The Basics Review

The very first thing you do if you see a person who might need CPR is to _____.

• give 30 compressions and 2 breaths
• check for responsiveness
• check to make sure the scene is safe
• yell for help and send someone to call 911 and get an AED

When you administer CPR, the 2 body systems your actions temporarily replace are the _____. 

• nervous and endocrine system
• respiratory and cardiovascular system
• digestive and integumentary system
• special senses and urinary system

In CPR, the ratio of compressions to breaths is ___.In CPR, the ratio of compressions to breaths is ___.

• 30:2 for adults only
• 15:2 for an infant
• 30:2 for a child or adult only
• 30:2 for adult, child, or infant

If you find an infant or child who needs CPR and you have shouted for help but no one showed up/no one is around to send for help and you do not have a phone close by, what do you do next?

• Immediately start CPR doing 5 sets of compressions and breaths, then go and call 911 or activate EMS yourself.  (Infants and small children can be carried with you.)
• Immediately go call 911, then start CPR
• Keep shouting until someone shows up
• keep assessing for responsiveness and breathing and hope the child starts breathing on their own

The song that is used to keep the compression rate at the correct speed is ___?

• Stayin' Alive
• Like a surgeon
• Haven't got a Prater
• Please Come Back to Me

In CPR, chest compressions on an infant should be about ___.

• 2 inches
• 2.5 inches
• 1.5 inches
• 1 inch

In CPR, the correct compression depth for an adult would be at least ____.

• 1.5 inches
• 3 inches
• 1 inch
• 2 inches

The correct compression rate for an adult, child, and infant is ___. 

• 100-120 per minute
• 80-100 per minute
• 120-140 per minute
• 140-160 per minute

When doing CPR, what is the best sign that your breaths are effective?

• the patient begins to respond
• the chest begins to rise
• the heart begins to beat on its own
• you feel short of breath after breathing for them

To check for responsiveness on an infant, you ___.

• tap on their shoulder and shout their name
• tickle their belly and shout their name
• gently pat their face and shout their name
• tap on their feet and shout their name