8-question educational challenge

CPR, First Aid & AED Knowledge Check

Choose the best answer for each situation. Your answers stay in this browser and are not saved or submitted.

1. An adult is unresponsive and is not breathing normally. What is the best response? Wait several minutes to see whether normal breathing returns Activate emergency response and begin CPR, starting with compressions Give the person food or water

2. When should an AED be used for a person in suspected cardiac arrest? As soon as it is available Only after professional responders arrive Only if the person wakes up

3. While an AED is analyzing the heart rhythm, rescuers should: Continue touching the person Remove the pads Make sure no one is touching the person

4. What is most important when providing chest compressions? Stopping frequently to reassess Providing high-quality compressions with minimal interruptions Compressing only when another rescuer is present

5. A person is having a seizure. What should you do? Protect them from injury and monitor them without restraining their movement Place an object in their mouth Hold them down firmly

6. What is an appropriate first step for a thermal burn after the danger is removed? Apply ice directly Break any blisters Cool the burn appropriately and seek further care when needed

7. Someone has severe external bleeding. Your immediate priority is to: Clean the entire wound before acting Control the bleeding and activate emergency help Give the person something to drink

8. What does completing this online knowledge check demonstrate? Knowledge awareness, but not hands-on skill or certification Full CPR certification Permission to skip required workplace training

Built from current general principles in the 2025 AHA CPR & ECC Guidelines and 2024 AHA/American Red Cross First Aid Guidelines. This is an original Valley Rescue Training educational tool, not an official AHA examination.