Before Giving Care Exam A - American Red Cross PDF

—DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM— Before Giving Care Exam A IMPORTANT: Read all instructions before beginning the exam. INSTRUCTIONS: Mark all answers in pencil on the separate answer sheet as directed by your instructor. Read e...

—DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM— Before Giving Care Exam A IMPORTANT: Read all instructions before beginning the exam. INSTRUCTIONS: Mark all answers in pencil on the separate answer sheet as directed by your instructor. Read each question carefully. Then choose the best answer and fill in that circle completely on the answer sheet. If you wish to change an answer, erase your first answer entirely. Return this exam with your answer sheet to your instructor when you are finished. EXAMPLE ANSWER SHEET xx. a b c d XX. Why does the American Red Cross teach this course? a. To help people recognize and respond appropriately in an emergency b. To help people make appropriate decisions when they see an emergency c. To enable people to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical care takes over d. All of the above 1  —DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM— Before Giving Care Exam A 1. What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? 5. Which of the following could signal an emergency? a. To help protect people who voluntarily give a. Unusual behavior care without accepting anything in return b. An unusual sound b. To discourage people from helping others in an c. An unusual odor emergency situation d. All of the above c. To protect people who give care beyond their level of training d. None of the above 6. When wearing latex-free disposable gloves, you should: a. Avoid touching other surfaces unnecessarily 2. A person is responsive and showing signs and while you are wearing the gloves. symptoms of a life-threatening condition but does b. Change gloves after providing care for one not consent to care. What should you do? person and before providing care for the next. a. Do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the c. Wash your hands after removing the gloves. designated emergency number. d. All of the above b. Give care and call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number. c. Do not give care and advise the person to seek medical attention immediately. 7. You are conducting a head-to-toe check on a responsive person who is complaining of a leg d. Give care; consent is not necessary if the injury. What should you do first? person is responsive and has signs or symptoms of a life-threatening condition. a. Check the person’s injured leg first. b. Check to see if the person can bend the knee of the injured leg without pain. 3. The steps to follow in an emergency are: c. Get consent to give care before beginning the head-to-toe exam. a. Call—Check—Secure. d. All of the above b. Care—Call—Check. c. Check—Call—Care. d. Check—Care—Defibrillate. 8. About how many seconds should you check for breathing? a. At least 5 seconds but no more than 4. In which situation should you call 9-1-1 or the 10 seconds designated emergency number? b. At least 10 seconds but no more than a. The person is having persistent chest pain. 15 seconds b. The person is having trouble breathing. c. No more than 5 seconds c. The person is unresponsive. d. At least 15 seconds d. All of the above 2  —DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM— 9. You see a woman collapse in front of you while 10. When conducting a SAMPLE interview, ask the entering the lobby of your office building. You person about all of the following except: check her for responsiveness, but she does not a. Whether the person has any allergies or respond and she is not breathing. What should you medical conditions do next? b. What was happening and what the person was a. Have someone else call 9-1-1 or the doing just prior to when he or she began to designated emergency number and get an feel ill or was injured AED and a first aid kit while you begin CPR. c. When the person last had something to eat b. Size up the scene. or drink c. Put the woman in the recovery position. d. What the person’s age is d. Give two rescue breaths. 3