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WorksheetsRed Cross CPR-C
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the fundamental principles are we following when we care for both sides in a conflict?
Impartiality
Voluntary Service
Independence
Unity
When caring for an ill or injured person you must:
Provide care only if the person is responsive
Give only the care you were trained to provide
Provide care until they are in the hospital
Call EMS/9-1-1 only if the person's condition gets worse while you are providing care
What do you look for when checking the vital signs?
Skin colour
Bleeding
Breathing sounds and if the breathing is fast or shallow
Size of the pupils in the eye
Before approaching the scene you need to do the following:
Check for hazards
Determine if the scene is safe
Ask what happened
All of the above
Which of the following should you do before providing care to a choking person in a wheelchair?
Use hand sanitizer
Ask whether the person is able to stand for short periods
Buckle the person's seatbelt
Lock the chair's wheels
If a choking person becomes unresponsive, what is the first thing you should do?
Ensure that EMS/9-1-1 has been called
Start back blows
Start chest thrusts
Start abdominal thrusts
Which of the following is a cause of heart attacks?
Severe bleeding
A blockage in one of the arteries that feeds the heart
A build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood
Respiratory arrest
If there is not enough space on a person's chest for two AED pads, what should you do?
Place one pad in the centre of the person's chest
Continue CPR without using an AED
Place one pad on the person's chest and one on the person's back
Overlap the pads slightly (up to 1 inch of overlap is acceptable)
You find an adult unresponsive and not breathing, which of the following should you do first?
Begin CPR, starting with chest compressions
Begin CPR, starting with rescue breaths
Place a barrier device over the person's mouth and nose
Call EMS/9-1-1 and get an AED
When is it unsafe to administer a shock from an AED?
When the person is lying in the snow
When the person is pregnant
When someone is touching the person
When the person's airway is blocked
When do you call EMS/9-1-1?
The person is unresponsive
The person has a life-threatening condition
The person's vital signs change
All of the above
What should you do if a person's airway becomes completely blocked by an object?
Immediately call EMS/9-1-1 and get an AED
Encourage the person to cough and be ready to provide care if he or she becomes unresponsive
Immediately begin providing care for complete choking
Have the person perform abdominal thrusts against a safe object, such as the back of a chair
After repositioning the head, rescue breaths still do not go in: What do you do?
Call EMS/9-1-1
Do 30 chest compressions and then look into the person's mouth
Begin the care for complete choking, starting with abdominal thrusts
Resume CPR, but do not attempt to give rescue breaths until the person's airway clears itself
What is your role as a First Aider?
Access help
Protect yourself and others
Act according to your skills and training
All of the above
Which of the following symbols is equal to the red cross and red crescent under international law?
The blue cross
The red circle
The red star
The red crystal
When would you use the acronym FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time)?
When checking an unresponsive person's ABCs
When performing a hands-on check as part of your secondary assessment
When trying to decide whether a person is experiencing angina or a heart attack
When trying to determine whether a person is having a stroke
How confident are you to provide CPR to someone?
very Confident
Confident
Somewhat
Not confident
