Student CPR and First Aid Review

You are placing AED pads on a cardiac arrest victim when you see a metal necklace on his neck. What should you do with the necklace?

• Place a cloth between the metal and person's skin

• Take the necklace off

• Move it out of the way

• Cover up the metal with anything non-conductive

When is a head injury an automatic 911 call?

• When you think the victim is going to vomit.

• When the victim is unconscious after the injury.

• When the victim says they have a headache.

• If the victim doesn't know what happened.

Why is shock so dangerous?

• Shock can cause the person to lose their breathing and pulse if not treated.

• Shock can make a person cold and cause frostbite

• Shock can cause a person to get confused and appear drunk.

• Shock makes it difficult for a person to breath and could cause anaphylactic.

You find an infant in a safe environment who is not moving and not breathing normally. What would be the correct course of action?

• Begin back slaps and chest thrusts

• Call 911 and begin infant CPR

• Perform a finger sweep followed by chest thrusts

• Yell for help and carry the victim to a neighbor's house

Which symptom is consistent with cardiac related chest pain?

• Drooping face when smiling

• Squeezing or heavy chest pain

• Pinpoint pupils

• The patient is no longer breathing

For an unresponsive patient with suspected opioid overdose which of the following is the most reasonable treatment?

• If a patient has no pulse and no breathing, naloxone should be administered

• With a patient in cardiac arrest, the focus should be high-quality CPR rather than naloxone

• Administer 1 dose of naloxone and give 2 minutes of CPR

• Only adminster naloxone if the patient is older than 12 years of age

What law protects against civil lawsuits when we try to help a victim in medical need?

• The right to defend yourself

• OSHA 1910.151

• The Whistleblower Protection Act

• The Good Samaritan Act

Which of the following is an important practice when removing gloves?

• Never touch a gloved hand to the outside of the other glove

• Used gloves must be thrown away into a red bio-hazard bag

• Used gloves must be properly disinfected before throwing them away.

• Only touch glove to glove and skin to skin

After CPR has been started, when would it be appropriate to stop?

• When the scene becomes unsafe

• When an equally trained rescuer takes over for you

• When the victim begins to move and breathe normally

• All of the above

The scene is safe, you've turned on the AED, and it prompts you to attach the pads. Choose the best answer for correct pad placement on an adult cardiac arrest victim.

• Place on pad on center of chest and the other in the middle of the back.

• Place on pad on upper right side of chest and other on left lower outer chest.

• Place one pad on lower right side of chest and other on the upper left side of chest.

• Place one pad on upper right side of chest and other on upper left side of chest.