Adult and Pediatric CPR

About how many seconds should you check for
breathing?

• At least 5 seconds but no more than
  10 seconds
• At least 10 seconds but no more than
  15 seconds
• Less than 5 seconds
• At least 15 seconds

When giving a rescue breath, you should:

• Blow hard and fast.
• Blow harder if the chest does not rise.
• Blow in for about 1 second and make the
  chest clearly rise.
• Give a breath that lasts for several seconds.

Causes of cardiac arrest in children and infants
include:

• Congenital heart disorders.
• Drowning.
• Traumatic injuries.
• All of the above

A cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths
in CPR is:

• 15 chest compressions to 1 rescue breath.
• 15 chest compressions to 3 rescue breaths.
• 30 chest compressions to 1 rescue breath.
• 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths.

What care should you give to a responsive adult or
child who is choking and cannot cough, speak or
breathe?

• Do a foreign object check/removal.
• Give 2 slow rescue breaths.
• Give back blows and abdominal thrusts.
• Lower the person to the floor and open
  the airway.

You should continue CPR until:

• Another trained responder or EMS personnel
  take over.
• The person shows an obvious sign of life.
• You are too exhausted to continue.
• All of the above

What is the first link in the Pediatric Cardiac Chain
of Survival?

• Early defibrillation
• Prevention
• Early recognition and early access to the
  EMS system
• Early CPR

How should you care for a responsive infant who is
choking and cannot cough, cry or breathe?

• Give abdominal thrusts.
• Give back blows and chest thrusts to clear the
  airway.
• Give back blows until the infant starts to cough.
• Open the infant’s mouth and clear the airway.

To give chest compressions to an adult, your hands
should be placed:

• In the middle of the chest along the
  breastbone.
• Just above the collarbone.
• On either side of the rib cage.
• On the lower tip of the breastbone.

Which of the following could be a sign or symptom
of a heart attack?

• Persistent chest pain or discomfort
• Profuse sweating
• Nausea or vomiting
• All of the above