Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED Exam B

You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breathes. Another person arrives with an AED. What should you do next?

• Finish whatever set of 30 compressions and 2 breathes your working on

• Immediately use the AED

• Make sure someone has phoned the emergency response number (9-1-1)

• Put a blanket on the person receiving CPR

How long should you rub the surfaces of your hands together while handwashing?

• At least 5 seconds

• At least 20 seconds

• At least 1 minute

• At least 5 minutes

What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (9-1-1)

• Answer all the dispatchers questions

• Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred

• Tell the dispatcher to call you back

• Give the dispatcher only the victim's information

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

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

• Rate of no more than 60 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches

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

• Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 1 inches

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

• Shout for help, and stay with the victim until someone with more advanced training arrives.

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

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

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

What should you do after you've finished taking care of an injured person at work?

• Write a report of the incident if your company requires it

• Phone 9-1-1

• Post the report to the company bulletin board

• Tell your coworkers about the injury

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 the emergency response number ( or 9-1-1) and get an AED if one is available

• Check for breathing for at least 10 seconds

• Slap the person on the back to see if an object is lodged in the throat

You are hiking on a trail and come across an adult woman who appears to have trouble breathing and swelling of the tongue and face. What should you look for that could help you determine her possible medical condition?

• Her cell phone

• Her driver's license

• Her identification card

• Medical information jewelry

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Where should you apply direct pressure?

• Directly on the cut, with your fingers under the bandage

• On dressings over the cut

• 2 to 3 inches below the cut

• On the side of the leg opposite the cut

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Why is it important to properly remove your gloves after giving first aid?

• To keep the removed gloves as compact as possible for waste disposal

• So contaminations on the gloves can be analyzed later

• To keep from touching or spreading the the blood or other body fluids of the person you are helping

• To prevent blood or other bodily fluids on the gloves from touching the person you are helping