CPR CERTIFICATION CORE TIPS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
AED - ✔✔Automated External Defibrillator
✔✔Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction - ✔✔Choking
✔✔High-Quality CPR - ✔✔- Start compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of
cardiac arrest.
- Push hard, push fast: Compress at a rate of at least 100/min with a depth of at least 2
inches (5 cm) for adults, approximately 2 inchest (5 cm) for children, and approximately
1 1/2 inches (4 cm) for infants.
- Allow complete chest recoil after each compression.
- Minimize interruptions in compressions (try to limit interruptions to <10 seconds).
- Give effective breaths that make the chest rise.
- Avoid excessive ventilation.
✔✔When do you start chest compressions? - ✔✔Within 10 seconds of cardiac arrest.
✔✔Compression Rate - ✔✔At least 100/min
✔✔Compression Depth (For Adults) - ✔✔At least 2 inches (5 cm)
✔✔Compression Depth (For Children) - ✔✔Approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
✔✔Compression Depth (For Infants) - ✔✔Approximately 1 1/2 inches (4 cm)
✔✔What should you do after each chest compression? - ✔✔Allow complete chest recoil
,✔✔Interruptions in Compressions - ✔✔Minimize interruptions to <10 seconds
✔✔Effective Breaths - ✔✔Make the chest rise and avoid excessive ventilation
✔✔AHA - ✔✔American Heart Association
✔✔ECC - ✔✔Emergency Cardiovascular Care
✔✔Adult Chain of Survival - ✔✔1. Immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and
activation of the emergency response system
2. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with an emphasis on chest compressions
3. Rapid defibrillation
4. Effective advanced life support
5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔CPR - ✔✔Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
✔✔Pediatric Chain of Survival - ✔✔1. Prevention of arrest
2. Early high-quality bystander CPR
3. Rapid activation of the EMS (or other emergency response) system
4. Effective advanced life support (including rapid stabilization and transport to definitive
care and rehabilitation)
5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔BLS Sequence of Steps (CAB) - ✔✔Chest Compressions
Airway
Breathing
✔✔Pulse Check - ✔✔If the victim is unresponsive and not breathing or only gasping,
healthcare providers may take up to 10 seconds to attempt to feel for a pulse (brachial
in an infant and carotid or femoral in a child).
If within 10 seconds you don't feel a pulse or are not sure if you feel a pulse, begin chest
compressions.
✔✔AED for Infants - ✔✔For infants, a manual defibrillator is preferred to an AED for
defibrillation.
, If a manual defibrillator is not available, an AED equipped with a pediatric dose
attenuator is preferred.
If neither is available, you may use an AED without a pediatric dose attenuator.
✔✔If a manual defibrillator is not available for an infant, what should be used? - ✔✔If a
manual defibrillator is not available, an AED equipped with a pediatric dose attenuator is
preferred.
If neither is available, you may use an AED without a pediatric dose attenuator.
✔✔Main Parts of BLS - ✔✔Chest Compressions
Airway
Breathing
Defibrillation
✔✔Checking the Victim's Pulse - ✔✔Take at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
✔✔Compression to Ventilation Ratio - ✔✔30:2
✔✔Initial BLS Steps for Adults - ✔✔1. Assess the victim for a response and look for
normal or abnormal breathing. If there is no response and no breathing or no normal
breathing (ie, only gasping), shout for help.
2. If you are alone, activate the emergency response system and get an AED (or
defibrillator) if available and return to the victim.
3. Check the victim's pulse (take at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds).
4. If you do not definitely feel a pulse within 10 seconds, peform 5 cycles of
compressions and breaths (30:2) ratio, starting with compressions (C-A-B sequence).
✔✔If you do not definitely feel a pulse within 10 seconds, what should you do? - ✔✔If
you do not definitely feel a pulse within 10 seconds, peform 5 cycles of compressions
and breaths (30:2) ratio, starting with compressions (C-A-B sequence).
✔✔Step 1: Assessment and Scene Safety - ✔✔1. Make sure the scene is safe.
2. Tap the victim's shoulder and shout, "Are you all right?
3. Check to see if the victim is breathing. If a victim is not breathing or not breathing
normally (ie, only gasping), you must activate the emergency response system.
✔✔Agonal Gasps - ✔✔Agonal gasps are not normal breathing. Agonal gasps may be
present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.
