YMCA CPR EXAM II QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 infectious bloodborne
disease?
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?
To encourage bystanders to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance
What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system?
Emergency action plan for a workplace
You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where you work. You assessment
makes you suspect the responsive employee may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle
way that sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address that?
Use a clothing drag to pull the person along the long axis of the body - THIS IS WRONG
You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive, she is lying on
the floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be
unresponsive so you direct others to activate EMS and get the company's AED. During your breathing
assessment, you determine she is breathing normally. What is your next step?
Place her in the recovery position to protect her airway
Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the
recovery position?
It helps keep fluids and the tongue clear from the airway
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 infectious bloodborne
disease?
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?
To encourage bystanders to help those in need by protecting anyone who volunteers assistance
What is NOT considered a part of a community-wide emergency medical services (EMS) system?
Emergency action plan for a workplace
You have responded to an employee fall in the manufacturing plant where you work. You assessment
makes you suspect the responsive employee may have injured his back. He has fallen into an aisle
way that sometimes has forklift traffic. How should you address that?
Use a clothing drag to pull the person along the long axis of the body - THIS IS WRONG
You respond to a report of a coworker collapsing in the lunch room. When you arrive, she is lying on
the floor not moving. Other employees are looking to you to take charge. You find her to be
unresponsive so you direct others to activate EMS and get the company's AED. During your breathing
assessment, you determine she is breathing normally. What is your next step?
Place her in the recovery position to protect her airway
Why is angling the body and face towards the ground important when placing a person in the
recovery position?
It helps keep fluids and the tongue clear from the airway
