CPR Final

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All of the following are indications that an emergency has occurred EXCEPT: A. Strong odors B. Children playing and laughing C. Screaming or moaning D. Breaking glass or screeching tires

B.

Care for a person with heat exhaustion includes the following:

Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place

How should you care for someone with minor frostbite on the fingers?

Get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his/her hands using skin-to-skin contact

When giving rescue breaths to a child, how should you breaths into the child?

Give a breath lasting about 1 second

What should you do for a conscious infant who is choking and cannot cough, cry or breathe?

Give back blows and chest thrusts to clear the airway

adult CPR-When giving a rescue breath during CPR, each breath should last about:

1 second

The cycle of chest compression and rescue breaths in CPR is:

30 chest compression for every 2 rescue breaths

About how many cycles of CPR should you perform in 2 minutes?

5

adult cpr- If a personis suffering from pain or discomfort in the chest that lasts more than 3-5 minutes or that goes away and comes back, this person is most likely having:

A heart attack

A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should: A. All of the above B. Remove her from the source of the burn C. Cover the burn loosely with a dry, sterile dressing D. Cool the burn with large amount of fresh running water

A.

When giving CPR to an infant, about how deep should you compress the chest:

About 1 1/2 inches

When performing CPR on a child, about how deep should you compress the chest:

About 2 inches

What is the first step in caring for a would with significant bleeding?

Apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing

By following standard precautions to protect yourself and the injured or ill person, you can: A. Increase the risk of disease transmission B. Minimize the risk of disease transmission C. Reduce the number of times you need to wear gloves D. None of the above

B.

A young woman is having trouble breathing and, based on your check of the person, you suspect that she is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. What should you do?

Call 9-1-1 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over

You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check the scene and then check the person for consciousness, but she does not respond. What should you do next?

Call or have someone else call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number

The steps to follow in an emergency are:

Check-Call-Care

You notice that a child looks panicked and cannot cough, speak, or breath. What life-threatening condition could the child be experiencing?

Choking

Causes of cardiac arrest in children include: A. Airway and breathing problems B. SIDS C. Traumatic injuries or accidents D. All of the above

D.

If an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure: A. Add additional dressings and continue to apply direct pressure B. Do not remove any blood-soaked dressings C. Ensure that 9-1-1 or the local emergency number has been called D. All of the above

D.

Signals that indicate that an infant is choking include: A. Breathing normally B. Cannot cough, cry, or breathe C. Coughing forcefully D. Both B and C

D.

What is a common signal of sudden illness? A. Changes in level of consciousness B. Loss of vision or blurred vision C. Signals of shock D. All of the above

D.

What should you do when checking a conscious person? A. Ask questions B. Do not touch or move painful, injured areas on the body C. Get consent to give care D. All of the above

D.

When performing CPR: A. Compress the chest at a 45-degree angle B. Compress the chest straight down and fast, about 100 compression per minute C. Give chest compression that are smooth and regular D. Both B and C

D.

Which of the following are signals of trouble breathing? A. Agitation B. Flushed, pale, ashen (gray) or bluish skin color C. Slow or rapid breathing D. All of the above

D.

You determine that a person may be in shock. Do each of the following EXCEPT: A. Have the person lie down B. Monitor the person's condition C. Keep the person from getting chilled or overheated D. Give the person water

D.

adult cpr- Which of the following is a link in the Cardiac Chain of Survival? A. Early defibrillation B. Early CPR C. Early recognition and early access to the EMS system D. All of the above

D.

adult cpr-Effective chest compression: A. Allow the chest to return to its normal position B. Are delivered fast, about 100 compression per minute C. Are smooth, regular and given straight up and down D. All of the above

D.

adult cpr-You should continue CPR until: A. The person shows an obvious sign of life B. Another trained responder or EMS personnel take over C. You are too exhausted to continue D. All of the above

D.

This sudden illness results from too much or too little sugar in the person's blood. What is it?

Diabetic Emergency

What should you do if the person does not give consent?

Do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number

In stroke recognition, FAST means:

Face, Arm, Speech and Time

How should you position a conscious choking infant to give back blows?

Face-down, with the infant's head lower than his or her chest

Heat-related illnesses include the following:

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke

When giving care to a child who is conscious and choking, where should you position your fist to give abdominal thrusts?

In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

adult cpr-When you give care to an adultwho is conscious and choking, where should you position your fist to give abdominal thrusts?

In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

adult cpr- Early CPR is important in the Cardiac Chain of Survival because:

It helps circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital organs until an AED is ready to use or advanced medical personnel take over

adult cpr- it is important to follow the links of the Cardiac Chain of Survival because:

It helps improve the chance of survival

One signal of a breathing emergency in an infant is:

Making a wheezing or high-pitched sound

About how many seconds should you check for breathing?

No more than 10

infant cpr- Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions during CPR?

One hand on the forehead and two or three fingers on the center of the chest

Which type of injury involves an open wound in which the bone has torn through the skin?

Open Fracture

When caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should:

Remove nearby objects that might cause injury

The general care for a muscle, bone or joint injury includes the following:

Rest, Immobilize, Cold and Elevate

A child is choking on a piece of hard candy. She is conscious and coughing forcefully. What should you do?

Stay with her and encourage her to continue coughing

What sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain?

Stroke

How do you care for a person with a possible head, neck or spinal injury?

Support the head in the position you find it. Do not try to align it.

Which of the following situations indicates that an infant needs CPR?

The infant is not breathing

What is the purpose of Good Samaritan Laws?

To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return

For which injury or illness should you call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number? A. The person has an earache B. The person has a stomachache that goes away C. The person has trouble breathing D. The person has a cough and runny nose

c.


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