WorksheetsAmerican Red Cross Review - CPR
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
The first signs of an emergency often include which of the following?
Unusual appearances or behaviors,
Unusual noises,
Unusual odors,
All of the above
Unusual appearances or behaviors
Unusual noises
Unusual odors
All of the above
When you give care to an infant who is responsive and choking, what is the correct technique to give chest thrusts?
Using the heel of one hand in the center of the chest
Two fingers pressing in the center of the chest
A quick upward thrust with both hands
Alternating between back blows and chest thrusts
When giving breaths to an adult, child or infant, it is important to minimize interruptions to chest compressions to the shortest time possible, but definitely less than which of the following?
5 seconds
10 seconds
15 seconds
20 seconds
When a cardiac arrest occurs and an AED becomes available, it should be used as soon as possible. True or False?
True
False
Only if trained
After calling emergency services
When giving CPR to a person who is in cardiac arrest due to suspected drowning, it is important to give 2 initial breaths before starting the CPR cycle. True or False?
True
False
It depends on the situation
Only if the person is unconscious
Which of the following techniques is recommended when giving chest compressions to infants?
Encircling thumbs technique
One-finger technique
Four-finger technique
One-thumb technique
You are giving CPR and the first breath does not cause the chest to rise. What should you do?
Re-tilt the head to ensure that the airway is properly opened and ensure that the nose and mouth are properly sealed before attempting to give another breath.
Continue giving breaths without checking the airway position.
Increase the force of the breath to try to inflate the lungs.
Switch to chest compressions immediately without checking the airway.
When giving chest compressions to an adult, child or infant, you should give compressions with the person lying on a soft surface. True or False?
True
False
Only for infants
Only for adults
