AHA CPR Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
As soon as an AED becomes available, which of the following is the first step you
should
perform to operate the AED - Correct answer-Turn on the AED
During 2-rescuer CPR, one rescuer provides chest compressions. What is the role
of the
second rescuer? - Correct answer-Maintain an open airway and give breaths
If a victim of foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, after you
send someone
to activate the emergency response system, what is the next recommended action?
- Correct answer-Start CPR, beginning with compressions
What are the correct compression and ventilation rates for 2-rescuer CPR in the
presence of
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, an advanced airway in an adult victim? - Correct answer-Compress at a rate of at
least 100 per minute, with 1 breath every 6 to 8 seconds.
What is the best action to relieve severe choking in a responsive infant? - Correct
answer-Begin cycles of 5 back slaps, followed by 5 chest thrusts.
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim with no
suspected neck injury? - Correct answer-Use the head tilt - chin lift
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR? - Correct
answer-30:2
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 2-rescuer child CPR? - Correct
answer-15:2
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 2-rescuer infant CPR? - Correct
answer-15:2
What is the maximum amount of time you should use to check for a pulse? -
Correct answer-10 seconds
What is the preferred technique for providing chest compressions during 2-rescuer
CPR for an
infant? - Correct answer-The 2 thumb-encircling hands technique
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Graded A+
As soon as an AED becomes available, which of the following is the first step you
should
perform to operate the AED - Correct answer-Turn on the AED
During 2-rescuer CPR, one rescuer provides chest compressions. What is the role
of the
second rescuer? - Correct answer-Maintain an open airway and give breaths
If a victim of foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, after you
send someone
to activate the emergency response system, what is the next recommended action?
- Correct answer-Start CPR, beginning with compressions
What are the correct compression and ventilation rates for 2-rescuer CPR in the
presence of
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, an advanced airway in an adult victim? - Correct answer-Compress at a rate of at
least 100 per minute, with 1 breath every 6 to 8 seconds.
What is the best action to relieve severe choking in a responsive infant? - Correct
answer-Begin cycles of 5 back slaps, followed by 5 chest thrusts.
What is the best way to open the airway of an unresponsive victim with no
suspected neck injury? - Correct answer-Use the head tilt - chin lift
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR? - Correct
answer-30:2
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 2-rescuer child CPR? - Correct
answer-15:2
What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 2-rescuer infant CPR? - Correct
answer-15:2
What is the maximum amount of time you should use to check for a pulse? -
Correct answer-10 seconds
What is the preferred technique for providing chest compressions during 2-rescuer
CPR for an
infant? - Correct answer-The 2 thumb-encircling hands technique
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