cpr & heimlich

. Before assisting anyone in an emergency situation, you first need to

• make sure the scene is safe

• check twitter

• Call 911

• . Look, listen, and feel for breathing.

How do you know if the victim is need of CPR?

• Ask them if they are breathing

• Ask their friend if they are breathing

• Look, listen, and feel for breathing

• Look for breathing only

CPR is being given to a victim and an AED arrives on the scene. What should be done?

• stop CPR immediately

• continue CPR until the AED is ready

• find a person trained to use the AED

• ask them what took them so long

Where do the AED pads go on an adult victim?

• one of the chest and one on the back

• on upper right chest and lower left abdomen

• on the upper right leg and on on the left lower leg

• one near the belly button and one near the heart.

Compressions should be done.....

• slow and inconsistent

• hard and fast

• never ever

What is the universal sign for choking?

• flailing around

• coughing

• holding hands to throat

• yelling "i'm choking! I'm choking!"

Heimlich maneuver is used

• to save a choking victim

• as a component of CPR

• to get someone to stop coughing

• to stop someone from bleeding

How many times can you do the Heimlich on a person?

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 5 times

• as many times as it takes

What motion is used to perform the Heimlich?

• outward thrusts

• upward and inward thrusts

• no thrusts, just back blows

• upward and outward thrusts

It is possible that a choking victim may pass out and become unresponsive. You would then need to.....

• do nothing

• call 9-1-1 and wait for EMTs

• hook up the AED

• perform CPR