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Heartsaver Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-
quality adult CPR to improve survival?
Ans✅✅: Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at
least 2 inches
You are having lunch with a friend at a restaurant. You both eat the same
dessert, and within a few minutes you notice your friend's face is flushed. He
says his throat feels tight and feels like it's closing. What step in the adult
Chain of Survival is described in this scenario?
Ans✅✅: Recognizing the emergency
What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (or 9-
1-1)?
Ans✅✅: Answer all the dispatcher's questions
What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing
(or is only gasping) and isn't responding?
Ans✅✅: Start CPR, and use an AED if one is available
What is a sign that an infant is not responding to the tap and shout?
Ans✅✅: The infant does nothing
How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when giving chest
compressions?
Ans✅✅: At least 2 inches
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When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone
else to take over compressions and breaths?
Ans✅✅: About every 2 minutes
How should you give breaths with a mask?
Ans✅✅: Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against
the person's face to make an airtight seal
You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person arrives
with an AED. What should you do next?
Ans✅✅: Immediately use the AED
How far should you push down when giving chest compressions to a child who
needs CPR?
Ans✅✅: About 2 inches
You are performing CPR on a child when another person arrives with the AED.
You notice that the AED does not have child pads. What should you do?
Ans✅✅: Use the adult pads, making sure they do not touch each other
What should you do if you are alone after giving 5 sets of 30 compressions and
2 breaths when performing CPR on an uninjured infant?
Ans✅✅: Carry the infant with you to phone 9-1-1
How do you perform chest compressions on an infant?
Ans✅✅: Use 2 fingers to push straight down at least one third the
depth of the chest, or about 12 inches,
at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute
What is the correct position for giving abdominal thrusts if a child is choking
and is still responding?
Pretest - Stuvia US
Heartsaver Exam Questions and Correct
Answers
What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-
quality adult CPR to improve survival?
Ans✅✅: Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at
least 2 inches
You are having lunch with a friend at a restaurant. You both eat the same
dessert, and within a few minutes you notice your friend's face is flushed. He
says his throat feels tight and feels like it's closing. What step in the adult
Chain of Survival is described in this scenario?
Ans✅✅: Recognizing the emergency
What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (or 9-
1-1)?
Ans✅✅: Answer all the dispatcher's questions
What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing
(or is only gasping) and isn't responding?
Ans✅✅: Start CPR, and use an AED if one is available
What is a sign that an infant is not responding to the tap and shout?
Ans✅✅: The infant does nothing
How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when giving chest
compressions?
Ans✅✅: At least 2 inches
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 2
When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone
else to take over compressions and breaths?
Ans✅✅: About every 2 minutes
How should you give breaths with a mask?
Ans✅✅: Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against
the person's face to make an airtight seal
You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person arrives
with an AED. What should you do next?
Ans✅✅: Immediately use the AED
How far should you push down when giving chest compressions to a child who
needs CPR?
Ans✅✅: About 2 inches
You are performing CPR on a child when another person arrives with the AED.
You notice that the AED does not have child pads. What should you do?
Ans✅✅: Use the adult pads, making sure they do not touch each other
What should you do if you are alone after giving 5 sets of 30 compressions and
2 breaths when performing CPR on an uninjured infant?
Ans✅✅: Carry the infant with you to phone 9-1-1
How do you perform chest compressions on an infant?
Ans✅✅: Use 2 fingers to push straight down at least one third the
depth of the chest, or about 12 inches,
at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute
What is the correct position for giving abdominal thrusts if a child is choking
and is still responding?
Pretest - Stuvia US
