool
of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his hand. What approach will you take to
control bleeding? - ANSApply pressure with a clean pad directly to the bleeding site until bleeding stops.
Because you cannot clearly see injuries inside the body, internal bleeding can be difficult to detect.
Which of the following would make you suspect the possibility of internal bleeding? - ANSA person who
received a forceful blow to the chest or the abdomen.
What is the general underlying cause of shock? - ANSPoor blood flow creates a shortage of oxygen to
body tissues.
You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is responsive and
has a small bruise on his forehead. What should you do? - ANSHave someone activate EMS while you
manually stabilize his head.
You are a newly trained first aid provider responding at work to a report of someone who has collapsed.
Which of the following best describes your role in a medical emergency? - ANSYou are trained to
recognize, assess, and prioritize the need for first aid care.
You are finishing up a job in the shop area at work when you hear a series of loud thumps and then
someone yelling out. You cautiously move around a corner to take a better look and see a coworker
sprawled on the ground at the bottom of a flight of stairs. She is groaning and appears to be in pain.
Some blood is visible on her forehead. What leads you to believe she might be seriously injured? -
ANSThe suspected mechanism of injury.
Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you
do? - ANSPause and assess for hazards before entering the room.
You are a trained first aid provider and you encounter a motor vehicle accident scene while driving to
work. Two cars are involved, and it looks like people are injured. You think about stopping but you
hesitate because it all seems so overwhelming to handle. What should you do? - ANSStop and help to
the best of your ability. EMS should arrive shortly and take over care.
You are attempting to control bleeding on a coworker who has cut himself while using a hand tool on a
job site. How should you best address the possibility of being exposed to an infectious bloodborne
disease? - ANSWear protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person
you are helping.
What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - ANSTo encourage bystanders to help those in need
by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.
What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system? -
ANSEmergency action plan for a workplace.
You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where you work. Your assessment
makes you suspect the responsive employee may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle way
that sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address that? - ANS... its not this answer [ Place the
person on a blanket and drag him to the side of the aisle. ]
, You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive she is lying on the
floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be unresponsive so
you direct others to activate EMS and get the company's AED. During your breathing assessment, you
determine she is breathing normally. What is your next step? - ANSPlace her in the recovery position to
protect her airway.
Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the recovery
position? - ANSIt helps keep fluids and the tongue clear from the airway.
You are eating lunch in the cafeteria at work when another employee at a nearby table stands up
suddenly and grasps his hands to his throat. You go to help and ask him if he is choking. How can you tell
if the obstruction is severe and requires your help? - ANSit is not this answer [ He is coughing forcibly to
try and get the object out. ]
It is safe for you to help someone who has been injured by a cutting machine. She is responsive, so you
introduce yourself and ask if you can help. She agrees and you assess she has no difficulty breathing. A
quick scan for bleeding reveals a heavily bleeding wound on her left upper leg. What is your next action?
- ANSControl the bleeding for the injury on her leg.
You have responded as a first aid provider to a coworker who has accidentally cut himself on his forearm.
He is responsive and safe to approach. He has his hand clamped down on the wound, but there is a pool
of blood on the floor and blood is still dripping from beneath his hand. What approach will you take to
control bleeding? - ANSApply pressure with a clean pad directly to the bleeding site until bleeding stops.
Because you cannot clearly see injuries inside the body, internal bleeding can be difficult to detect.
Which of the following would make you suspect the possibility of internal bleeding? - ANSA person who
received a forceful blow to the chest or the abdomen.
What is the general underlying cause of shock? - ANSPoor blood flow creates a shortage of oxygen to
body tissues.
You are caring for a person who has fallen onto a concrete floor from a high ladder. He is responsive and
has a small bruise on his forehead. What should you do? - ANSHave someone activate EMS while you
manually stabilize his head.
