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Heartsaver CPR AED Questions and
Correct Answers
Adult
Ans✅✅: Anyone who has gone through or is going through puberty. When
in doubt, treat someone as an adult.
Responds
Ans✅✅: moves, speaks, blinks or otherwise reacts to you when you tap
him and ask if he's OK.
Unresponsive
Ans✅✅: Someone who doesn't "respond", does nothing when you tap him
and ask if he's OK.
Compression
Ans✅✅: Act of pushing on the chest.
CPR Compressions
Ans✅✅: Make sure the person is lying on his back on a firm, flat
surface.
Move clothes out of the way.
Put the heel of 1 hand on the lower half of the breastbone. Put the heel
of your other hand on top of the first hand.
Push straight down at least 2 inches at a rate of at least 100
compressions a minute.
After each compression, let the chest come back up to its normal
position.
CPR Compression Issue
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans✅✅: People often don't push hard enough because they're afraid of
hurting the victim. An injury is unlikely, but it is better than death.
It's better to push too hard than not hard enough.
How often should you switch compressors?
Ans✅✅: About every 2 minutes, moving quickly to keep the pause
between compressions as short as possible.
How do you open the airway?
Ans✅✅: Put 1 hand on the forehead and the fingers of your other on
the bony part of the chin.
Tilt the head back and lift the chin.
This is called a head tilt - chin lift.
How do you give breaths?
Ans✅✅: While holding the airway open, pinch the nose closed.
Take a breath. Cover the person's mouth with your mouth.
Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for the chest to begin to
rise as you give each breath.
What if the chest doesn't rise?
Ans✅✅: Allow the head to go back to its normal position. Then open
the airway again by tilting the head and lifting the chin. Then give
another breath. Make sure the chest rises.
Interruptions
Ans✅✅: Don't interrupt compressions for more than 10 seconds. If the
chest doesn't rise within 10 seconds, begin compressions on the chest
again.
How do you use a mask?
Pretest - Stuvia US
Heartsaver CPR AED Questions and
Correct Answers
Adult
Ans✅✅: Anyone who has gone through or is going through puberty. When
in doubt, treat someone as an adult.
Responds
Ans✅✅: moves, speaks, blinks or otherwise reacts to you when you tap
him and ask if he's OK.
Unresponsive
Ans✅✅: Someone who doesn't "respond", does nothing when you tap him
and ask if he's OK.
Compression
Ans✅✅: Act of pushing on the chest.
CPR Compressions
Ans✅✅: Make sure the person is lying on his back on a firm, flat
surface.
Move clothes out of the way.
Put the heel of 1 hand on the lower half of the breastbone. Put the heel
of your other hand on top of the first hand.
Push straight down at least 2 inches at a rate of at least 100
compressions a minute.
After each compression, let the chest come back up to its normal
position.
CPR Compression Issue
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 2
Ans✅✅: People often don't push hard enough because they're afraid of
hurting the victim. An injury is unlikely, but it is better than death.
It's better to push too hard than not hard enough.
How often should you switch compressors?
Ans✅✅: About every 2 minutes, moving quickly to keep the pause
between compressions as short as possible.
How do you open the airway?
Ans✅✅: Put 1 hand on the forehead and the fingers of your other on
the bony part of the chin.
Tilt the head back and lift the chin.
This is called a head tilt - chin lift.
How do you give breaths?
Ans✅✅: While holding the airway open, pinch the nose closed.
Take a breath. Cover the person's mouth with your mouth.
Give 2 breaths (blow for 1 second each). Watch for the chest to begin to
rise as you give each breath.
What if the chest doesn't rise?
Ans✅✅: Allow the head to go back to its normal position. Then open
the airway again by tilting the head and lifting the chin. Then give
another breath. Make sure the chest rises.
Interruptions
Ans✅✅: Don't interrupt compressions for more than 10 seconds. If the
chest doesn't rise within 10 seconds, begin compressions on the chest
again.
How do you use a mask?
Pretest - Stuvia US
