YMCA CPR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
To observe standard precautions means - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To
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follow a set of infection control practices used whether or not an
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infection is suspected | |
Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; early CPR with an
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emphasis on effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid
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defibrillation; early activation of the appropriate emergency response
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protocol; effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective
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post-cardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in which chain of
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survival? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Children and infants
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Early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency
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response protocol; immediate high quality CPR; rapid defibrillation;
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effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective postcardiac
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arrest care at a hospital are the links in which chain of survival? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Adults outside a hospital
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You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged
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man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment shows the man is
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unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid pulse. This
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condition is most likely caused by and treated with: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation | | | |
,You are providing care to a 23-year-old female found unresponsive on a
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couch at a party. She is breathing normally and has a pulse. You should
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immediately do which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Place
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her in the side-lying recovery position.
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You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is
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unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot feel a pulse.
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There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency response protocol
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is being activated. What is your next step? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Immediately provide CPR. | |
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, gasping, but you can
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clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Respiratory arrest | |
You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4
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minutes. An AED has just arrived. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-voice instructions. |
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found
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unresponsive with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is
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present. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Start CPR; 30:2
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compressions to ventilations. | |
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an
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energized power line. The scene has been made safe and you have
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, determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart and
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is indicating a shock is advised. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock. | | | | | | |
After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions | | | | | | |
given by the AED.
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When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the
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compression to ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression | | | | | | | |
method is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers
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encircling the chest | |
You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to
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assess for normal breathing, what should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Look at the face and chest for signs of breathing. | | | | | | | | |
While eating, an older woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot
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make any sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes. What
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should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Perform abdominal thrusts.
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You are alone with an adult man who is choking. Another person has
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gone to get more help. You are performing abdominal thrusts when he
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suddenly collapses. What should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Perform CPR and check the mouth for an object before rescue breaths.
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
To observe standard precautions means - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To
| | | | | | | |
follow a set of infection control practices used whether or not an
| | | | | | | | | | | |
infection is suspected | |
Prevention of airway and breathing emergencies; early CPR with an
| | | | | | | | | |
emphasis on effective rescue breaths and, if needed, rapid
| | | | | | | | |
defibrillation; early activation of the appropriate emergency response
| | | | | | | |
protocol; effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective
| | | | | | | | | |
post-cardiac arrest care at a hospital are the links in which chain of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
survival? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Children and infants
| | | | |
Early recognition of cardiac arrest and activation of an emergency
| | | | | | | | | |
response protocol; immediate high quality CPR; rapid defibrillation;
| | | | | | | |
effective BLS and ALS care and transportation; and effective postcardiac
| | | | | | | | |
arrest care at a hospital are the links in which chain of survival? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Adults outside a hospital
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You have responded to a report of an abrupt collapse of a middle-aged
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
man at a local office building. Your BLS assessment shows the man is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
unresponsive, not breathing normally, and has no carotid pulse. This
| | | | | | | | | |
condition is most likely caused by and treated with: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Sudden cardiac arrest; CPR, defibrillation | | | |
,You are providing care to a 23-year-old female found unresponsive on a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
couch at a party. She is breathing normally and has a pulse. You should
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
immediately do which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Place
| | | | | | | | |
her in the side-lying recovery position.
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You are attending to a 54-year-old man who collapsed suddenly and is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
unresponsive. He is not breathing normally and you cannot feel a pulse.
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There is no suspicion of trauma and your emergency response protocol
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is being activated. What is your next step? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Immediately provide CPR. | |
You are attending to a person who is unresponsive, gasping, but you can
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clearly feel a carotid pulse. What is the determined problem? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Respiratory arrest | |
You have been performing CPR on a 9-year-old child for about 4
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minutes. An AED has just arrived. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-voice instructions. |
You and another provider are attending to a 17-year-old boy found
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unresponsive with occasional gasps. You are not certain if a pulse is
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present. What should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Start CPR; 30:2
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compressions to ventilations. | |
A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an
| | | | | | | | | |
energized power line. The scene has been made safe and you have
| | | | | | | | | | | |
, determined he is in cardiac arrest. The AED has analyzed the heart and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
is indicating a shock is advised. What should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Clear the person and immediately deliver the shock. | | | | | | |
After delivering a shock with an AED, you should: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Immediately resume CPR and follow any instructions | | | | | | |
given by the AED.
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When two or more providers are performing CPR on an infant, the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
compression to ventilation ratio and preferred chest compression | | | | | | | |
method is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-15:2 with 2 thumbs and the fingers
| | | | | | | | | | |
encircling the chest | |
You have determined a 47-year-old man is unresponsive. In order to
| | | | | | | | | | |
assess for normal breathing, what should you do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Look at the face and chest for signs of breathing. | | | | | | | | |
While eating, an older woman suddenly grabs her throat and cannot
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make any sound. You ask, "Are you choking?" She nods yes. What
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should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Perform abdominal thrusts.
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You are alone with an adult man who is choking. Another person has
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gone to get more help. You are performing abdominal thrusts when he
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suddenly collapses. What should you do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Perform CPR and check the mouth for an object before rescue breaths.
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