EMK 9th grade AHA CPR exam

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

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

A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive, he is not breathing and has no pulse.

Which action is most likely to positively impact his survival?

• Performing high-quality CPR

• Providing rescue breaths

• Ensuring the scene is safe

• Checking the pulse frequently

An 8-month-old infant is eating and suddenly begins to cough. The infant is unable to make any noise shortly after. You pick up the infant and shout for help.

You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe airway obstruction.

How do you relieve the obstruction?

• Give abdominal thrusts

• Give 5 sets of back slaps and 5 chest thrusts

• Begin 2 thumb-encircling hands chest compressions

• Encourage the infant to cough

What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?

• Do not pull the person out of the water, and wipe the chest

• Pull the person out of the water, but do not wipe the chest

• Pull the person out of the water , and wipe the chest

• Do not move the person , and do not use the AED

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)

Which adult victim requires high-quality CPR?

• Has normal breathing and has a pulse

• Has no normal breathing and no pulse

• Has a pulse and is having trouble breathing

• Has a strong pulse and is breathing

A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening, She is unresponsive , and is not breathing, she has no pulse, A neighbor, who is an emergency medical technician, rushes to her with an AED.

After the AED pads are attached to the person, the AED detects an abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation.

What is the next step when using the AED?

• Check for a carotid pulse

• Follow the AED prompts

• Clear the patient

• Press the shock button

"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

What special circumstance should a rescuer consider before applying AED pads?

• They should never use an AED on someone with an implanted pacemaker

• On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock

• AED's can only be used while a person is submerged in water

• They should never remove a transdermal medication patch before applying AED pads