American Red Cross first aid, cpr, and aed Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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American Red Cross first aid, cpr, and aed
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
4 steps a lay responder (you) will take in an emergency - answer1. 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 ...
American Red Cross first aid, cpr, and aed
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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
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