Entry Fire Fighter Test Questions with Verified Answers 2024

An infant's normal rate of breathing is? - Between 20 and 30 breaths per minute The normal rate of breathing for adults is? - Between 12 and 20 breaths per minute the normal pulse range for adults and adolescents is approximately - 60 to 100 beats per minute Which Artery should first responders use to check the pulse rate of a responsive infant? - Brachial artery Blood pressure is the measure of the force the blood experts on the walls of the arteries. It provides a functional status of? - The circulatory system Normal blood pressure for adults is generally within which of the following ranges? - 100-150/60-90 High blood pressure is associated with all but which of the following? - Hypotension The medical technique used by first responders to free a foreign object from the throat of a conscious victim is known as a ? - abdominal thrust Select the incorrect procedure to remove a foreign object from the airway of a conscious infant? - Apply chest compressions with the heel of one hand. A common and relatively safe rescue breathing method used today by firefighters is known as? - mouth-to-mask ventilation The rescue breathing rate for an adult victim is? - one second per breath A patient without a pulse requires the first responder to start? - CPR Without oxygen, brain cells begin to die in? - four to six minutes cpr should be administered by first responders on victims of? - cardiac arrest Adult CPR techniques are performed on patients aged? - 15 year old and up The automated external defibrillator (AED) is generally not utilized on victims who are? - infants younger than 1 year of age