WorksheetsAmerican Red Cross Review - AED
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the three important steps to follow in any emergency?
Call—Check—Secure
Care—Call—Check
Check—Call—Care
Check—Care—Defibrillate
While the AED is analyzing, it is important to make sure of what?
Your hands are on the person’s head to maintain an open airway.
No one, including you, is touching the person.
Your hands are on the person’s chest to give compressions.
Your hands are on the person’s legs to keep them steady.
What is the cycle of chest compressions and breaths in CPR for adults, children and infants?
15 chest compressions to 1 breath
15 chest compressions to 3 breaths
30 chest compressions to 1 breath
30 chest compressions to 2 breaths
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
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?
Monitor the person until EMS arrives and begins their care of the person.
Give continuous chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute.
Interview bystanders about what happened.
Do a focused check of the person.
When there are two or more trained responders giving CPR and using an AED, when should responders switch roles?
After a shock is delivered or if no shock is advised, about every 2 minutes
After EMS personnel have arrived
After delivering three shocks, about every 6 minutes
After delivering five shocks, about every 10 minutes
When a cardiac arrest occurs and an AED becomes available, it should be used as soon as possible. True or False?
True
False
What is the benefit of early CPR and early defibrillation when an adult, child or infant is in cardiac arrest?
It eliminates the need for advanced medical care.
It reduces responder fatigue.
It gives the person the best chance for surviving cardiac arrest.
It eliminates the need to call 9-1-1.
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 person for movement and breathing.
Give abdominal thrusts.
Give chest compressions.
For an adult or child older than 8 years of age or over 55 pounds (25 kg), where should the AED pads normally be placed?
The chest and stomach
The upper left and lower right side of the chest
The upper right and lower left side of the chest
The upper right and upper left side of the chest
Which of the following statements about anaphylaxis is true?
A person experiencing anaphylaxis may have trouble breathing and may go into shock.
Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction.
The effects of anaphylaxis can be slowed or stopped by administering epinephrine.
All of the above
If the AED pads risk touching each other on the chest of a small child, you can use front/back placement. True or False?
True
False
It is fine to use adult AED pads on a child or an infant if pediatric pads are not available. True or False?
True
False
If a responsive choking person is too large for you to reach around to give abdominal thrusts, which technique should you use to give care?
Chest thrusts
Finger thrusts
Back blows only
Abdominal thrusts
Where should pediatric AED pads be placed on an infant?
The middle of the chest and on the stomach
The upper left and lower right sides of the chest
The upper right and lower left sides of the chest
The middle of the chest and on the back, between the shoulder blades
