Heartsaver FA CPR AED optional exam A

What should you do if you're not sure what actions to take in an emergency?

• Ask your employer or someone nearby whether you should phone the emergency response number
• Get the first aid kit and AED
• Phone 9-1-1 and ask for help
• Watch the ill or injured person

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

• Finish whichever set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths you’re working on
• Immediately use the AED
• Make sure someone has phoned the emergency response number (or 9-1-1)
• Put a blanket on the person receiving CPR

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

• Answer all the dispatcher’s questions
• Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred
• Tell the dispatcher to call you back
• Give the dispatcher only the victim’s information

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 back far enough to open the person’s mouth, and gently place the mask on the person’s face

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 contaminants on the gloves can be analyzed later
• To keep from touching or spreading the blood or other body fluids of the person you are helping
• To prevent blood or other body fluids on the gloves from touching the person you are helping

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

• Rate of 80 to 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 1 inch
• Rate of 100 to 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 inch

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

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

• At least 5 seconds
• At least 20 seconds
• At least 1 minute
• At least 5 minutes

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