CPR Test American Heart Association
CPR Test: American Heart Association
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1. While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what Compressing to a depth of
action should you ensure is being accomplished? at least 2 inches
2. A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She Turn on the AED
is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have
a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical
technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED
arrives, what is the first step for using it?
3. After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare Follow the AED prompts
chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is
the next step when using an AED?
4. What should you do if you need to use an AED on Pull the victim out of the
someone who has been submerged in water? water, and wipe the chest
5. How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effec- Observing the chest rise
tive breaths when using a bag-mask device? with breaths
6. What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used 30:2 (30 compressions to
for 1-rescuer infant CPR? 2 breaths)
7. What is a consideraton when you are using an AED? On a hairy chest, the pads
may not stick and may fail
to deliver a shock
8. A 9-year-old child has suddenly collapsed. After con- 2 rescuers alternate giving
firming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer deter- high-quality chest com-
mines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for pressions
nearby help, and activates the emergency response
system. He immediately begins performing high-qual-
ity CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to assist in the
resuscitation attempt.
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CPR Test: American Heart Association
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8j8rud
1. While performing high-quality CPR on an adult, what Compressing to a depth of
action should you ensure is being accomplished? at least 2 inches
2. A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She Turn on the AED
is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have
a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical
technician, rushes to her with an AED. When the AED
arrives, what is the first step for using it?
3. After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare Follow the AED prompts
chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is
the next step when using an AED?
4. What should you do if you need to use an AED on Pull the victim out of the
someone who has been submerged in water? water, and wipe the chest
5. How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effec- Observing the chest rise
tive breaths when using a bag-mask device? with breaths
6. What ratio for compressions to breaths should be used 30:2 (30 compressions to
for 1-rescuer infant CPR? 2 breaths)
7. What is a consideraton when you are using an AED? On a hairy chest, the pads
may not stick and may fail
to deliver a shock
8. A 9-year-old child has suddenly collapsed. After con- 2 rescuers alternate giving
firming that the scene is safe, a single rescuer deter- high-quality chest com-
mines that the child is in cardiac arrest, shouts for pressions
nearby help, and activates the emergency response
system. He immediately begins performing high-qual-
ity CPR. Two additional rescuers arrive to assist in the
resuscitation attempt.
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