Practice Quiz: CPR

How many abdominal thrusts are given to an unresponsive adult choking victim by a lay rescuer?

none

When providing care for an unresponsive adult with an airway obstruction, the lay rescuer should:

perform CPR

For effective chest compressions during CPR, the rescuer should:

push hard and push fast.

The simplest method to check responsiveness of a victim is

tap the shoulder and shout, "Are you okay?"

Continue performing back blows and chest thrusts on a responsive choking infant until

the infant starts breathing on his or her own. trained help arrives and relieves you. you are completely exhausted.

The most common cause of airway obstruction in an unresponsive victim is

the tongue

When giving abdominal thrusts, which part of the fist is placed against the victim's abdomen?

thumb side

Purpose of CPR

1 CPR moves blood to the heart and brain by giving chest compressions. 2 CPR provides periodic breaths to place oxygen into the person's lungs

To perform chest compressions on a child

1 or 2 hands

A child's age ranges from:

1 year to puberty.

When performing infant CPR, give chest compressions at the rate of:

100 per minute

When performing adult CPR, how many compressions should be given?

30

ratio of compressions to breaths for adults, children, and infants is

30 compressions to 2 breaths

How many back blows and chest thrusts should be given to a responsive choking infant

5 each

How many abdominal thrusts should be given to a responsive choking victim?

As many as are needed to remove the obstruction or until the victim becomes unresponsive

The proper sequence for CPR is

CAB

Unresponsive choking in infants is managed through

CPR

What is the leading cause of death in the United States?

Cardiac arrest

Adults include those who are

at puberty or older.

When giving abdominal thrusts to a choking victim, where should you position your hands?

In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

When performing chest compressions on an infant, the sternum should be depressed:

about 1.5in

An object lodged in the airway can cause a mild or severe ________.

airway obstuction

For a responsive adult or child with a severe airway obstruction, ________.

ask, "Are you choking?"

If an unresponsive victim is not breathing or only gasping, the first aider should first:

call 911

During CPR, the rescuer gives

chest compressions and rescue breathing.

If the choking victim is extremely obese or in an advanced stage of pregnancy:

chest thrust should be applied.

In mouth-to-stoma rescue breathing, the first aider should

close the victim's mouth and nose and breathe through the opening in the neck

The signs of a severe airway obstruction may include

difficulty breathing. weak and ineffective cough. inability to speak or breathe.

At the same time you check for responsiveness, you should look at the victim to see whether he or she ________.

is breathing

After initiating CPR, you stop to check circulation again

false

Check for Breathing

for 5 to 10 seconds by looking for the rise and fall of the person's chest.

When giving rescue breaths to an infant, you should:

form an airtight seal around the infant's mouth and nose.

If alone with a child or infant

give CPR for five cycles, and then call 9-1-1

If the victim's mouth is severely injured, the first aider should

give rescue breaths by the mouth-to-nose method.

________ occurs when heart muscle tissue dies because its blood supply is severely reduced or stopped.

heart attack

Cardiac arrest

heart stops beating.

When giving chest thrusts to a responsive choking infant, place two fingers

two fingerbreadths just below the nipple line.

CPR by a layperson is needed

when the victim is not breathing.

Infants are those who are:

younger than 1 year of age.

When giving a child rescue breaths, the breaths should last

1sec

When giving rescue breaths to an adult, each breath should last approximately how long?

1sec

When giving chest compressions to an infant, use

2 fingers

When performing chest compressions on an adult victim, the sternum should be depressed

2in

Which method should be used to open the airway for all unresponsive victims

Head tilt-chin lift