CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and
First Aid: Exam A
IMPORTANT: Read all instructions before beginning the exam.
INSTRUCTIONS: Mark all answers in pencil on a separate answer sheet. Do not write on this
exam. The questions on this exam are multiple choice. Read each question carefully. Then
choose the best answer and fill in that circle on the answer sheet. If you wish to change an
answer, erase your first answer completely. Return this exam to your instructor when you are
finished.
EXAMPLE
ANSWER SHEET
a b c
xx.
XX. Why does the American Red Cross teach this course?
a. To help people stay calm in emergencies.
b. To help people make appropriate decisions when they are confronted with an emergency.
c. To help people in an emergency keep a victim’s injuries from getting worse until
emergency medical services (EMS) personnel arrive and take over.
d. All of the above
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, 1. How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne
pathogen transmission when providing care?
a. Ask the victim first if they have any communicable diseases.
b. Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care.
c. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and bandages, as a barrier when
in contact with the victim.
d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a
breathing barrier, when providing care.
2. A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make
wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child’s
parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have
an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a
position that helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away.
3. Your initial impression of a victim is based on:
a. The victim’s initial vital signs.
b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
c. The victim’s SAMPLE history.
d. What you have been told about the victim.
4. You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker
room. You activate your facility’s EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial
impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel,
then:
a. Give ventilations at a rate of 1about every 5-6 seconds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
d. Perform CPR.
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First Aid: Exam A
IMPORTANT: Read all instructions before beginning the exam.
INSTRUCTIONS: Mark all answers in pencil on a separate answer sheet. Do not write on this
exam. The questions on this exam are multiple choice. Read each question carefully. Then
choose the best answer and fill in that circle on the answer sheet. If you wish to change an
answer, erase your first answer completely. Return this exam to your instructor when you are
finished.
EXAMPLE
ANSWER SHEET
a b c
xx.
XX. Why does the American Red Cross teach this course?
a. To help people stay calm in emergencies.
b. To help people make appropriate decisions when they are confronted with an emergency.
c. To help people in an emergency keep a victim’s injuries from getting worse until
emergency medical services (EMS) personnel arrive and take over.
d. All of the above
-DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM-
1
, 1. How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne
pathogen transmission when providing care?
a. Ask the victim first if they have any communicable diseases.
b. Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care.
c. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and bandages, as a barrier when
in contact with the victim.
d. Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a
breathing barrier, when providing care.
2. A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make
wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child’s
parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have
an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
a. Give 5 back blows.
b. Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a
position that helps breathing.
c. Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.
d. Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away.
3. Your initial impression of a victim is based on:
a. The victim’s initial vital signs.
b. How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.
c. The victim’s SAMPLE history.
d. What you have been told about the victim.
4. You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker
room. You activate your facility’s EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial
impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not
moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel,
then:
a. Give ventilations at a rate of 1about every 5-6 seconds.
b. Give back blows and chest thrusts.
c. Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.
d. Perform CPR.
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