QUESTIONS SET A+
AED - ✔✔Automated External Defibrillator
✔✔Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction - ✔✔Choking
✔✔High-Quality CPR - ✔✔- Start compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of
cardiac arrest.
- Push hard, push fast: Compress at a rate of at least 100/min with a depth of at least 2
inches (5 cm) for adults, approximately 2 inchest (5 cm) for children, and approximately
1 1/2 inches (4 cm) for infants.
- Allow complete chest recoil after each compression.
- Minimize interruptions in compressions (try to limit interruptions to <10 seconds).
- Give effective breaths that make the chest rise.
- Avoid excessive ventilation.
✔✔When do you start chest compressions? - ✔✔Within 10 seconds of cardiac arrest.
✔✔Compression Rate - ✔✔At least 100/min
✔✔Compression Depth (For Adults) - ✔✔At least 2 inches (5 cm)
✔✔Compression Depth (For Children) - ✔✔Approximately 2 inches (5 cm)
✔✔Compression Depth (For Infants) - ✔✔Approximately 1 1/2 inches (4 cm)
✔✔What should you do after each chest compression? - ✔✔Allow complete chest recoil
,✔✔Interruptions in Compressions - ✔✔Minimize interruptions to <10 seconds
✔✔Effective Breaths - ✔✔Make the chest rise and avoid excessive ventilation
✔✔AHA - ✔✔American Heart Association
✔✔ECC - ✔✔Emergency Cardiovascular Care
✔✔Adult Chain of Survival - ✔✔1. Immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and
activation of the emergency response system
2. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with an emphasis on chest compressions
3. Rapid defibrillation
4. Effective advanced life support
5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔CPR - ✔✔Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
✔✔Pediatric Chain of Survival - ✔✔1. Prevention of arrest
2. Early high-quality bystander CPR
3. Rapid activation of the EMS (or other emergency response) system
4. Effective advanced life support (including rapid stabilization and transport to definitive
care and rehabilitation)
5. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care
✔✔BLS Sequence of Steps (CAB) - ✔✔Chest Compressions
Airway
Breathing
✔✔Pulse Check - ✔✔If the victim is unresponsive and not breathing or only gasping,
healthcare providers may take up to 10 seconds to attempt to feel for a pulse (brachial
in an infant and carotid or femoral in a child).
If within 10 seconds you don't feel a pulse or are not sure if you feel a pulse, begin chest
compressions.
✔✔AED for Infants - ✔✔For infants, a manual defibrillator is preferred to an AED for
defibrillation.
, If a manual defibrillator is not available, an AED equipped with a pediatric dose
attenuator is preferred.
If neither is available, you may use an AED without a pediatric dose attenuator.
✔✔If a manual defibrillator is not available for an infant, what should be used? - ✔✔If a
manual defibrillator is not available, an AED equipped with a pediatric dose attenuator is
preferred.
If neither is available, you may use an AED without a pediatric dose attenuator.
✔✔Main Parts of BLS - ✔✔Chest Compressions
Airway
Breathing
Defibrillation
✔✔Checking the Victim's Pulse - ✔✔Take at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds
✔✔Compression to Ventilation Ratio - ✔✔30:2
✔✔Initial BLS Steps for Adults - ✔✔1. Assess the victim for a response and look for
normal or abnormal breathing. If there is no response and no breathing or no normal
breathing (ie, only gasping), shout for help.
2. If you are alone, activate the emergency response system and get an AED (or
defibrillator) if available and return to the victim.
3. Check the victim's pulse (take at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds).
4. If you do not definitely feel a pulse within 10 seconds, peform 5 cycles of
compressions and breaths (30:2) ratio, starting with compressions (C-A-B sequence).
✔✔If you do not definitely feel a pulse within 10 seconds, what should you do? - ✔✔If
you do not definitely feel a pulse within 10 seconds, peform 5 cycles of compressions
and breaths (30:2) ratio, starting with compressions (C-A-B sequence).
✔✔Step 1: Assessment and Scene Safety - ✔✔1. Make sure the scene is safe.
2. Tap the victim's shoulder and shout, "Are you all right?
3. Check to see if the victim is breathing. If a victim is not breathing or not breathing
normally (ie, only gasping), you must activate the emergency response system.
✔✔Agonal Gasps - ✔✔Agonal gasps are not normal breathing. Agonal gasps may be
present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.
