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First AID/ CPR Final Exam Review
Questions With Verified Answers
What should you do if a person does not give consent? - answer✔Call 911 but do not give care
What are the three steps to follow in an emergency? - answer✔1.)Check the scene and check
the person.
2.)Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
3.)Care for the person based on the conditions you find.
What are the only 3 reasons you should move a victim? - answer✔1.) when you are put in
danger
2.) When you have to get to another person who may have a more serious problem
3.) when you need to give proper care
What are the signs of shock? - answer✔weakness, dizziness, fatigue, naseua, vomitting
How do you treat Shock? - answer✔1.)Lay the person down and elevate the legs and feet
slightly
2.) Keep the person still and don't move him or her unless necessary.
3.) Begin CPR if no signs of life
4.) Loosen tight clothing cover with a blanket if needed
5.) Don't let the person eat or drink anything.
6.) If the person vomits/bleeds from mouth turn onto side to prevent choking, unless you
suspect spinal injury.
When giving a rescue breathe to an adult, you should give the breathe over a period of about
how long? - answer✔One second
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how many chest compression's should you perform in a minute? - answer✔100
Why is CPR an important link in the cardiac chain of survival? - answer✔It helps circulate blood
that contains oxygen to the vital organs until an AED is ready to use or advanced medical
personnel takes over
When should you stop giving CPR? - answer✔When there is VISIBLE signs of life
When performing CPR on a child, what should the compression depth be and cycle ratio? -
answer✔depth should be 2 inches and cycle ratio of 30 chest compression and 2 rescue
breathes
THE CYCLE OF CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND RESCUE BREATHS IN CPR IS: - answer✔30 chest
compressions for every 2 rescue breaths
How often should you give rescue breathes to an infant and what should chest compression
depth be? - answer✔1 breathe every 3 seconds and depth should be 1 1/2 with 100
compressions per minute
Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant? -
answer✔two or three fingers in center of chest (lower half of sternum, just below nipple line)
What care should you give to an concious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak or
breathe? - answer✔give back blows and abdominal thrusts
What are signals of trouble breathing? - answer✔noisy and painful breathing, usually deep or
shallow breathing, change in skin color
If a child is choking and has an obstructed airway where should you position your first to give
abdominal thrusts? - answer✔just above the naval
What should you do for a concious infant who is choking, coughing, and cannot breathe or
speak? - answer✔give back blows and chest thrusts to clear airway
What are benefits to early defibrillator? - answer✔increases chance of survival
What does AED stand for? - answer✔Automated External Defibrillator
What is an AED and what does it do? - answer✔a portable device that checks the heart rhythm
and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm
What should you do before the AED analyzes the rhythm? - answer✔1. Turn on AED
2. Expose persons chest and wipe the bare chest dry with small towel or guaze pads
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First AID/ CPR Final Exam Review
Questions With Verified Answers
What should you do if a person does not give consent? - answer✔Call 911 but do not give care
What are the three steps to follow in an emergency? - answer✔1.)Check the scene and check
the person.
2.)Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
3.)Care for the person based on the conditions you find.
What are the only 3 reasons you should move a victim? - answer✔1.) when you are put in
danger
2.) When you have to get to another person who may have a more serious problem
3.) when you need to give proper care
What are the signs of shock? - answer✔weakness, dizziness, fatigue, naseua, vomitting
How do you treat Shock? - answer✔1.)Lay the person down and elevate the legs and feet
slightly
2.) Keep the person still and don't move him or her unless necessary.
3.) Begin CPR if no signs of life
4.) Loosen tight clothing cover with a blanket if needed
5.) Don't let the person eat or drink anything.
6.) If the person vomits/bleeds from mouth turn onto side to prevent choking, unless you
suspect spinal injury.
When giving a rescue breathe to an adult, you should give the breathe over a period of about
how long? - answer✔One second
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how many chest compression's should you perform in a minute? - answer✔100
Why is CPR an important link in the cardiac chain of survival? - answer✔It helps circulate blood
that contains oxygen to the vital organs until an AED is ready to use or advanced medical
personnel takes over
When should you stop giving CPR? - answer✔When there is VISIBLE signs of life
When performing CPR on a child, what should the compression depth be and cycle ratio? -
answer✔depth should be 2 inches and cycle ratio of 30 chest compression and 2 rescue
breathes
THE CYCLE OF CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND RESCUE BREATHS IN CPR IS: - answer✔30 chest
compressions for every 2 rescue breaths
How often should you give rescue breathes to an infant and what should chest compression
depth be? - answer✔1 breathe every 3 seconds and depth should be 1 1/2 with 100
compressions per minute
Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an infant? -
answer✔two or three fingers in center of chest (lower half of sternum, just below nipple line)
What care should you give to an concious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak or
breathe? - answer✔give back blows and abdominal thrusts
What are signals of trouble breathing? - answer✔noisy and painful breathing, usually deep or
shallow breathing, change in skin color
If a child is choking and has an obstructed airway where should you position your first to give
abdominal thrusts? - answer✔just above the naval
What should you do for a concious infant who is choking, coughing, and cannot breathe or
speak? - answer✔give back blows and chest thrusts to clear airway
What are benefits to early defibrillator? - answer✔increases chance of survival
What does AED stand for? - answer✔Automated External Defibrillator
What is an AED and what does it do? - answer✔a portable device that checks the heart rhythm
and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm
What should you do before the AED analyzes the rhythm? - answer✔1. Turn on AED
2. Expose persons chest and wipe the bare chest dry with small towel or guaze pads
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