CPR Review

What is the first thing you do if you see someone who might need CPR?

• Check scene safety
• Check for responsiveness
• Give aspirin
• Call for help, get the AED

What is a major difference between adult and child CPR?

• Checking that the scene is safe
• Calling 911 right away
• Checking for responsiveness
• Giving enough air to see the chest rise

How many compressions do you give an adult each cycle of CPR?

• 30
• 2
• 100
• 15

How fast should you give compressions to an adult patient?

• 100/min
• 60/min
• 30/min
• 15/min

What is the technique used to open the airway before you give rescue breaths?

• Head Tilt-Chin Lift
• Head Lift-Chin Lift
• Heimlich Maneuver
• Abdominal Thrusts

What is the hand placement for compressions on an adult?

• 2 hands in the middle of the chest
• a fist above the belly button but below the ribs
• 1 hand in the middle of the chest
• 2 fingers in the middle of the chest

How do you know an adult is really choking?

• They are not breathing, coughing or making any noise
• They are coughing really hard
• The say "I'm choking"
• They are breathing really slowly

How do you check to see if an unresponsive person is breathing?

• Open the airway and look, listen and feel
• Check for a pulse in the carotid artery
• Open the airway and look to see if their lips are blue
• Do the Head tilt-Chin lift and give 2 breaths

How do you check for responsiveness in an infant?

• tap their foot and shout
• hold their shoulders and shake
• pick up the infant and feel for a pulse in the arm
• open the airway and look, listen and feel for br

Why do you call 911 right away for an adult but start compressions right away for a child/infant?

• Children usually need oxygen while adults need defib/medication
• Children are more resilient and have a better chance of surviving
• Adults need more time to circulate their blood
• When adults go into cardiac arrest they usually just need aspirin