American Red Cross Before Giving Care

At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches

As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?

The person has trouble breathing.

For which injury or illness should you call 911 or the local emergency number?

3 seconds

You are preparing to give ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every:

Lower the victim to the ground and being CPR starting with chest compressions.

You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first?

Summon EMS personnel

You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first?

Tilt the victim's head back to open the airway

You are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations to a child. After you position and seal the mask, which of the following should you do next?

Begin performing the primary assessment.

You arrive on the scene where an adult appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size up the scene?

Give the person water.

You determine that a person may be in shock. Do each of the following except:

Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.

A 12-year-old child at a soccer game 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?

No more than 10

About how many seconds should you check for breathing?

Open the person's airway.

After checking a person for consciousness, which of the following would you do next?

Children playing and laughing.

All of the following are indications that an emergency has occurred except:

Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim

An AED has advised that a shock should be given. Which of the following is appropriate?

Minimize the risk of disease transmission.

By following standard precautions to protect yourself and the injured or ill person, you can:

One who is in cardiac arrest

CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?

Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.

How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care?

Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back.

If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an infant, you should:

The person experienced a drowning accident.

If you are alone with an injured or ill person, you would expect to give 2 minutes of care first and then call 911 or the local emergency number in which emergency situation?

CHECK the scene and the person, CALL 911 or the local emergency number, then CARE for the person.

In any emergency, which of the following would you do?

Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.

Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should:

15 chest compressions and 2 ventilations

The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is:

Check--Call--Care

The steps to follow in an emergency are:

Flick the bottom of the infant's foot

To determine if an infant is conscious, which action would be appropriate?

Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil.

To ensure high-quality chest compressions, you should:

Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system

What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?

To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return.

What is the purpose of Good Samaritan Laws?

Do not give care but instead call 911 or the local emergency number.

What should you do if the person does not give consent?

All of the above. (ask questions, do not touch or move painful injured areas of the body, get consent to give care)

What should you do when checking a conscious person?

Observe the child closely before touching him, starting the exam at the child's toes.

When checking a child for non-life-threatening emergencies, which action would be appropriate?

In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is choking, where should you position your fist?

Between 100 and 120

When performing chest compressions during CPR, you should give compressions at a rate of at least how many compressions per minute?

Size up the scene while forming an initial impression.

When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first?

15 seconds

When washing your hands with soap and water, you would rub your hands vigorously for at least how long?

One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the center of the chest

Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant during CPR?

Resuscitation masks

Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?

Confidence in own first aid training and ability.

Which of the following would least likely be considered a barrier to action in an emergency?

You assume the person gives consent for care.

Which statement is true about an unconscious person and giving care?

Give two ventilations and begin CPR

While performing a primary assessment on an unresponsive adult who has been rescued from the water, you find that they have only occasional gasps, no pulse, and no severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next?

Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.

You and another first responder find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You 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:

Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called

You are performing CPR on a victim and an assistant responder arrives. Which of the following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first?

Clothes drag

You determine you need to move an unconscious person with a suspected head, neck or spinal injury to provide care. Which emergency move would be most appropriate to use?

Check for responsiveness

You have sized up the scene, formed an initial impression and determined the scene is safe. When starting the primary assessment, which of the following would you do first?

Moving the person can lead to further injury.

You refrain from moving an injured or ill person from the scene unless there is immediate danger for which reason?

Call or have someone else call 911 or the local emergency number.

You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check the scene and then check the person for consciousness, but she does not respond. What should you do next?

How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.

Your initial impression of the victim is based on: