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How far should a child’s chest be compressed during cardiac compressions?

• 1/2 to 1 inches

• 1 to 1 1/2 inches

• 1/4 to 1/2 the depth of the chest

• at least 1/3 of the depth of the chest

If a poison has been swallowed, the first step of care is to ____.

• dilute the poison with milk or water

• encourage the victim to vomit

• call a poison control center

• position the victim on his or her side

What tool is used to measure blood pressure?

• ECG

• stethoscope

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

One respiration consists of one inspiration and one expiration

• True

• False

the following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT ...

• oral

• temporal

• axillary

• femoral

The pulse site used while taking a blood pressure is ____.

• carotid

• femoral

• brachial

• popliteal

Which of the following does not lead to increased body temperature?

• illness or infection

• exercise

• starvation or fasting

• excitement

The type of burn characterized by a red or mottled color, a wet appearance, and a blister or vesicle is a ____.

• superficial 1st degree

• partial thickness 2nd degree

• full thickness 3rd degree

• 4th degree burn

A sphygmomanometer cuff that is too wide or too narrow will give inaccurate blood pressure readings

• true

• false

The goal of CPR is to begin compression's within 10 seconds of recognizing cardiac arrest

• true

• false