CPR RECERTIFICATION TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
How many compressions per minute? - Answer-Perform 100-120 compressions per min
Clearing the airway - Answer-Check for any obstructions, such as tongue, foreign
objects, vomit, swelling or food blocking the patient's throat or windpipe (finger-swipe, if
necessary)
1) needs to be on a solid surface (on the backside).
2) kneel next to neck and shoulders.
3) open airway by tilting the head back with palm of one hand while gently lifting the
chin with your other hand.
4) For no more than 10 seconds, check for life
(listen for any sounds, put your cheek next to the patient's mouth to feel any breaths
while also looking for any motion)
5) if lifeless begin Mouth-to-Mouth procedure.
Can you perform chest compressions on patients who are obese or pregnant? -
Answer-Yes
Rescue breathing - Answer-perform mouth-to-mouth
(or mouth-to-nose, mouth-to-mask, and mouth-to-stoma)
Breathing tasks - Answer-While still performing the Airway technique...
- pinch the patient's nose shut.
- completely seal patient's mouth with your mouth
- breathe into patient until you see the chest inflate.
(If chest doen't rise, repeat the Airway technique -- give two breaths for 1 second each)
1 ventilation every 5-6 seconds - Answer-ventilation rate for an adult
1 ventilation every 3 seconds - Answer-ventilation rate for a child and infant
Head position for an infant - Answer-neutral
Head position for a child - Answer-slightly past neutral
Head position for an adult - Answer-full tilt/extension
, If the patron is unresponsive and not breathing but has a pulse ________ ________. -
Answer-continue ventilations
If a patron is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse _________ _______. -
Answer-begin CPR
What does CPR stand for? - Answer-cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What is the correct hand position for CPR? - Answer-nipple line
What rate should compressions be given? - Answer-100-120 per minute
At least 2 inches but not more than 2.4 inches - Answer-Compression depth for an adult
About 2 inches - Answer-Compression depth for a child
About 1.5 inches - Answer-Compression depth for an infant
Compression rate for single rescuer CPR - Answer-30 and 2
Compression rate for 2 rescuer CPR on an adult - Answer-30 and 2
Compression rate for 2 rescuer CPR on a child - Answer-15 and 2
Compression rate for 2 rescuer CPR on an infant - Answer-15 and 2
How do you do compressions on an infant with one rescuer? - Answer-two fingers on
the nipple line
How do you do compressions on an infant with two rescuers? - Answer-two thumbs on
the nipple line
According to the Red Cross when is a child considered an adult for CPR? - Answer-8
years old or older
Primary Assessment - Answer-A step within the patient assessment process that
identifies and initiates treatment of immediate and potential life threats (breathing, pulse,
responsiveness, bleeding)
What comes before the primary assessment? - Answer-First/Initial Impression and
Sizing up the scene, which should already be done if you lifeguard correctly
Secondary Assessment - Answer-after immediate life- or limb-threatening
injuries/illnesses have been identified, this more thorough evaluation is performed to
identify more subtle, yet still important, injuries (Use "SAMPLE")
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
How many compressions per minute? - Answer-Perform 100-120 compressions per min
Clearing the airway - Answer-Check for any obstructions, such as tongue, foreign
objects, vomit, swelling or food blocking the patient's throat or windpipe (finger-swipe, if
necessary)
1) needs to be on a solid surface (on the backside).
2) kneel next to neck and shoulders.
3) open airway by tilting the head back with palm of one hand while gently lifting the
chin with your other hand.
4) For no more than 10 seconds, check for life
(listen for any sounds, put your cheek next to the patient's mouth to feel any breaths
while also looking for any motion)
5) if lifeless begin Mouth-to-Mouth procedure.
Can you perform chest compressions on patients who are obese or pregnant? -
Answer-Yes
Rescue breathing - Answer-perform mouth-to-mouth
(or mouth-to-nose, mouth-to-mask, and mouth-to-stoma)
Breathing tasks - Answer-While still performing the Airway technique...
- pinch the patient's nose shut.
- completely seal patient's mouth with your mouth
- breathe into patient until you see the chest inflate.
(If chest doen't rise, repeat the Airway technique -- give two breaths for 1 second each)
1 ventilation every 5-6 seconds - Answer-ventilation rate for an adult
1 ventilation every 3 seconds - Answer-ventilation rate for a child and infant
Head position for an infant - Answer-neutral
Head position for a child - Answer-slightly past neutral
Head position for an adult - Answer-full tilt/extension
, If the patron is unresponsive and not breathing but has a pulse ________ ________. -
Answer-continue ventilations
If a patron is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse _________ _______. -
Answer-begin CPR
What does CPR stand for? - Answer-cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What is the correct hand position for CPR? - Answer-nipple line
What rate should compressions be given? - Answer-100-120 per minute
At least 2 inches but not more than 2.4 inches - Answer-Compression depth for an adult
About 2 inches - Answer-Compression depth for a child
About 1.5 inches - Answer-Compression depth for an infant
Compression rate for single rescuer CPR - Answer-30 and 2
Compression rate for 2 rescuer CPR on an adult - Answer-30 and 2
Compression rate for 2 rescuer CPR on a child - Answer-15 and 2
Compression rate for 2 rescuer CPR on an infant - Answer-15 and 2
How do you do compressions on an infant with one rescuer? - Answer-two fingers on
the nipple line
How do you do compressions on an infant with two rescuers? - Answer-two thumbs on
the nipple line
According to the Red Cross when is a child considered an adult for CPR? - Answer-8
years old or older
Primary Assessment - Answer-A step within the patient assessment process that
identifies and initiates treatment of immediate and potential life threats (breathing, pulse,
responsiveness, bleeding)
What comes before the primary assessment? - Answer-First/Initial Impression and
Sizing up the scene, which should already be done if you lifeguard correctly
Secondary Assessment - Answer-after immediate life- or limb-threatening
injuries/illnesses have been identified, this more thorough evaluation is performed to
identify more subtle, yet still important, injuries (Use "SAMPLE")
