THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR QUESTIONS WITH AGRADED ANSWERS

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR
QUESTIONS WITH AGRADED
ANSWERS

Module zs1: zsFirst zsAid, zsCPR, zsAED zsFoundations zs- zsANSWERS-

Q1: zsWhat zsis zsimportant zsfor zsJoe zsto zsdo zsbefore zshe zsapproaches zsNick? zs-
zsANSWERS-Check zsthe zsscene zsfor zssafety.



Q2: zsWhat zsshould zsJoe zsdo zsonce zshe zshas zsdetermined zsthat zsthe zsscene zsis zssafe?
zs- zsANSWERS-Form zsan zsinitial zsimpression, zsobtain zsconsent zsto zscare zsand zsuse

zsPPE.



Q3: zsWhen zsinterviewing zsthe zsperson zsto zsfind zsout zsmore zsinformation, zsit zsis
zsimportant zsto zsask zsspecific zsquestions. zsThe zsmnemonic zsSAM zsshould zsbe zsused zsto

zshelp zsyou zsremember zsto zsask zsthose zsquestions. zsWhich zsof zsthe zsfollowing zsare

zstopics zscovered zsby zsSAM? zsSelect zsall zsthat zsapply. zs- zsANSWERS-- zsMedications

zsand zsmedical zsconditions

- zsSigns zsand zssymptoms
- zsAllergies

Q4: zsJoe zsknows zsbased zson zsNick's zsanswers zsduring zsthe zsinterview zsand zsby zswhat
zshe zsobserves zsthat zshe zsshould zscomplete zsa zsfocused zscheck zswhere zson zsNick? zs-

zsANSWERS-Right zsarm zsand zselbow.



Module zs2: zsAdult zsCPR zsand zsAED zs- zsANSWERS-

Pre-Assessment zsQuestions zs& zsAnswers zs- zsANSWERS-

Q1: zsWhich zsof zsthe zsfollowing zswould zsindicate zscardiac zsarrest? zsSelect zs2 zsanswers
zs- zsANSWERS-Unresponsiveness

Not zsbreathing zsor zsgasping

Q2: zsIf zsyour zscheck zsof zsthe zsperson zsleads zsyou zsto zssuspect zsthat zsthey zsare zsin
zscardiac zsarrest, zswhich zsof zsthe zsfollowing zsactions zsare zsthe zscorrect zsactions zsyou

zsshould zstake zsin zsthe zscorrect zsorder zsof zstaking zsthem? zs- zsANSWERS-Call zsor zssend

zssomeone zsto zscall zs9-1-1 zsand zsget zsan zsAED zsand zsfirst zsaid zskit, zsBegin zsCPR; zsUse

zsan zsAED



Q3: zsHigh-quality zschest zscompression? zs- zsANSWERS-- zsCompression zsrate zsof zs100
zsto zs120 zsper zsminute

- zsMinimize zsinterruptions
- zsComplete zschest zsrecoil, zschest zsgoes zsback zsto zsnormal

, Q4: zsWhat zsis zsthe zscorrect zshand zsposition zswhen zsgiving zschest zscompressions zsto
zsan zsadult? zs- zsANSWERS-Heel zsof zsone zshand zsin zsthe zscenter zsof zsthe zsperson's

zschest, zsother zshand zson zstop; zsfingers zsinterlaced zsand zsup zsand zsoff zsthe zschest



Q5: zsWhen zsgiving zschest zscompressions zsto zsan zsadult, zswhat zsis zsthe zscorrect
zscompression zsdepth zsto zsuse? zs- zsANSWERS-At zsleast zs2 zsinches



Q6: zsWhen zsgiving zsbreaths zsto zsan zsadult, zsuse zsthe zshead-tilt/chin-lift zstechnique zsto
zsopen zsthe zsairway zsto zswhich zsof zsthe zsfollowing zspositions? zs- zsANSWERS-past-

neutral

Q7: zsIf zsyou zsare zsunable zsor zsunwilling zsfor zsany zsreason zsto zsgive zsbreaths zsduring
zsCPR, zswhat zsis zsthe zsbest zsaction zsto zstake? zs- zsANSWERS-give zscontinuous zschest

zscompressions



Q8: zsWhen zsplacing zsAED zspads zson zsan zsadult, zsyou zsshould zsuse zswhich zsof zsthe
zsfollowing zspreferred zspad zsplacements? zs- zsANSWERS-One zspad zson zsthe zsupper

zsright zsside zsof zsthe zschest zsand zsthe zsother zson zsthe zslower zsleft zsside zsof zsthe zschest,

zsa zsfew zsinches zsbelow zsthe zsleft zsarmpit



Q9: zsWhen zsusing zsan zsAED, zswhat zsis zsvery zsimportant zsto zsdo zswhile zsthe zsAED zsis
zsanalyzing? zs- zsANSWERS-Clear zseveryone zsfrom zstouching zsthe zsperson



Q10: zsAfter zsthe zsshock zsis zsdelivered zs(if zsadvised), zsyou zsshould zscontinue zsgiving
zsCPR zsuntil zswhich zsof zsthe zsfollowing? zsSelect zs6 zsanswers. zs- zsANSWERS-- zsYou

zsnotice zsan zsobvious zssign zsof zslife, zslike zsbreathing.

- zsAnother zstrained zsresponder zsis zsavailable zsto zstake zsover zscompressions.
- zsYou zsare zsalone zsand zstoo zstired zsto zscontinue.
- zsEMS zspersonnel zsarrive zsand zsbegin zstheir zscare zsof zsthe zsperson.
- zsThe zsscene zsbecomes zsunsafe.
- zsThe zsAED zsprompts zsyou zsto zsanalyze zsagain.

Q11: zsIf zsmore zsthan zsone zsresponder zsis zsavailable zsand zstrained zsin zsCPR, zswhen
zsshould zsthe zsresponders zsswitch? zsSelect zs3 zsanswers. zs- zsANSWERS-When zsthe

zsoriginal zsresponder zsis zstiring



After zsevery zsfive zscycles zsof zsCPR

About zsevery zs2 zsminutes

Module zs2 zsQuestions zs- zsANSWERS-

Q1: zsPaula zsis zsunresponsive zsand zsnot zsbreathing. zsShe zsdoes zsnot zsshow zsany
zssigns zsof zslife-threatening zsbleeding. zsWhat zsshould zsGary zsdo zsfirst? zs- zsANSWERS-

tell zssomeone zsto zscall zs9-1-1 zsand zsanother zsperson zsto zsgrab zsthe zsAED.

Q2: zsAs zsGary zsgives zscompressions, zshow zsshould zshe zsmaintain zshis zsbody zsposition
zsto zsensure zshe zscontinues zsto zsgive zseffective zscompressions? zs- zsANSWERS-His

zsshoulders zsshould zsremain zsdirectly zsover zshis zshands zswith zshis zsarms zsstraight zsand