AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CPR
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
While dining with a friend they suddenly grab their throat and cannot speak or make any
sound. You ask if they are choking and they nod their head to indicate "yes". How
should you proceed? - Answer-Perform a series of rapid abdominal thrusts.
A contractor is working on your home. He is electrocuted when his ladder touches a
power line. He falls approximately 15′ on to soft grass. The scene is safe. The power
line is intact and the ladder fell away from the patient. The patient is unconscious. An
AED has been connected and advises that a shock should be delivered to the patient.
What should you do? - Answer-Ensure everyone is clear of the patient and then deliver
the shock.
While performing CPR your chest compressions should be: - Answer-Hard and fast,
with as few interruptions as possible.
You are helping an adult male who was thrown off a snow mobile at 50 MPH. He is
unconscious and does not appear to be breathing. He does have a strong pulse. There
is blood visible on both legs. How should you open the airway to give rescue breaths? -
Answer-Jaw thrust, without tilting the neck
While in a store you see someone suddenly collapse. The victim is a middle-aged
woman who is not responding, unconscious, and gasping occasionally. What is the
most likely cause and appropriate treatment? - Answer-Sudden Cardiac Arrest - [CPR,
Defibrillation with an AED]
What is the first link in the adult "chain of survival"? - Answer-Early recognition
You are babysitting an 8 month old child who is crawling on the floor when they
suddenly starts coughing and gagging. What should you do? - Answer-Closely observe
the child in case the symptoms worsen, at which time you must take action
What is the proper hand position when performing chest compressions on a 6 year old?
- Answer-With one or two hands, lower half of breast bone
If you are performing CPR on a child and their chest does not rise with the first breath,
what should you do? - Answer-Adjust the airway and give your second breath
You are a school counsellor and enter an empty classroom to find two 11 year olds, one
of whom is unconscious, appears blue, and has labored gasping breathing. The victim's
friend tells you she collapsed after playing the "choking game". What do you need to
do? - Answer-Send the friend to call for help and check for a carotid pulse
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
While dining with a friend they suddenly grab their throat and cannot speak or make any
sound. You ask if they are choking and they nod their head to indicate "yes". How
should you proceed? - Answer-Perform a series of rapid abdominal thrusts.
A contractor is working on your home. He is electrocuted when his ladder touches a
power line. He falls approximately 15′ on to soft grass. The scene is safe. The power
line is intact and the ladder fell away from the patient. The patient is unconscious. An
AED has been connected and advises that a shock should be delivered to the patient.
What should you do? - Answer-Ensure everyone is clear of the patient and then deliver
the shock.
While performing CPR your chest compressions should be: - Answer-Hard and fast,
with as few interruptions as possible.
You are helping an adult male who was thrown off a snow mobile at 50 MPH. He is
unconscious and does not appear to be breathing. He does have a strong pulse. There
is blood visible on both legs. How should you open the airway to give rescue breaths? -
Answer-Jaw thrust, without tilting the neck
While in a store you see someone suddenly collapse. The victim is a middle-aged
woman who is not responding, unconscious, and gasping occasionally. What is the
most likely cause and appropriate treatment? - Answer-Sudden Cardiac Arrest - [CPR,
Defibrillation with an AED]
What is the first link in the adult "chain of survival"? - Answer-Early recognition
You are babysitting an 8 month old child who is crawling on the floor when they
suddenly starts coughing and gagging. What should you do? - Answer-Closely observe
the child in case the symptoms worsen, at which time you must take action
What is the proper hand position when performing chest compressions on a 6 year old?
- Answer-With one or two hands, lower half of breast bone
If you are performing CPR on a child and their chest does not rise with the first breath,
what should you do? - Answer-Adjust the airway and give your second breath
You are a school counsellor and enter an empty classroom to find two 11 year olds, one
of whom is unconscious, appears blue, and has labored gasping breathing. The victim's
friend tells you she collapsed after playing the "choking game". What do you need to
do? - Answer-Send the friend to call for help and check for a carotid pulse
