CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid

How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care?

• Ask the victim first if they have any communicable diseases.

• Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care.

• Use first aid supplies, such as dressings and bandages, as a barrier when in contact with the victim.

• Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.

A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child’s parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?

• Give 5 back blows.

• Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing.

• Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander.

• Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away.

Your initial impression of a victim is based on:

• The victim’s initial vital signs.

• How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene.

• The victim’s SAMPLE history.

• What you have been told about the victim.

You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facility’s EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then:

• Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds.

• Give back blows and chest thrusts.

• Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute.

• Perform CPR.

You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene?

• Begin performing the primary assessment.

• Use all your senses to determine if the scene is safe.

• Form an initial impression.

• Put on appropriate PPE.

When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first?

• Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression.

• Check for responsiveness.

• Perform a primary assessment.

• Summon more advanced medical personnel.

As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?

• About 2 inches

• At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches

• About 1½ inches

• At least 1 inch but no more than 2 inches

CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?

• One who is in cardiac arrest

• One who is conscious and is choking

• One who is experiencing difficulty breathing

• One who responds to painful stimuli

What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?

• Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain damage and death.

• Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and significantly increase the Victim’s chance for survival.

• Advanced life support using advanced medical personnel who can provide the proper tools and medication needed to continue the lifesaving care.

• Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system.

You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first?

• Summon EMS personnel.

• Loosen any tight clothing.

• Monitor the victim’s appearance.

• Provide comfort to the victim.