CPR Review

The first signs of an emergency often include which of the following?

• Unusual appearances or behaviors

• Unusual noises

• Unusual odors

• All of the above

Hand washing and use of PPE can help lower your risk for infection when giving care.

• True

• False

What are the three important steps to follow in any emergency?

• Call—Check—Secure

• Care—Call—Check

• Check—Call—Care

• Check—Care—Defibrillate

About how many seconds should you check for responsiveness, breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening conditions?

• No more than 5 to 10 seconds

• At least 20 seconds

• No more than 2 to 4 seconds

• At least 15 seconds

You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check her for responsiveness, breathing, life-threatening bleeding and other life-threatening conditions. She is unresponsive and not breathing. What should you do next?

• Call 9-1-1 and get equipment or tell someone to do so.

• Put the woman in the recovery position.

• Give 2 breaths.

• Take the woman to the emergency room.

Which of the following are the appropriate depth and rate to use when giving chest compressions to an adult? Select all that apply.

• Compress the chest to a depth of at least ½ inch

• Compress the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute

• Compress the chest to a depth of at least 2 inches

• Compress the chest at a rate of 140 to 180 compressions per minute

When giving breaths, it is important to minimize interruptions to chest compressions to the shortest time possible, but definitely less than which of the following?

• 5 seconds

• 7 seconds

• 3 seconds

• 10 seconds

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

• Slightly past neutral

• Past neutral

• Neutral

• You should not tilt the head.

When giving breaths during CPR, about how long should each breath last?

• ½ second

• 1 second

• 2 seconds

• 3 seconds

When giving breaths during CPR, it is important that each breath does what?

• Makes the chest begin to rise

• Makes the chest fully rise

• Makes the chest fall

• Makes the abdomen rise