AHA Schools CPR Test

Why are the first few minutes of a heart attack the most important for giving CPR?

• Because many heart attack treatments will be most successful if they are given quickly

• Because this is when you should find the nearest AED and use it before giving CPR

• Because this is when you have time to consider what actions to take

• Because this is when a person is most likely to get better and have no discomfort.

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

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

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

• 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.

• Minimize the amount of people involved

How far down should you push down when giving chest compressions to a child needing CPR?

• About 2 inches

• About 1 inch

• About 1 and 1/2 inches

• About a half an inch.

What is the correct position for giving abdominal thrusts if a child is choking and still responding?

• Put an arm around the choking child's waist

• Put 2 fingers about the choking child's belly button

• Stand in front of the choking child and put 2 fists above his belly button

• Get behind the choking child and put a fist just above his belly button

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

• Finish whichever set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths.

• Immediately use the AED.

• Make sure someone has phoned 911.

• Put a blanket on the person receiving CPR.

What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (911)?

• Answer the dispatcher's questions

• Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred and hang up

• Give the dispatcher only the victim's information

• Tell the dispatcher to call you back

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

You are performing CPR on a child when another person arrives with the AED. You notice that the AED does not have child pads. What should you do?

• Use the adult pads, making sure they do not touch each other.

• Decide to not use the AED because the pads are only for adults.

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  Call 911

• Make sure to place the pads over the clothing to reduce the shock.

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.

• D) 

  At least 2 inches.