CPR Test Review Questions with Complete Answers Rated A+

How many compressions per minute for EVERY age? - 100 - 120 minute What are rescue breaths? - Given to a person with a pulse, but not breathing How many rescue breaths for an adult? - Once every 5 - 6 seconds How many rescue breaths for an infant or child? - Once every 3 - 5 seconds Where do you check a pulse on an adult or child? - carotid Where do you check a pulse on an infant? - brachial How do you know if ventilations are effective - If the chest rises How long should each breath take to give? - about 1 second How do you allow the heart to fill back up with blood? - allow full recoil When should you use an AED on a person with no pulse? - as soon as it is available What is the first step in using an AED? - turn it on In the AHA chain of survival there is (in order) early activation of the EMS, early CPR, early AED, advanced life support, and ? - post cardiac arrest care What does ROSC stand for? - return of spontaneous circulation (pt. has a pulse again) What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children? - respiratory failure or shock Describe sudden cardiac arrest? - heart stops What is ischemia? - lack of oxygen to body tissues What is infarction? - tissue death What is a myocardial infarction - heart attack What do you look for in a stroke victim? - FAST (Face drooping, Arm drooping, speech problems, time) Where do you push down for CPR? - lower portion of the sternum How should you open a person's airway if there is no head or neck injury? - head tilt-chin lift How should you open a person's airway if there IS a head or neck injury? - jaw thrust How many breaths per minute do you give a victim with an advanced airway? (intubation tube) - Once every 6 seconds If you have enough team members, how many hands should the person giving breaths with a BVM use? - two After you check the scene for safety, what do you check next? - patient responsiveness (consciousness level) If you find that a victim is unconscious, what do you do next? - call for help, activate EMS, call 911