CPR Certification

Wha is the purpose of Good Samaritan Laws?

• To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return

• To discourage people from helping others in an emergency situation

• To protect people who give care beyond their level of training

• None of the above

A person is responsive and showing signs and symptoms of a life-threatening condition but does not consent to care. What should you do?

• Do not give care but instead call 911 or the designated emergency number

• Give care and call 911 or the designated emergency number

• Do not give care and advise the person to seek medical attention immediatly

• Give care; consent is not necessary if the person is responsive and has signs or symptoms of a life-threatening condition

The steps to follow in an emergency are:

• call-check-secure

• care-call-check

• check-call-care

• check-call-defibrillate

In which situation should you call 911 or the designated emergency number?

• The person is having a persistent chest pain

• The person is having trouble breathing

• The person is unresponsive

• All of the above

Which of the following could signal an emergency?

• Unusual behavior

• An unusual sound

• An unusual odor

• All of the above

When wearing latex-free disposable gloves, you should:

• Avoid touching others surface unnecessarily while you are wearing the gloves

• Change gloves after providing care for one person and before providing care for the next

• Wash your hands after removing the gloves

• All of the above

You are conducting a head to toe check on a responsive person who is complaining of a leg injury. What should you do first?

• Check the person's injured leg first

• Check to see if the person can bend the knee of the injured leg without pain

• Get consent to give care before beginning the head to toe exam

• All of the above

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

• No more than 5 seconds

• At least 15 seconds

You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check her for responsiveness, but she does not respond and she is not breathing. What should you do next?

• Have someone else call 911 or the designated emergency number and get an AED and a first aid kit while you begin CPR

• Size up the scene

• Put the woman in recovery position

• Give two rescue breaths

When conducting a SAMPLE interview, ask the person about all of the following except:

• What was happening and what the person was doing just prior to when he or she began to feel ill or was injured

• Whether the person has any allergies or medical condition

• When the person last had something to eat pr drink

• What the person's age is