Blood Donation
First Aid & CPR
Red Cross History
Disaster Preparedness
100

What is the most common blood type in the United States?

What is O Positive (O+)?

100

What do the letters CPR stand for?

What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?

100

Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?

What is Clara Barton?

100

What collection of essential supplies should families prepare to last at least three days during an emergency?

What is Emergency Supply Kit?
200

How often can an eligible person donate whole blood?

What is every 56 days (8 weeks)?

200

What device can deliver an electric shock to help someone experiencing certain types of cardiac arrest?

What is AED (Automated External Defibrillator)?

200

In what year was the American Red Cross founded?

What is 1881?

200

How much drinking water per person per day is generally recommended for an emergency kit?

What is one gallon?

300

Which blood type is considered the universal red blood cell donor?

What is O Negative (O-)?

300

What are the three basic emergency response steps taught by the Red Cross?

What is Check, Call, Care?

300

Which international humanitarian movement includes the Red Cross, Red Crescent, and Red Crystal emblems?

What is International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement?

300

What should do when a tornado warning is issued?

What is shelter in a basement or small interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows?

400

Which blood components is essential for clotting and has a shelf life of only about five days after donation?

What is platelets?

400

For an adult in cardiac arrest, what is the recommended chest compression rate?

What is 100-120 compressions per minute?

400

Which American war inspired Clara Barton's early humanitarian work?

What is American Civil War?

400

What are the three actions in the earthquake safety phrase?

What is Drop, Cover, and Hold on?

500

Which blood type is the universal plasma donor?

What is type AB?

500

What should you do if an unresponsive person is not breathing normally?

What is call 911, get an AED, and begin CPR?

500

Which treaty system forms a major foundation of international humanitarian law and protects wounded soldiers and other people affected by war?

What is Geneva Conventions?

500

What is the difference between a disaster watch and a disaster warning?

Watch = conditions are possible; Warning = danger is occurring or imminent