EMK 9th grade AHA CPR exam

You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds , and there is no pulse.

911 and AED have been called.

What should you do next?

• Begin CPR, the gasps are not normal breathing

• Give rescue breaths only ; the gasps are not normal breathing

• Begin CPR even though gasping is normal breathing

• Monitor the patient , the gasps are considered normal breathing

"Members of the CPR team know their boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt gets worse."

Which of the following statements defines the most appropriate element of team dynamics?

• Knowledge sharing

• Summarizing and reevaluation

• Constructive critcism

• Knowing your limitations

A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive.

What is your first course of action?

• Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions

• Roll the victim over and perform back blows

• Perform abdominal thrusts

• Perfrom blind finger sweeps

While performing high-quality CPR on an adult,

What action should you make sure is being done correctly?

• Allowing the chest to recoil to at least one inch

• Placing hands on the upper third of the sternum

• Maintaining a compression rate of 90-120/minute

• Compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches

A 9-year-old child suddenly collapsed . After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for help and activates the emergency response system using his mobile phone. He immediately begins performing high-quality CPR.

Two additional rescuers immediately arrive to assist in the resuscitation attempt.

Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED.

What action supports 2 rescuer CPR ?

• Two rescuers should alternate using the AED and giving breaths

• Two rescuers should operate the AED while the third rescuer gives breaths

• Two rescuers should alternate every 2 minutes or every 5 cycles giving high-quality chest compressions

• One rescuer should give CPR while the other 2 wait for advanced life support to arrive

A 9-year-old child suddenly collapsed . After confirming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer determines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for help and activates the emergency response system using his mobile phone. He immediately begins performing high=quality CPR. Two additional rescuers immediately arrive to assist in the resuscitation attempt.

What actions should occur next to support a team-based resuscitation effort ?

• Two rescuers should aternate using the AED and giving breaths

• Two rescuers should operate the AED while the third rescuer gives breaths

• Two rescuers should alternate every 2 minutes giving high-quality chest compressions

• One resucer should gove CPR while the other 2 wait for advanced life support to arrive

Which characteristics of chest compressions in high-quality CPR are given to a child?

• At least one third the depth of the chest, approximately 2 inches (5 cm)

• At least one fourth the depth of the chest , approximately 1 1/2 inches (4 cm)

• At least two thirds the depth of the chest, approximately 4 inches (10 cm)

• At least one half the depth of the chest , approximately 3 inches (8 cm)

How can rescuers be certain they are providing effective breaths when using a bag valve mask (BVM)?

• Observing the chest rise and fall with each breath

• Always having oxygen attached to the bag

• Delivering breaths quickly and forcefully

• ALlowing air to escape around the mask

When you are performing CPR on an unresponsive person whom you know is choking, what additional thing should you do?

• There are no additional things you need to do

• You should attempt a jaw thrust instead of a head-tilt-chin-lift

• Each time you open the airway, you look into the mouth for the obstructing object

• You do not give breaths to an unresponsive victim

What ratio of compressions to ventilations or breaths should be used for one person infant CPR?

• Give 15 compressions to 2 breaths

• Give 20 compressions to 2 breaths

• Give 5 compressions to 2 breaths

• Give 30 compressions to 2 breaths