CPR/AED & O2 Administration Q&A
What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival? - (correct
answer)Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response
system
Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you
and the victim from disease transmission? - (correct answer)Resuscitation mask
When performing chest compressions during CPR, you should give compressions at a
rate of at least how many compressions per minute? - (correct answer)Between 100-
120
When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is choking, where should you position
your fist? - (correct answer)In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel.
You are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations to a child. After you position and
seal the mask, which of the following should you do next? - (correct answer)Tilt the
victim's head back to open the airway.
How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission
when providing care? - (correct answer)Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such
as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim
becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first? - (correct
answer)Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest
compressions.
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should: -
(correct answer)Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyse the heart rhythm.
, An AED has advised that a shock should be given. Which of following is appropriate? -
(correct answer)Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest? - (correct
answer)At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches.
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is: -
(correct answer)30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
While performing a primary assessment on an unresponsive adult who has been
rescued from the water, you find that they have only occasional gasps, no pulse and no
severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? - (correct
answer)Give 2 ventilations and begin CPR.
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should: - (correct
answer)Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an
infant, you should: - (correct answer)Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the
other on the back.
A 12-year-old child at a soccer game grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing
noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the
child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide? - (correct answer)Summon more advanced medical personnel and place
the victim into a position that helps breathing.
You are performing CPR on a victim and as assisting responder arrives. Which of
following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first? - (correct
answer)Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.
What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival? - (correct
answer)Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response
system
Which of the following is most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you
and the victim from disease transmission? - (correct answer)Resuscitation mask
When performing chest compressions during CPR, you should give compressions at a
rate of at least how many compressions per minute? - (correct answer)Between 100-
120
When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult who is choking, where should you position
your fist? - (correct answer)In the middle of the abdomen, just above the navel.
You are using a resuscitation mask to give ventilations to a child. After you position and
seal the mask, which of the following should you do next? - (correct answer)Tilt the
victim's head back to open the airway.
How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission
when providing care? - (correct answer)Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such
as disposable gloves and a breathing barrier, when providing care.
You are providing care to a patron who started choking on some food. The victim
becomes unresponsive. Which of the following should you do first? - (correct
answer)Lower the victim to the ground and begin CPR starting with chest
compressions.
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should: -
(correct answer)Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyse the heart rhythm.
, An AED has advised that a shock should be given. Which of following is appropriate? -
(correct answer)Tell everyone to stand clear of the victim
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When
performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest? - (correct
answer)At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches.
The cycle of chest compressions and ventilations in two-rescuer CPR for an infant is: -
(correct answer)30 chest compressions and 2 ventilations.
While performing a primary assessment on an unresponsive adult who has been
rescued from the water, you find that they have only occasional gasps, no pulse and no
severe life-threatening bleeding. Which of the following should you do next? - (correct
answer)Give 2 ventilations and begin CPR.
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should: - (correct
answer)Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil
If there is a risk of the AED pads touching each other, such as with a small child or an
infant, you should: - (correct answer)Place one pad in the middle of the chest and the
other on the back.
A 12-year-old child at a soccer game grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing
noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child's parent informs you that the
child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should
you provide? - (correct answer)Summon more advanced medical personnel and place
the victim into a position that helps breathing.
You are performing CPR on a victim and as assisting responder arrives. Which of
following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first? - (correct
answer)Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called.
