Adult CPR

When checking for scene safety, who is the #1 person you are trying to protect?

• Yourself

• The patient

• Anyone else near by

• The first responders

In CPR, the correct compression depth for an adult would be at least ____.

• 1.5 inches

• 3 inches

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

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.

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

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

Gasping can be considered as normal breathing?

• True

• False