MD0532 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Exam Question and
Answers(Answered)
1.- A person's heart has suddenly and unexpectedly stopped beating (no pulse) Which of the
following terms best describes this event?
ANSWER: CARDIAC ARREST
2.- Backblows are used to try to remove an airway obstruction for which of the following
casualties?
ANSWER: INFANT ONLY
3.- You walk into a room and see that the only other person in the room is standing with a scar
look on his face. When he sees you, he quickly places his hands around his throat, but doe say
anything. What is he trying to indicate?
ANSWER: HE IS CHOKING
4.- Two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being performed on an unconscious a
Which of the following gives the appropriate CPR cycle?
ANSWER: ADMINISTER THIRTY CHEST COMPRESSIONS FOLLOWED BY TWO FULL
BREATHS.
5.- How should your arms be positioned when performing the chest compression portion of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult?
ANSWER: STRAIGHT WITH YOUR ELBOWS LOCKED
6.- You are administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compr far should the
sternum be depressed by the compression?
ANSWER: 1 TO 1 ½ INCHES
7.- You are administering rescue breathing to an adult casualty. You have checked the casual
pulse for the first time and found that his heart is still beating. Which of the following statements
is true?
ANSWER: YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHECK HIS PULSE AGAIN
8.- In which of the following cases would mouth-to-nose ventilations probably be preferred to
mouth-to-mouth ventilations when performing rescue breathing?
ANSWER: CASUALTY HAS A BROKEN JAW
, 9.- When performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an ac
casualty, where should the heel of your bottom hand be located?
ANSWER: JUST BELOW THE XIPHOID PROCESS OF THE CASUALTY'S STERNUM
10.- When two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed on an unconscious ac
what does the rescuer at the casualty's head do?
ANSWER: ADMINISTERS VENTILATIONS AND CHECKS THE PULSE
11.- Which of the following describes what happens during a normal inhalation?
ANSWER: THE DIAPHRAGM FLATTENS AND THE RIB CAGE RISES.
12.- You are administering one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an infant.
Which! the following describes a CPR cycle?
ANSWER: THIRTY CHEST COMPRESSIONS FOLLOWED BY TWO VENTILATIONS.
13.- You are preparing to administer chest thrusts to a sitting adult casualty in an effort to expe
13 airway obstruction. You should administer each thrust with
sternum:
ANSWER: 1 ½ TO 2 INCHES.
14.- You have just come upon an adult casualty lying on his back. He does not respond when
yo check him for consciousness. In addition, you see fluid draining from his ears. The casualty
probably suffering from which of the following?
ANSWER: A HEAD OR SPINAL INJURY
15.- You are going to check an adult casualty's pulse. What should you use to perform the
check:
ANSWER: YOUR INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
16.- You have found a person who apparently fell from a high wall. The casualty is lying on his E
and his back is in an abnormal position. What should you do now?
ANSWER: SHOUT, ARE YOU OK?
17.- When checking for a pulse in an adult or child, you will normally use the carotid arte
location will you probably use if the casualty is an infant?
ANSWER: THE ARTERY BETWEEN THE INFANT’S SHOULDER AND ELBOW
18.- You are preparing to administer rescue breathing to an adult casualty. How should you post
the casualty?
ANSWER: ON HIS BACK ON A FIRM SURFACE
19.- You are going to perform one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an
unconscious adult. Which of the following gives the appropriate CPR cycle?
Answers(Answered)
1.- A person's heart has suddenly and unexpectedly stopped beating (no pulse) Which of the
following terms best describes this event?
ANSWER: CARDIAC ARREST
2.- Backblows are used to try to remove an airway obstruction for which of the following
casualties?
ANSWER: INFANT ONLY
3.- You walk into a room and see that the only other person in the room is standing with a scar
look on his face. When he sees you, he quickly places his hands around his throat, but doe say
anything. What is he trying to indicate?
ANSWER: HE IS CHOKING
4.- Two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is being performed on an unconscious a
Which of the following gives the appropriate CPR cycle?
ANSWER: ADMINISTER THIRTY CHEST COMPRESSIONS FOLLOWED BY TWO FULL
BREATHS.
5.- How should your arms be positioned when performing the chest compression portion of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult?
ANSWER: STRAIGHT WITH YOUR ELBOWS LOCKED
6.- You are administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) chest compr far should the
sternum be depressed by the compression?
ANSWER: 1 TO 1 ½ INCHES
7.- You are administering rescue breathing to an adult casualty. You have checked the casual
pulse for the first time and found that his heart is still beating. Which of the following statements
is true?
ANSWER: YOU DO NOT NEED TO CHECK HIS PULSE AGAIN
8.- In which of the following cases would mouth-to-nose ventilations probably be preferred to
mouth-to-mouth ventilations when performing rescue breathing?
ANSWER: CASUALTY HAS A BROKEN JAW
, 9.- When performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an ac
casualty, where should the heel of your bottom hand be located?
ANSWER: JUST BELOW THE XIPHOID PROCESS OF THE CASUALTY'S STERNUM
10.- When two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed on an unconscious ac
what does the rescuer at the casualty's head do?
ANSWER: ADMINISTERS VENTILATIONS AND CHECKS THE PULSE
11.- Which of the following describes what happens during a normal inhalation?
ANSWER: THE DIAPHRAGM FLATTENS AND THE RIB CAGE RISES.
12.- You are administering one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an infant.
Which! the following describes a CPR cycle?
ANSWER: THIRTY CHEST COMPRESSIONS FOLLOWED BY TWO VENTILATIONS.
13.- You are preparing to administer chest thrusts to a sitting adult casualty in an effort to expe
13 airway obstruction. You should administer each thrust with
sternum:
ANSWER: 1 ½ TO 2 INCHES.
14.- You have just come upon an adult casualty lying on his back. He does not respond when
yo check him for consciousness. In addition, you see fluid draining from his ears. The casualty
probably suffering from which of the following?
ANSWER: A HEAD OR SPINAL INJURY
15.- You are going to check an adult casualty's pulse. What should you use to perform the
check:
ANSWER: YOUR INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
16.- You have found a person who apparently fell from a high wall. The casualty is lying on his E
and his back is in an abnormal position. What should you do now?
ANSWER: SHOUT, ARE YOU OK?
17.- When checking for a pulse in an adult or child, you will normally use the carotid arte
location will you probably use if the casualty is an infant?
ANSWER: THE ARTERY BETWEEN THE INFANT’S SHOULDER AND ELBOW
18.- You are preparing to administer rescue breathing to an adult casualty. How should you post
the casualty?
ANSWER: ON HIS BACK ON A FIRM SURFACE
19.- You are going to perform one-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an
unconscious adult. Which of the following gives the appropriate CPR cycle?
