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WorksheetsEMR Professional Rescuer CPR
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If you find a patient whose muscles are stiff and the areas of his body closest to the ground are purple what should you do?
a)
Not start CPR
b)
Perform CPR until EMT's arrive
c)
Call the funeral home
d)
Apply the AED
2.
Your assessment of an adult male reveals that he is unresponsive and not breathing. After instructing a bystander to cal 911 you should:
a)
perform 30 chest compression's followed by two slow breaths
b)
check for a femoral pulse for 15 seconds
c)
check for a radial pulse for 10 seconds
d)
check for a carotid pulse for up to 10 seconds
3.
The correct sequence for a patient with unwitnessed cardiac arrest is:
a)
Check for a pulse for up to 10 seconds, attach the AED and defibrillate once if indicated, and perform 10 cycles of CPR
b)
Begin CPR, attach the AED and defibrillate once if indicated, resume CPR, and reassess in 2 minutes
4.
Which of the following is an example of abandonment?
a)
A licensed physician orders you to stop CPR
b)
you turn over care of your patient to a paramedic
c)
you are too physically exhausted to continue CPR
d)
you discontinue CPR before paramedics arrive
5.
If you are unable to open the airway of an unresponsive injured person with the jaw-thrust maneuver you should perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver?
a)
False
b)
True
6.
Ribs or cartilage are never broken with good CPR technique?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following is NOT a sign of effective CPR?
a)
The chest visibly rises during ventilations
b)
the patient's skin color turns from blue to pink
c)
a carotid pulse can be felt during chest compressions
d)
compressions are delivered at a rate of 80 per minute
8.
Which chamber of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
a)
left atrium
b)
right atrium
c)
right ventricle
9.
CPR by itself is often enough to resuscitate a patient in cardiac arrest
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Regarding two-rescuer adult CPR it is important to never switch roles every two minutes because you will never get tired
a)
True
b)
False, switching roles every 2 minutes will minimize rescuer fatigue
11.
Which component of the blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the body and brings carbon dioxide back to the lungs?
a)
plasma
b)
platelets
c)
red blood cells
d)
white blood cells
12.
When performing CPR on an infant in a two-rescuer situation you should:
a)
compress the chest with the heel of one hand and deliver tow breaths every 30 compressions
b)
use the two-thumb/encircling hands technique and deliver two breaths every 15 compressions
13.
always use the heel of one hand in the center of the chest while performing chest compressions on a small child
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Chest recoil is not important between compressions?
a)
True
b)
False
15.
When performing one- or two-rescuer CPR on an adult patient, you should reassess them
a)
after 5 minutes of effective CPR
b)
after every 5 cycles of CPR
c)
If the patients skin color improves
d)
after you have performed 100 compressions
16.
If a patient has passive vomiting during cardiac arrest it may cause them to get an infectious disease
a)
true
b)
false, aspiration into the lungs
17.
The function of the right atrium is to:
a)
pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs
b)
receive blood from the veins of the body
c)
pump oxygen rich blood throughout the body
d)
receive blood that is returning from the lungs
18.
The right ventricle is the most muscular chamber of the heart because it must force blood to all parts of the body
a)
False, it's the left ventricle
b)
True
19.
The AED should be applied in all of the following situations, except:
a)
an unresponsive patient who is pulseless
b)
a patient with an unwitnessed cardiac arrest
c)
a patient whose cardiac arrest was witnessed
d)
a non breathing patient who has a weak pulse
20.
The correct compression to ventilation rate for adult CPR
a)
5:1
b)
15:2
c)
30:2
d)
30:1
21.
Cardiac arrest patients most likely have an irregular electrical heart rhythm called
a)
asystole
b)
ventricular tachycardia
c)
ventricular fibrillation
d)
pulse less electrical activity
22.
Oxygen passes from the blood cells into the cells of the body tissues:
a)
within the body's small veins
b)
when the body has low oxygen levels
c)
at the capillary level
23.
In between chest compressions, you should deliver rescue breaths that:
a)
cause the chest to expand fully
b)
are 1 second in duration
c)
produce visible rise of the stomach
d)
maximize air entry into the esophagus
24.
If you are alone with an unresponsive patient, you should:
a)
check the pulse for no longer than 10 seconds
b)
quickly visualize the patient's chest to look for signs of breathing
c)
activate the emergency medical service system and return to the patient
d)
perform 2 minutes of CPR and then activate the EMS systme
25.
If you witness a patient's cardiac arrest, you should:
a)
defibrillate them after performing 5 cycles of CPR
b)
begin CPR and apply the AED as soon as one is available
c)
perform 3 minutes of CPR and then apply the AED
26.
If the AED advises "no shock," you should just stop all CPR efforts
a)
True
b)
False
c)
False, perform CPR for 2 minutes and reassess
27.
If the AED states that a shock is advised, you should make sure that no one is touching the patient
a)
True
b)
False
28.
If an unresponsive adult patient is not breathing but has a weak pulse, you should:
a)
apply the AED
b)
deliver 1 rescue breath every 5 to 5 seconds
c)
slow your chest compressions rate to 50 per minute
29.
If pediatric-sized defibrillation pads and an energy reducer are not available for a child in cardiac arrest, you should:
a)
promptly get those items
b)
continue CPR until EMTs arrive
c)
defibrillate with a regular AED
30.
If a rescuer is alone with an infant or child who is in cardiac arrest, when should the rescuer activate the EMS system?
a)
right away
b)
after 3-5 minutes of rescue breathing
c)
after 5 cycles (about 2 minutes) of CPR
d)
when the rescuer is too exhausted to continue
31.
Blood is pumped throughout the entire body after it has picked up oxygen from the liver?
a)
false, picked up oxygen from the lungs
b)
true
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