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RED CROSS - FIRST AID | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSYou hear a scream and some loud noises coming from a few feet away in the crowded
school playground. As you walk quickly across the playground, you tell yourself to do what
first?
Give care.
Call 9-1-1.
Check the scene for safety.
Check the person. ✔️Ans - check the scene
always make sure it is safe first
A person who is responsive and breathing but not fully awake should be placed in a
recovery position for which of the following reasons?
To lower their risk for choking and aspiration
To lower their risk for headache
To lower their risk for heart attack
To lower their risk for life-threatening bleeding ✔️Ans - To lower risk of
choking and aspiration
You are working a shift at the local farmer's market when you recognize that a 10-year-old
shopping with their parent is choking. You check the scene for safety and approach the
child. What do you need to do at this point?
Obtain consent from the child because they are older than 8 years.
Nothing; consent is implied because the person is a minor.
Obtain consent from the parent (who is present) because the person is a minor.
Obtain consent from your boss because of workplace liability issues. ✔️Ans -
obtain consent from the person (who is present) because person is a minor
You are working in a senior center when you hear a thud and someone yells out that a man
has collapsed. The scene is safe, but the man appears unresponsive. What should you do
next?
Interview bystanders using SAM (Signs and symptoms, Allergies, Medications and medical
problems).
Complete a focused check of the person by checking from head to toe.
Assume the person is not responsive and give care by starting CPR.
Check for responsiveness by using the shout-tap-shout sequence while checking for
breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening conditions.
✔️Ans - check for responsiveness
shout-tap-shout sequence
check for breathing
life-threating bleeding
,Your co-worker fell off of a tall ladder and hit their head quite hard. You can see they have a
large lump and they are bleeding a lot. You suspect a potentially life-threatening injury. You
tell them you are trained in first aid and want to help them. They tell you, no; that they are
fine and it is no big deal. What should you do?
Insist on helping them and give care.
Call 9-1-1 or tell someone to do so.
Leave them alone since they insist they are OK.
Offer them something to eat and drink. ✔️Ans - call 911 or tell someone to do
so
You have obtained consent and are checking a responsive person. You know you need to
interview them first using SAM. What does SAM stand for? Select 3 answers.
Allergies
Meningitis
Abdominal pain
Signs and symptoms
Medications and medical conditions
Seizures ✔️Ans - Signs and symptoms
allergies
medications
During your interview of the person using SAM, they told you that they have a lot of pain in
their left arm and that it is throbbing. What should you do next?
Do a head-to-toe check.
Do a focused check of their left arm.
Wait for EMS to arrive to check the person.
Assume they broke their arm. ✔️Ans - do a focused check on the arm
Why is it important for you, the first aid responder, to ask questions using SAM and do a
focused check of the responsive person? Select 3 answers.
It can help you to determine what care they may need.
As time passes, the person may be less able to say things.
You may be able to gather information that others may not be able to gather later.
It will allow you to test whether or not the person can answer simple questions.
✔️Ans - can help determine type of care needed
as time passes, person may not be able to answer
you can gather information, that others may not be able to gather later
In this video, the responder followed the Call step to ensure that help was on the way and
that she had the necessary equipment to care for the person. Which of the following actions
accurately demonstrates the Call step?
, She looked directly at Chloe and told her to call 9-1-1.
She put on latex-free disposable gloves.
She formed an initial impression and determined that one person had life-threatening
bleeding.
She sent Daniel to wait for EMS at the front door. ✔️Ans - told someone to call
911
When you ask someone to call 9-1-1 for you in an emergency situation, what
communication techniques/instructions should you use? Select 2 answers.
Look directly at one person.
Say, "You, call 9-1-1."
Yell directions to call 9-1-1 to someone in the crowd.
Say, "Don't come back until EMS arrives." ✔️Ans - look directly at one person
say "you call 911"
Joe hears nick is hurt, what is the first thing he should do? ✔️Ans - check
scene for safety
What should Joe do once he has determined that the scene is safe?
Call 9-1-1, get equipment and begin care immediately.
Call 9-1-1 and complete a shout, tap, shout.
Ask Nick questions and tell someone to get an AED.
Form an initial impression, obtain consent to care and use PPE. ✔️Ans - form
an initial impression, obtain consent to care and use PPE
Cardiac arrest is often due to a blockage of the blood vessels supplying oxygen to the heart
muscle (heart attack). However, it can also occur due to the effects of which of the
following? Select 2 answers.
Common cold
Drowning
Ear infection
Headache
Breathing emergency ✔️Ans - Drowning
Breathing Emergency
Which of the following would lead you to suspect a person is in cardiac arrest? Select 2
answers.
Headache
Unresponsive
Chest pain
Not breathing or only gasping
Trouble breathing
Dizziness ✔️Ans - unresponsive
not breathing only gasping
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