CPR Training

You are providing care to a 23-year-old found unresponsive at a party. She is breathing normally and has a pulse. You should immediately:

Place the patient in the recovery position.

You are attending to a patient who is unresponsive and is breathing normally. You are alone and need to activate EMS. You should:

Place the person in a recovery position and then activate EMS

CPR is being performed on a child who was removed from a swimming pool. An AED arrives and is positioned near the child's head. The next step is to:

Wipe his chest dry before attaching the pads

The proper depth of chest compression in a 3-year-old child is at least:

1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches.

The proper hand position for one-rescuer chest compressions on a 3-month-old infant is:

2 fingertips, just below the nipple line.

You are attending to an unresponsive 4-year-old child who is not breathing normally, but definitely has a carotid pulse. Using a CPR mask or bag-mask device, you should:

20 to 30 rescue breaths per minute

What is the compression per minute rate for CPR (for all age groups)?

At least 100

The proper depth of chest compression for an adult patient is:

At least 2 inches

You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about four minutes. An AED has just arrived. You should:

Attach the AED quickly and follow the voice prompts.

When giving rescue breaths, make sure to:

Avoid excessive volume.

For proper chest compressions, a patient should be positioned:

Face-up on a firm, flat surface.

You respond to a 51-year-old man found collapsed inside a closed garage. Bystanders have dragged him outside onto the lawn. He is unresponsive and does not appear to be breathing normally. You can clearly feel his carotid pulse. What is your next step?

Give 10 to 12 rescue breaths per minute

You are attending to a child who is unresponsive but breathing normally. No trauma is suspected, and the scene is safe. You want to protect the child's open airway. You have extended the arm nearest to you up alongside the head, brought the other arm across his chest, and have the back of his hand against his cheek. Your next step should be to:

Grasp the shoulder and hip and roll the child toward you

Chest compressions during CPR should be:

Hard and fast, interrupted as little as possible

It's a hot day, and you are waiting to check out at the grocery store when the woman standing behind you in line suddenly collapses to the floor. She is unresponsive and doesn't seem to be breathing. You should:

Have someone activate EMS and get an AED, if one is available, then check for a carotid pulse

You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is unresponsive. It does not look like he is breathing normally and there is no pulse. There is no suspicion of trauma. You should:

Immediately provide CPR, activate EMS.

After delivering a shock with an AED, you should:

Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions given by the AED.

You are attending to a neighbor who is unresponsive, not breathing, and pulseless. Your spouse has activated EMS while you begin CPR. You have just given your first set of compressions and are ready to give your initial rescue breaths using a CPR mask. You should:

Inspect the mask to make sure the one-way valve is in place.

You are attending to a child who is unresponsive and not breathing after being struck by an automobile. To initially open the airway to give rescue breaths use the:

Jaw thrust without head-tilt

The proper hand position for chest compression on a 7-year-old child is:

Lower half of the breastbone, 1 or 2 hands

To "observe universal precautions" means:

Managing all blood and other body substances as if they are infectious.

You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to assess for normal breathing, you should:

Quickly look at the face and chest.

During CPR, if a child's chest does not rise with the first rescue breath you need to?

Reposition the airway and give a second rescue breath.

You are attending a person who is unresponsive, not breathing, but you can clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem?

Respiratory arrest

You find an 11-year-old child who is unresponsive, blue, and is not breathing normally. Her friend states that she collapsed and stopped moving after playing the "pass out" choking game. You are the only trained provider. You need to:

Send the friend to activate EMS and get an AED, then check for a carotid pulse.

Standing in line at a local government facility, a middle-aged man suddenly collapses. The man is unresponsive and he occasionally gasps for breath. He looks dead. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with:

Sudden cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillation.

Prompt defibrillation in sudden cardiac arrest is:

The most effective treatment for ventricular fibrillation.

You are performing CPR on your uncle who collapsed at a family gathering where you are the only trained rescuer. What is the most appropriate approach to deliver rescue breaths?

Use a CPR mask with a one-way valve

You are attending to an adult who has fallen off a ladder from the roof of a nearby house. She is unresponsive, does not appear to be breathing, and has no palpable carotid pulse. To open the airway to give rescue breaths during CPR you should:

Use a jaw-thrust without head tilt

Air blown into the stomach while giving rescue breaths:

Can limit lung movement, cause vomiting, and reduce the effectiveness of rescue breathing.

A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been attached to the patient. The AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is advised. You should:

Clear the patient and deliver the shock

When providing rescue breaths using a bag-mask device, it is highly recommended to:

Continue use of an oropharyngeal airway, to maintain an open airway.

You are performing CPR on an adult man who has collapsed. EMS has been activated and another provider shows up with an AED. She turns on the device and the voice prompts begin. What is the next step?

Cut open or tear away the patient's shirt to allow for the application of the defibrillation pads to a bare chest.

The links in the "chain of survival" in adults are:

Early recognition and activation of EMS, early CPR, early defibrillation, early advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.

When providing CPR on a child or infant:

Ensure the child or infant has an open airway and provide effective rescue breaths along with chest compressions.

You are at the park with your dog, walking near a group of teenagers who are skateboarding along the park paths. Suddenly, they start shouting for help. One of the teenagers is on the ground and not moving. You should:

Pause for a brief moment and look for obvious hazards

During CPR, you are opening the airway of a person who you suspect has had significant trauma to the head, neck, and back. You should:

Place your palms and thumbs on both sides of a CPR mask, hook your fingers underneath the angles of the jaw, and displace the jaw with your fingers, moving it upward without lifting the head.

You are giving rescue breaths by yourself with a bag-mask device. You should:

Position the mask on the patient's face using the thumb and index finger of one hand in a "C" shape.

You are part of a three person team performing CPR. One rescuer is giving chest compressions. You are one of two people giving rescue breaths using a bag-mask device. Your partner will hold and squeeze the bag. You should:

Position the mask on the person's face, with your palms and thumbs on both sides of the mask

The links in the "chain of survival" in children are:

Prevention, early CPR, early activation of EMS, early pediatric advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care.

You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old found unresponsive with occasional gasps. After checking for a pulse, you are not certain if a pulse is present or not. You should:

Start CPR; 30:2 compressions to ventilations.

Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is MOST LIKELY caused by __________, and requires __________.

Ventricular fibrillation, defibrillation.