RED CROSS EMR EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ You need to stabilize a patient's head and neck. The patient's head is
turned sharply to the right. Which of the following should you do?
Answer: Maintain the head in the position found.
◉ You are applying a rigid device to limit movement of a patient's head
and neck. You are applying which of the following? Answer: Cervical
collar
◉ You suspect that a patient has a head and neck injury. The patient is
lying on his back, and you determine that you need to perform manual
stabilization. Which of the following should you do first? Answer: Place
your hands on both sides of the patient's head.
◉ You suspect that a patient has a head injury after bystanders report
that he fell off a ladder from the second story of a home. The patient is
breathing. Which of the following is the priority action? Answer:
Stabilizing the patient's head and neck
◉ You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The
patient has been removed from the source of the burn. You prepare to
,act, focusing on which of the following as the priority? Answer: Cooling
the burned area
◉ Your physical exam reveals that a burn patient has visible burns
around his mouth and portions of his face. You should be alert for which
of the following? Answer: Airway obstruction
◉ When providing care to a minor open wound, which of the following
should you do first? Answer: Place a sterile dressing over the wound.
◉ You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35-year-old man
caught his hand in the blades of a lawn mower. Two of his fingers are
completely severed, and a third finger is partially severed and is hanging
loosely. You should identify the partially severed finger as which of the
following? Answer: Avulsion
◉ You arrive on the scene of a collapsed building. One of the workers is
trapped in the debris. His right leg is caught between two large pieces of
cinder block. You should identify this as which type of injury? Answer:
crush injury
◉ venous bleeding. Answer: Bleeding from a vein, which is
characterized by dark red or maroon blood and a steady, easy-to-control
flow.
, ◉ A patient is experiencing severe external bleeding from an open
wound in his thigh. You expect to compress the pressure point at which
arter. Answer: femoral
◉ You have used direct pressure to an open bleeding wound and have
applied sterile dressings and a bandage. You now notice that blood has
soaked through the initial dressings and bandage. Which of the
following should you do next? Answer: Add additional dressings and
another bandage and continue applying direct pressure.
◉ A patient has an open and sucking chest wound. You should apply
which type of dressing? Answer: Occlusive dressing
◉ Which action is the most important to protect yourself from disease
transmission when caring for a patient who is bleeding? Answer:
Wearing disposable gloves.
◉ You are attempting to control external bleeding. Which of the
following should you do first? Answer: Cover the wound with a
dressing.
◉ A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the sidewalk. He has a large
laceration on his thigh that is severely bleeding. You suspect that this
patient is most likely experiencing which type of shock? Answer:
Hypovolemic
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ You need to stabilize a patient's head and neck. The patient's head is
turned sharply to the right. Which of the following should you do?
Answer: Maintain the head in the position found.
◉ You are applying a rigid device to limit movement of a patient's head
and neck. You are applying which of the following? Answer: Cervical
collar
◉ You suspect that a patient has a head and neck injury. The patient is
lying on his back, and you determine that you need to perform manual
stabilization. Which of the following should you do first? Answer: Place
your hands on both sides of the patient's head.
◉ You suspect that a patient has a head injury after bystanders report
that he fell off a ladder from the second story of a home. The patient is
breathing. Which of the following is the priority action? Answer:
Stabilizing the patient's head and neck
◉ You are providing care to a patient with a thermal burn injury. The
patient has been removed from the source of the burn. You prepare to
,act, focusing on which of the following as the priority? Answer: Cooling
the burned area
◉ Your physical exam reveals that a burn patient has visible burns
around his mouth and portions of his face. You should be alert for which
of the following? Answer: Airway obstruction
◉ When providing care to a minor open wound, which of the following
should you do first? Answer: Place a sterile dressing over the wound.
◉ You arrive at the scene of an emergency in which a 35-year-old man
caught his hand in the blades of a lawn mower. Two of his fingers are
completely severed, and a third finger is partially severed and is hanging
loosely. You should identify the partially severed finger as which of the
following? Answer: Avulsion
◉ You arrive on the scene of a collapsed building. One of the workers is
trapped in the debris. His right leg is caught between two large pieces of
cinder block. You should identify this as which type of injury? Answer:
crush injury
◉ venous bleeding. Answer: Bleeding from a vein, which is
characterized by dark red or maroon blood and a steady, easy-to-control
flow.
, ◉ A patient is experiencing severe external bleeding from an open
wound in his thigh. You expect to compress the pressure point at which
arter. Answer: femoral
◉ You have used direct pressure to an open bleeding wound and have
applied sterile dressings and a bandage. You now notice that blood has
soaked through the initial dressings and bandage. Which of the
following should you do next? Answer: Add additional dressings and
another bandage and continue applying direct pressure.
◉ A patient has an open and sucking chest wound. You should apply
which type of dressing? Answer: Occlusive dressing
◉ Which action is the most important to protect yourself from disease
transmission when caring for a patient who is bleeding? Answer:
Wearing disposable gloves.
◉ You are attempting to control external bleeding. Which of the
following should you do first? Answer: Cover the wound with a
dressing.
◉ A patient has fallen off a ladder onto the sidewalk. He has a large
laceration on his thigh that is severely bleeding. You suspect that this
patient is most likely experiencing which type of shock? Answer:
Hypovolemic
