First Aid and CPR

Front

What should you do when you phone emergency responses number (or 9-1-1)?

Back

Answer all the dispatcher’s questions

Front

What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing (or is only gasping) and isn’t responding?

Back

Start CPR, and use an AED if one is available

Front

You come across an adult laying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What do you do next?

Back

Shout for help. Phone or have someone else phone the emergency response number (or 9-1-1) and get an AED if one is available.

Front

How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when giving chest compressions?

Back

At least 2 inches

Front

When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone else to take over compressions and breaths?

Back

After each set of 100 compressions and 2 breaths

Front

What should you do if a choking adult stops responding?

Back

Start CPR

Front

How should you give breaths with a mask? Options: Tilt the head, and cover the face completely with the mask; Tilt the chin, and press the mask against the person’s nose; Tilt the head back far enough to open the person’s mouth, and gently place the mask on the person’s face; Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against the person’s face to make an airtight seal

Back

Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against the person’s face to make an airtight seal

Front

How deep should you push the chest of an infant (baby) victim when giving chest compressions?

Back

Only 2 inches

Front

Which is a sign of a severely blocked airway? Cannot breathe or talk, Can make sounds and talk, Can cough loudly, Can breathe, talk, or cough

Back

Cannot breathe or talk

Front

What is the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-quality adult CPR to improve survival?

Back

Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches.