HEARTSAVER EXAM PREP COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉You are having lunch with a friend at a restaurant. You both eat the
same dessert, and within a few minutes you notice your friend's face is
flushed. He says his throat feels tight and feels like it's closing. What
step in the adult Chain of Survival is described in this scenario?
Answer: Recognizing the emergency
◉What should you do when you phone your emergency response
number (or 9-1-1)? Answer: Answer all the dispatcher's questions
◉What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not
breathing (or is only gasping) and isn't responding? Answer: Start CPR,
and use an AED if one is available
◉What is a sign that an infant is not responding to the tap and shout?
Answer: The infant does nothing
◉How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when giving
chest compressions? Answer: At least 2 inches
, ◉When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow
someone else to take over compressions and breaths? Answer: About
every 2 minutes
◉How should you give breaths with a mask? Answer: Tilt the head and
lift the chin, and press the mask against the person's face to make an
airtight seal
◉You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person
arrives with an AED. What should you do next? Answer: Immediately
use the AED
◉How far should you push down when giving chest compressions to a
child who needs CPR? Answer: About 2 inches
◉You are performing CPR on a child when another person arrives with
the AED. You notice that the AED does not have child pads. What
should you do? Answer: Use the adult pads, making sure they do not
touch each other
◉What should you do if you are alone after giving 5 sets of 30
compressions and 2 breaths when performing CPR on an uninjured
infant? Answer: Carry the infant with you to phone 9-1-1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉You are having lunch with a friend at a restaurant. You both eat the
same dessert, and within a few minutes you notice your friend's face is
flushed. He says his throat feels tight and feels like it's closing. What
step in the adult Chain of Survival is described in this scenario?
Answer: Recognizing the emergency
◉What should you do when you phone your emergency response
number (or 9-1-1)? Answer: Answer all the dispatcher's questions
◉What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not
breathing (or is only gasping) and isn't responding? Answer: Start CPR,
and use an AED if one is available
◉What is a sign that an infant is not responding to the tap and shout?
Answer: The infant does nothing
◉How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when giving
chest compressions? Answer: At least 2 inches
, ◉When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow
someone else to take over compressions and breaths? Answer: About
every 2 minutes
◉How should you give breaths with a mask? Answer: Tilt the head and
lift the chin, and press the mask against the person's face to make an
airtight seal
◉You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person
arrives with an AED. What should you do next? Answer: Immediately
use the AED
◉How far should you push down when giving chest compressions to a
child who needs CPR? Answer: About 2 inches
◉You are performing CPR on a child when another person arrives with
the AED. You notice that the AED does not have child pads. What
should you do? Answer: Use the adult pads, making sure they do not
touch each other
◉What should you do if you are alone after giving 5 sets of 30
compressions and 2 breaths when performing CPR on an uninjured
infant? Answer: Carry the infant with you to phone 9-1-1
