Red Cross Certification |55 Questions and Answers with complete solution

What should you do if the person does not give consent? - do not give care but call 911 What is not an indication that an emergency has occurred? - children laughing and playing About how many seconds should you check for breathing? - no more than 10 seconds You determine that a person may be in shock. You do not do... - give them water By following standard precautions to protect yourself and the injured or ill person, you can: - minimize the risk of disease transmission When giving a rescue breath during CPR, each breath should last about - 1 second The cycle of chest compressions and rescue breaths in CPR is: - 30:2 About how many cycles of CPR should you perform in 2 minutes? - 5 When you give care to an adult where should you position your fist to give abdominal thrusts? - in the middle of the abdomen just above the naval Effective chest compressions: - allow the chest to return to its normal position , are delivered fast , about 100 compressions per minute , are smooth regular and given straight up and down If a person is suffering from pain or discomfort in the chest that lasts more than 3-5 minutes - They are most likely having a heart attack