CPR Written Test

While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being

accomplished?

• Maintaining a compression rate of 90 to 120/min

• Placing hands on the upper third of the sternum

• Allowing the chest to recoil 1 inch

• Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches

A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.

When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?

• Apply the pads to the patient’s chest

• Clear the patient

• Turn on the AED

• Press the shock button

After the AED pads are attached to the victim’s bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation.

What is the next step when using an AED?

• Check the victim for a carotid pulse

• Follow the AED prompts

• Clear the patient

• Press the shock button

What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?

• Do not move the victim, and do not use the AED

• Pull the victim out of the water, but do not use the AED

• Pull the victim out of the water, and wipe the chest

• Do not pull the victim out of the water, but wipe the chest before placing pads

How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?

• Observing the chest rise with breaths

• Delivering breaths quickly and forcefully

• Always having oxygen attached to the bag

• Allowing air to release around the mask

What is a consideration when you are using an AED?

• You should never remove a transdermal medication patch before applying AED pads

• On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock

• AEDs can be used while a victim is submerged in water

• You should not use an AED on someone with an implanted pacemaker

A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of

action?

• Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions

• Roll the victim over and perform back blows

• Perform abdominal thrusts

• Perform blind finger sweeps

Why is defibrillation important?

• It prevents rearrest from occurring

• It is not important for cardiac arrest

• There is a 100% success rate in regaining a normal cardiac rhythm

• It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm

You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and

there is no pulse. What should you do next?

• Begin CPR; the gasps are not normal breathing

• Give rescue breaths only; the gasps are not normal breathing

• Monitor the patient; the gasps are considered normal breathing

• Begin CPR, even though gasping is normal breathing

A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive, not breathing, and does not have a pulse.

Which action is most likely to positively impact this victim’s survival?

• Performing high-quality CPR

• Ensuring scene safety

• Providing rescue breaths

• Checking the pulse frequently