CPR Final Exam Review Questions & Answers
1.Compressions on an adult should be what in depth?
ANS at least 2 inches
2.The first step when the AED arrives
ANS turn it on
3.When should you follow the AED prompts?
ANS When the AED pads are attached to the victim and ventricular
fibrilation is detected.
4.If a victim needs an AED and that person has been submerged in water be
sure to
ANS pull the victim out of the water and wipe the chest.
5.Observe the chest rise with breaths when using
ANS a bag-mask device
6.Compression / breath rate for a 1-rescuer infant CPR is
ANS 30 compressions to 2 breaths
7.The AED pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock on
ANS a hairy chest
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, 8.During 2-rescuer CPR be sure to alternate the compressor role every
ANS 2 minutes
9.Knowing your limitations
ANS Team dynamic element where members of the team know their
boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt worsens.
10.When a victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes
unrespon- sive be sure to start CPR, beginning with
ANS Chest compressions
11.Defibrillation is important because it can
ANS restore a regu- lar cardiac rhythm
12.Begin high quality CPR when the person is
, , and
ANS unresponsive you hear gasping sounds
there is no pulse
13.Compression rate for adult/infant/child
ANS 100 to 120 per minute
14.Compression depth for a child victim is
ANS 1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches (5 cm)
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1.Compressions on an adult should be what in depth?
ANS at least 2 inches
2.The first step when the AED arrives
ANS turn it on
3.When should you follow the AED prompts?
ANS When the AED pads are attached to the victim and ventricular
fibrilation is detected.
4.If a victim needs an AED and that person has been submerged in water be
sure to
ANS pull the victim out of the water and wipe the chest.
5.Observe the chest rise with breaths when using
ANS a bag-mask device
6.Compression / breath rate for a 1-rescuer infant CPR is
ANS 30 compressions to 2 breaths
7.The AED pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock on
ANS a hairy chest
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, 8.During 2-rescuer CPR be sure to alternate the compressor role every
ANS 2 minutes
9.Knowing your limitations
ANS Team dynamic element where members of the team know their
boundaries and ask for help before the resuscitation attempt worsens.
10.When a victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes
unrespon- sive be sure to start CPR, beginning with
ANS Chest compressions
11.Defibrillation is important because it can
ANS restore a regu- lar cardiac rhythm
12.Begin high quality CPR when the person is
, , and
ANS unresponsive you hear gasping sounds
there is no pulse
13.Compression rate for adult/infant/child
ANS 100 to 120 per minute
14.Compression depth for a child victim is
ANS 1/3 the depth of the chest or about 2 inches (5 cm)
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