CPR TEST REVIEW

Compressions for an adult cardiac arrest victim are most effective when you push

• at a rate of 80-100 compressions per minute and at a depth of 1 ½ inches.

• at a rate of 60-80 compressions per minute and at a depth of 2 inches.

• at a rate of at least 100-120 compressions per minute at a depth of at least 2 inches.

• at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute at a depth of about 1 inch.

When giving breaths, you can tell enough air is going in if you

• see the chest rise.

• see the person start to breathe.

• see the person start to blink.

• see the person start to respond.

Once you’ve started giving compressions and breaths, you should keep going until

• you collapse and need medical attention.

• you get tired and do compressions incorrectly.

• the AED arrives, the person responds, or someone with more advanced training takes over.

• you decide that CPR has been performed long enough.

To open the airway, you should

• use both hands on the forehead when tilting the head back.

• tilt the head and lift the chin.

• place one hand on the forehead and one hand on the neck before tilting the head back.

• press on the soft part of the neck.

When giving breaths during CPR, you should

• not pinch the nose closed.

• watch for the person’s chest to rise.

• tilt the person’s head back as far as possible.

• give 2 breaths lasting 2 seconds each.

Which of the following is true?

• A. A mask should cover both the eyes and the nose.

• B. Masks are not useful.

• C. You should ignore extra parts of the mask. They are not needed.

• D. You should be sure that the mask makes an airtight seal against the person’s face.

You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. A bystander arrives with an AED. What should you do next?

• You should finish whichever set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths that you are working on.

• You should immediately begin using the AED.

• You should first make sure someone has phoned 911.

• You should put a blanket on the person receiving CPR.

To check for a response from an infant, the rescuer should

• loudly shout the infant’s name to wake the infant.

• firmly tap the infant’s shoulders to wake the infant.

• softly speak the infant’s name to not scare the infant.

• tap the infant’s foot and shout the infant’s name.

When giving compressions on an infant, the rescuer should use two fingers to push straight down

• very hard until the rescuer cannot compress the chest any deeper.

• as far as possible without breaking any of the infant’s ribs.

• very softly so as not to injure the infant in any way.

• about 1½ inches at a rate of at least 100-120 compressions per minute.

You are doing CPR on a child when someone arrives with the AED. The AED doesn’t have child pads. You should

• use the adult pads, making sure they do not touch each other.

• decide not to use the AED because the pads are only for adults.

• stop CPR because it will not help anyway.

• make sure to place the AED pads over the clothing to reduce the shock.