Chapter 11 Quick Quiz Principles of Resuscitation

The appropriate rate of compressions during CPR is ______ per minute.

• 80-100

• no faster than 80

• 100/120

• no faster than 120

You are caring for an adult patient who was found unresponsive. You observe only gasping respirations. You should:

• open the airway and give a breath.

• attempt to locate a pulse for 30 seconds.

• begin chest compressions.

• look for signs of drug overdose.

The recommended location for assessing the presence of a pulse on a child is at the _________ artery.

• brachial

• carotid

• radial

• femoral

What is the most common cause of pediatric cardiac arrest?

• respiratory arrest

• coronary artery disease

• congenital heart defects

• shaken baby syndrome

What is the recommended ratio of chest compressions to ventilations for an adult patient in cardiac arrest?

• 30 to 2

• 15 to 2

• 5 to 1

• 3 to 1

You are caring for an adult victim of sudden cardiac arrest. To give this patient the best chance for survival, you should provide immediate:

• CPR without defibrillation

• defibrillation without CPR

• CPR with supplemental oxygen

• CPR with defibrillation as soon as possible

What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in the adult population?

• stroke

• diabetes

• heart disease

• drug overdose

You are caring for a child who has a good pulse but is not breathing on her own. You should provide rescue breaths for this patient once every ______ seconds.

• three to five

• five to six

• six to seven

• ten

Which one of the following statements best describes the appropriate ventilation volume for a nonbreathing child?

• twice that of an infant

• the weight minus the age

• enough to cause the chest to rise

• exactly half the volume of an adult

After assessing responsiveness, you must check for the presence of normal breathing. Do this by:

• shaking the patient

• looking for chest rise

• observing pupil response

• sweeping the mouth for obstructions