American Red Cross CPR/AED/— For Professional Rescuers and First Aiders: LATEST UPDATE 2022.

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You arrive on a scene where someone seems to be hurt. During the primary assessment, you should check for all of the following EXCEPT: a. Swelling. b. Bleeding. c. Breathing. d. Consciousness. 2. How ... can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care? a. Use protective equipment, such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care. b. Ask the victim first if they have any communicable diseases. c. Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care. d. Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and bandages, as a barrier when in contact with the victim. 3. Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? a. Coughing b. Ability to speak or cry c. Yelling out “I’m choking” d. Clutching the throat 4. As you are giving ventilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first? a. Leave the victim in a face-up position and clear the airway of the vomit immediately. b. Reposition the victim’s head to reopen the airway. c. Use greater force when ventilating to bypass the vomit. d. Turn the victim onto their side and clear the airway of the vomit immediately. 5. You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest thrusts, which of the following would you use? a. Fist of the hand b. Two or three fingers c. Heel of the hand d. Two hands This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on 06-02-2022 04:08:25 GMT -05:00 -DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM3 6. You determine that a victim is unresponsive but breathing. While waiting with the victim for EMS personnel, you would position the victim: a. Face-up. b. On their abdomen. c. In a recovery position. d. Sitting up straight. 7. While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim’s chest. Which action is most appropriate? a. Removing the patch with a gloved hand. b. Applying one of the pads directly over the patch. c. Placing one pad on the victim’s chest and the other on their back. d. Wiping the victim’s chest dry, avoiding the patch. 8. You are giving ventilations to a 5-year-old child using a resuscitation mask. You should give1 ventilation about every: a. 1 second b. 3 seconds c. 2 seconds d. 5-6 seconds [Show More]

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