AHA CPR Written TEST

What is the correct order for the 1st 3 links in the adult chain of survival?

• phone 911, give CPR, use AED

• give CPR, phone 911, use the AED

• phone 911, use the AED, give CPR

• give CPR, use the AED, phone 911

Your neighbor is an overweight 55 year old man. He complains of uncomfortable pressure in the center of his chest.The pain has lasted more than a few minutes, what should you do?

• tell your neighbor to take an antacid

• perform the Heimlich manuever

• phone 911 immediately

• tell your neighbor to phone his physician

If a person with signs of a heart attack tells you he will be fine and not to do anything, what should you do?

• phone 911 immediately

• wait to see what happens

• drive the person to the doctor

• run next door to the neighbor

Which of the following are signs of a stroke?

• not being able to cough, talk, or breathe

• severe pressure or pain in the chest

• sudden swelling of the tongue or face

• sudden numbness or weakness on one side

You see someone collapse, what is the first thing that you should do?

• check the scene for safety

• check for response

• do the Heimlich maneuver

• give 2 slow rescue breaths

On which victim should you give abdominal thrusts?

• the victim moves but cannot speak, his lips are blue & he is holding his throat.

• the victim has pressure or pain in the chest

• the victim can speak and is coughing

• the victim has sudden numbness or weakness in one arm

As you look, listen, and feel for breathing , what are you looking and listening for?

• to see if the victim is cold & turning blue

• to see if the victim responds

• for one-sided facial weakness

• for the chest to rise & for air movement

You open the airway, check for normal breathing (none), & give 2 good rescue breaths. You check for signs of circulation & there are none. What should you do next?

• begin chest compressions

• give 5 abdominal thrusts

• check for signs of circulation again

• reposition the head & check breathing

Which of the following best describes where you should place your hands to perform compressions during CPR for an adult victim?

• just below the neck on the top half of the breastbone.

• over the very bottom of the breastbone near the ribs

• at the center of the chest, between the nipples

• on the lower left side of the chest over the heart.

You are alone performing CPR on ad adult. What ratio of compressions to rescue breaths should you use?

• 3 to 1

• 5 to 1

• 30 to 2

• 20 to 2