American Red Cross Review - CPR

What is the appropriate care for an unresponsive choking person?

• CPR with slight modification

• Heimlich maneuver

• Back blows only

• Wait for emergency services

When you give care to an adult or child who is responsive and choking, where should you position your fist to give abdominal thrusts?

• In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel

• At the base of the ribcage

• On the left side of the abdomen

• In the center of the chest

Once you have turned on the AED, you should do which of the following?

• Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.

• Check the patient's pulse and breathing.

• Call for emergency medical services immediately.

• Turn off the AED and wait for help.

If you are unable or unwilling for any reason to give full CPR (chest compressions with breaths) to a person in cardiac arrest, after calling 9-1-1 and getting equipment, what should you do?

• Give continuous chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute.

• Perform rescue breaths only until help arrives.

• Wait for emergency services to arrive without taking any action.

• Provide chest compressions at a rate of 60 to 80 per minute.

You check an adult, child or infant and they are not breathing normally, but you hear gasping. You should not give CPR in this case. True or False?

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Not sure

When giving chest compression to a small child, you can use a one-hand technique. True or False?

• True

• False

• Only for infants

• Only for larger children

When giving breaths during CPR, you can lower your risk for infection by using a face shield or a pocket mask. True or False?

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Only with a mask

When giving breaths to an adult, you should open the airway by tilting the head to which position?

• Past neutral

• Slightly forward

• Fully backward

• To the side

What is the benefit of early CPR and early defibrillation when an adult, child or infant is in cardiac arrest?

• It gives the person the best chance for surviving cardiac arrest.

• It reduces the need for advanced medical care.

• It guarantees recovery from cardiac arrest.

• It prevents all heart-related issues in the future.

When giving 2 breaths during each cycle of CPR, why is it important to pause between the breaths?

• To allow the chest to fall and the air to exit

• To ensure the patient is fully conscious

• To increase the pressure in the lungs

• To prevent the risk of choking