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YMCA FIRST AID QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2025
RATED A
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been attached to the patient. The AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is advised. You should: - ANSclear the patient and deliver the shock After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - ANSImmediately resume CPR and follow any instructions given by the AED. Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths: - ANSCan limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue breathing. Chest compression's during CPR should be: - ANSHard and fast, interrupted as little as possible. CPR is being performed on a child who was removed from a swimming pool. An AED arrives and is positioned near the child's head. The next step is to: - ANSWipe his chest dry before attaching the pads. During CPR, if a child's chest does not rise with the first rescue breath you need to? - ANSReposition the airway and give a second rescue breath.
During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect has had significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should: - ANSPlace your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask, hook your fingers underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw with your fingers, moving it upward without lifting the head. For proper chest compression's, a patient should be positioned: - ANSFace-up on a firm, flat surface. It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and doesn't seem to be breathing. You should: - ANSHave someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is available, then check for a carotid pulse Standing in line at a local government facility, a middle-aged man suddenly collapses. The man is unresponsive and he occasionally gasps for breath. He looks dead. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with: - ANSSudden cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillation. Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is MOST LIKELY caused by __________, and requires __________. - ANSVentricular fibrillation, defibrillation. The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are: - ANSEarly recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.
help. One of the teenagers is on the ground and not moving. You should: - ANSPause for a brief moment and look for obvious hazards. You are attending to a child who is unresponsive and not breathing after being struck by an automobile. To initially open the airway to give rescue breaths use the: - ANSJaw thrust without head-tilt You are attending to a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across his chest, and have the back of his hand against his cheek. Your next step should be to: - ANSGrasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child toward you. You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing, and pulse less. Your spouse has activated EMS while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set of compression's and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask. You should: - ANSInspect the mask to make sure the one-way valve is in place. You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone and need to activate EMS. You should: - ANSPlace the person in a recovery position and then activate EMS. You are attending to an adult who has fallen off a ladder from the roof of a nearby house. She is unresponsive, does not appear to be breathing, and
has no palpable carotid pulse. To open the airway to give rescue breaths during CPR you should: - ANSUse a jaw-thrust without head-tilt. You are giving rescue breaths by yourself with a bag-mask device. You should: - ANSPosition the mask on the patient's face using the thumb and index finger of one hand in a "C" shape. You are part of a three person team performing CPR. One rescuer is giving chest compression's. You are one of two people giving rescue breaths using a bag-mask device. Your partner will hold and squeeze the bag. You should: - ANSPosition the mask on the person's face, with your palms and thumbs on both sides of the mask You are performing CPR on an adult man who has collapsed. EMS has been activated and another provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the device and the voice prompts begin. What is the next step? - ANSCut open or tear away the patient's shirt to allow for the application of the defibrillation pads to a bare chest. You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where you are the only trained rescuer. What is the most appropriate approach to deliver rescue breaths? - ANSUse a CPR mask with a one- way valve You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately: - ANSPlace the patient in the recovery position.
