CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid

Front

How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care?

Back

Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.

Front

A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child’s parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?

Back

Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.

Front

Your initial impression of a victim is based on: How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.

Back

How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.

Front

You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facility’s EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then:

Back

Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.

Front

You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene?
Options:
Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.
Form an initial impression.
Put on appropriate PPE.

Back

Begin performing the primary assessment.

Front

When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first? Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.

Back

Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.

Front

As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?

Back

At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches

Front

CPR should be performed on which of the following victims? One who is in cardiac arrest, One who is conscious and is choking, One who is experiencing difficulty breathing, One who responds to painful stimuli

Back

One who is in cardiac arrest

Front

What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?

Back

Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system.

Front

You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first? Summon EMS personnel. Loosen any tight clothing. Monitor the victim’s appearance. Provide comfort to the victim.

Back

Summon EMS personnel.