WorksheetsCPR Quiz Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following statements about cardiac arrest is true?
Cardiac arrest is the same as a heart attack.
A person who is in cardiac arrest is not responsive, not breathing and has no heartbeat.
Cardiac arrest occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked.
Cardiac arrest is always caused by cardiovascular disease.
You should continue CPR until:
Another trained responder or EMS personnel take over.
The person shows an obvious sign of life.
You are too exhausted to continue.
All of the above.
To give chest compressions to an adult, your hands should be placed:
In the middle of the chest along the breastbone.
Just above the collarbone.
On either side of the rib cage.
On the lower tip of the breastbone.
Effective chest compressions:
Allow the chest to return to its normal position.
Are delivered fast at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute.
Are smooth, regular, and given straight up and down.
All of the above
When a cardiac arrest occurs and an AED becomes available, it should be used as soon as possible.
True
False
What should you do before the AED analyzes the heart rhythm?
Ensure that no one, including you, is touching the person.
Ensure that the head-tilt/jaw-thrust is maintained.
Ensure that the person is breathing.
None of the above
When preparing an AED for use, what is the first thing you should do?
Perform 5 minutes of CPR.
Deliver a shock.
Stand clear.
Turn on the AED.
If the AED pads risk touching each other (such as with a small child or an infant), you should:
Place them as usual. It does not matter if the pads touch each other.
Place one pad on the stomach and one pad on the chest.
Reverse the pads’ position on the chest.
Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the other on the back.
Why is it important to stand clear and not touch the person while the AED is analyzing or defibrillating?
The AED will turn itself off.
You or someone else could be injured by the shock.
You might prevent the AED from analyzing the heart rhythm properly.
Both b and c
If alone, once you have turned on the AED, you should:
Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm.
Check for movement and breathing.
Give abdominal thrusts.
Give chest compressions.
Before assisting anyone in an emergency situation, you first need to....
Make sure the scene is safe.
Call 911
Check Twitter
Look, listen and feel for breathing
Once the victim is determined unresponsive, what should you do next?
Call 911 and begin Chest Compressions
Call 911 and wait for EMS
Begin compressions and hope someone walks by
If you can, take the victim to the hospital
How deep should you push on the chest of an adult when you do "Hands-Only" CPR?
at least 1 inch
at least 2 inches
at least 3 inches
at least 4 inches
When performing Hands-Only CPR, how many times should you push in the center of the chest during a one minute period?
about 50 times
100-120 times
130-150 times
over 200 times
What song can you "sing" to help keep the proper rate for Hands-only CPR compressions?
Amazing Grace
Diamonds
Africa
Staying Alive
What does an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) actually do?
shocks the heart and restarts the heart to a normal rhythm
performs CPR, dials 911, and restarts the heart
automatically dials 911 and calls for help
gives your phone better reception to call 911
Chest Compressions should be done....
slow and inconsistent
never ever
Hard and Fast
Soft and quiet
When do you stop pushing on the victim's chest during Hands-only CPR?
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
Until you cannot go on or an AED arrives
What is a cardiac arrest?
An electrical malfunction of the brain
An electrical malfunction of the lungs
An electrical malfunction of your cell phone
An electrical malfunction of the heart
What should the positioning of your hands look like?
heel of one hand on center of chest and lower half of breastbone, with the other hand on top
make a fist and cup the other hand on top
flat hand with fingers interlocked
hands in a claw shape with fingers bent in
Which law protects you from being sued if you do not save someone's life by performing CPR?
Hands Only CPR Law
Good Samaritan Law
Protection Act
CPR Act
A portable device that checks the heart rhythm. If needed, it can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm.
CPR
Hands-Only CPR
AED
ACT
What is the correct pad placement when using an AED?
On a bare chest, upper left, lower right
On a clothed chest, upper left, lower right
On a bare chest, upper right, lower left
On a clothed chest, upper right, lower left
T or F? The earlier CPR is started the better chance for survival.
True
False
T or F? It is OK to perform CPR on a soft surface such as a mattress.
True
False
