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Red Cross CPR/AED/ First Aid Certification Test – 40 Questions & Answers
Red Cross CPR/AED/ First Aid Certification Test – 40 Questions & Answers
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Red Cross CPR/AED/ First AidCertification Test – 40 Questions &
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What are the good samaritan laws? - -protect the responder from financial
liability, developed to encourage people to help others in an emergency
situation.
-What is consent, and how do you get it? - -permission from the injured or ill
person or their parent or guardian if the person is a minor. To obtain; start
with your name, state type and level of training you have, explain what you
think is wrong, explain what you plan to do, ask if you may help.
-What are the emergency action steps? - -Check, Call, Care
-When is it time to call 911? - -when the situation has become one of the
emergency situations or you recognize emergency conditions in play
-What are the clues that an emergency has happened? - -unusual sounds,
sights, odors, and behaviors.
-What are PPE's? - -Personal Protective Equipment, such as gloves,
breathing barriers, hand washing, etc.
-If a victim is responsive what 2 skills do you do? - -Interview the person
and do a head to toe check. Roll the person into the recovery position.
-How long and how do you check for breathing? - -No more than 5-10
seconds. Head tilt chin lift, ear to mouth look towards sternum.
-How do you give rescue breaths? - -Head tilt chin left, breath in until you
see chest plate rise. In intervals of 2.
-What leads to cardiac issues in infants & children? - -
-What is cycle for CPR and how long do you do it? - -2 rescue breaths for
every 30 Chest compressions. Continue until exhaustion, more trained
professional takes over, scene becomes unsafe, or person shows obvious
signs of life.
-What if a responsive, child, infant, or adult is choking? - -5 abdominal
thrusts and 5 back blows for adults and children. For an infant, put the infant
in a secure position alternating between legs to rest the infant on and do 5
chest thrusts and 5 back blows
, -How do we know somebody is having a breathing emergency? - -Panicked,
surprised, or confused facial expression, holding throat with both hands,
trying to forcibly cough, initially flushed skin but turning pale rapidly.
-Where do you place hands during CPR for an adult, a child, and an infant? -
-Child and adult: two hands interlocked w/ one on top of the other in the
center of the chest, infant: two fingers on center of chest just below the
nipple line.
-What are effective compressions? - -Forcible compressions of at least 2
inches for an adult, about 2 inches for a child and about 1 1/2 inches for an
infant.
-What do we do if air does not go in an unresponsive adult, child, or infant? -
-Give CPR with one modification: after each set of compressions and before
giving rescue breaths, open the mouth, look for an object in the person's
mouth, and if you see it, remove it.
-What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack for a male, and for a
female? - -Men usually experience the more "classic" signs and symptoms
such as: chest pain, pressure, squeezing, tightness, aching or heaviness that
lasts longer than 3-5 minutes or goes away and comes back. Relating pain to
arms, neck or shoulder. Secondary signs for men may include dizziness, loss
of consciousness, sweating, nausea, or unusual shortness of breath. Women
may experience the "classic" signs but often milder and may be
accompanied by more general signs and symptoms such as: shortness of
breath, nausea or diarrhea, fatigue, dizziness, sweating, and back or jaw
pain.
-What are the 2 types of cardiac chain of survival? - -Adult and Pediatric.
For an adult the chain is as follows: Recognize and call 911, Early CPR, Early
Defibrillation, Early advanced life support, and Integrated Post-cardiac arrest
care.
For pediatric: Injury prevention and safety, Early CPR, Early emergency care,
Pediatric advanced life support, and Integrated Post-Cardiac arrest care.
-What is an AED? - -Automated External Defibrillator
-When is an AED used? - -Whenever it is available and as soon as possible
when it is available.
-What is the purpose of and AED? - -Can correct the underlying problem for
some people who go into sudden cardiac arrest. Two abnormal heart
rhythms in particular, ventricular fibrillation (V-fib) and
ventricular tachycardia (V-tach).
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