YMCA CPR EXAM II questions with complete solutions

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? - Answer You 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? - Answer The suspected mechanism of injury. Smoke is coming out of a utility room where you know a coworker has been working. What should you do? - Answer Pause 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? - Answer Stop 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? - Answer Wear protective barriers such as gloves, regardless of your relationship with the person you are helping. What is the basic purpose of Good Samaritan laws? - Answer To encourage bystanders to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance.