CPR Test Review

The main purpose of CPR is to...

• restart the heart

• provide oxygen to vital organs until defibrillation

• make the patient feel safe and secure

• prove how strong you are

The order of the links in the Chain of Survival are...

• 1. Early Defibrillation, 2. Activate EMS, 3. Start CPR, 4. Advanced Care

• 1. Start CPR, 2. Early Defibrillation, 3. Activate EMS, 4. Advanced Care

• 1. Activate EMS, 2. Start CPR, 3. Early Defibrillation, 4. Advanced Care

The sequence of steps when performing infant or child CPR is...

• Compressions, Airway, Breathing

• Airway, Breathing , Compressions

• Airway, Compressions, Breathing

• Compressions, Breathing, Airway

If a patient is unresponsive and you are alone (and do not have a cell phone handy)...

• Give about 2 minutes of CPR before calling 911 if the victim is a child

• Give about 2 minutes of CPR before calling 911 if the victim is an adult

• If the patient is a child or infant, leave them to find a phone, call 911, then return

• All answers are correct.

The rule for compressions when performing CPR is

• Two fingers, 1/2 inch for infants

• One hand, one inch for children

• Two hands, two inches for adults 

• All of the above

When performing compressions, the rate is 100-120 bmp for

• Adults

• Children

• Infants

• All ages

An AED

• Analyzes a heart rhythm and will only deliver a shock if necessary

• Can only be used by trained professionals

• Can only be used on adults

• Should only be used on victims of strokes.

You will most likely perform CPR on an adult if they are...

• Having a heart attack

• In cardiac arrest

• Having an asthma attack

• having a stroke

If the chest does not rise on the first breath when performing CPR on a child

• Adjust the airway and give a second breath

• Perform abdominal thrusts and look in the airway

• Stop giving breaths and only give compressions

• Stop CPR

Allowing the chest to _____________ during compressions is important because it enables the heart to refill with blood, making CPR more effective.

• Flatten

• Recoil

• Stabilize

• Retract