Responding to an Emergency

What care should you give to a conscious adult who cannot cough, speak or breath

• Give 2 slow rescue breaths

• 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts

• Do a foreign object look/removal

• Lower the person to the floor

Always check for signs of life for no longer than....

• 1 second

• 2 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 20 seconds

If a person suffering from pain or discomfort in the chest that last more than 3-5 minutes or that goes away and comes back, this person may be having...

• a seizure

• a cold related emergency

• a diabetic emergency

• a heart attack

A rescue breath should last for about...

• 1 second

• 1/2 a second

• 3 seconds

• 4 seconds

About how many cycles of CPR should be performed in 2 minutes?

• 10

• 2

• 5

• 8

Which of the following are signals of trouble breathing?

• Noisy or painful breathing

• deep or shallow breathing

• Changes in skin color

• All of the above

The cycle of compressions and breaths in CPR is...

• 15 compressions 3 breaths

• 30 compressions 2 breaths

• 20 compressions 1 breath

• 25 compressions 4 breaths

Early CPR is an important link in the Cardiac Chain of Survival because...

• It helps to circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital organs

• it prevents heart attacks

• it helps to restart the heart

• it eliminates the need for EMS

You notice that a child looks panicked and cannot cough, speak or breath. What life threatening condition could the child be experiencing?

• Indigestion

• Cardiac Arrest

• Upset stomach

• Choking

Where should you position your fist to give abdominal thrusts?

• on the rib cage

• in the center of the breast bone

• just above the belly button

• none of the above