First Aid, Adult CPR AED Review

What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-quality adult CPR to improve survival?

• Rate of 80 to 100 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches

• Rate of no more than 60 compressions per minute and a depth of at least 1 inch

• Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches

• Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and a depth of at least 1 inch.

You are having lunch with a friend at a restaurant. You both eat the same dessert, and within a few minutes you notice your friend's face is flushed. He says his throat feels tight and like it's closing. What step in the adult Chain of Survival is described in this scenario?

• Coordinated aftercare

• Early CPR

• Rapid AED use

• Recognizing the emergency.

What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing (or is only gasping) and isn't responding?

• Shout for help and stay with the victim until someone with more advanced training comes

• Perform CPR only,and leave the AED for someone with more advanced training to use.

• Start CPR,and use an AED if one is available.

• Send someone to get the AED, to minimize the number of people involved.

How do you protect an amputated body part?

• Place it directly on ice in a sealed bag, and send it to the hospital

• Wrap it in gauze, place it in an airtight bag, and send it to the hospital

• Place it in a watertight plastic bag inside each container with ice or ice and water.

• None of the above.

You come across an adult lying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What should you do next?

• Continue tapping and shouting until the person becomes responsive.

• Shout for help. Phone or have someone else phone 9-1-1 and get an AED if one is available.

• Start CPR , and use an AED if one is available.

• Send someone to get the AED, to minimize the number of people involved.

How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when giving chest compressions?

• One half the depth of the chest.

• One third the depth of the chest.

• Only 1 inch

• At least 2 inches

When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone else to take over compressions and breaths?

• After each set of 30 compressions and 30 breaths

• About every 2 minutes

• After each set of 100 compressions and 2 breaths

• Every 5 minutes

How should you give breaths with a mask?

• Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against the person's face to make an airtight seal.

• Tilt the head, and cover the face completely with the mask.

• Tilt the chin, and press the mask against the person's nose

• Tilt the head back far enough to open the person's mouth, and gently place the mask on the person's face.