Pretest cpr 2010
1. A 52-year-old man collapses at the fitness center after a workout. To determine whether he is in cardiac arrest, you should check for signs of circulation. Part of this assessment is the pulse check. What is the preferred site for a pulse check in this adult victim?
a. At the radial artery of the wrist
b. At the brachial artery of the arm
c. At the carotid artery of the neck
d. On the chest over the heart
2. How far down should the sternum be depressed while performing a chest compression on an adult
a. 1/2 to 1 inch
b. 2 to 2 1/2 inches
c. 1 to 1 1/2 inches
d. 1 1/2 to 2 inches
3. When rescue breathing for an Adult with a pulse, give one ventilation every
a. 3 to 4 seconds
b. 5 to 6 seconds
c. 2 seconds
d. 1 seconds
4. Which of the following statements best describes why you should minimize interruptions when giving chest compressions to any victim of cardiac arrest?
a. You do not need to worry about interrupting chest compressions
b. Minimizing interruptions means you will not be as tired giving CPR
c. Only advanced care professionals need to worry about minimizing interruptions
d. If you minimize interruptions in chest compressions, you will increase the victim’s chances of survival
5. What is the rate of chest compressions for an Adult in one minute
a. 80-100 compressions per minute
b. 100 compressions per minute
c. 100 plus compression per minute
d. 120 compressions per minute
6. . What is the rate of chest compressions for a Child in one minute
a. 80-100 compressions per minute
b. 100 compressions per minute
c. 100 plus compression per minute
d. 120 compressions per minute
7. . When do you get help for an unresponsive Adult victim
a. After two minute of resuscitative efforts
b. After opening the airway and checking for a pulse
c. Immediately after checking for responsiveness
d. Once the ABC's have been assessed
8. When do you get help for an unresponsive Child or Infant victim, when you are alone
a. After two minute of resuscitative efforts
b. After opening the airway and checking for a pulse
c. Immediately after checking for responsiveness
d. Once the ABC's have been established
9. What is the most common cardiac rhythm that an adult is most likely to experience in early cardiac arrest
a. Ventricular tachycardia
b. Asystole
c. Pulseless electrical activity
d. Ventricular fibrillation
10. . What is the ratio of compressions to ventilations when performing one rescuer CPR on an Adult
a. 2 to 15
b. 5 to 1
c. 15 to 2
d. 30 to 2
11. . What is the ratio of compressions to ventilations when performing one rescuer CPR on an Child
a. 2 to 15
b. 30 to 2
c. 15 to 2
d. 2 to 30
12. Pulse check location for a Child
a. Carotid
b. Brachial
c. Femoral
d. Radial
13. When do you reassess a victim once CPR is started
a. After two minutes of CPR
b. After one minute and then every few minutes after that
c. After 4 cycles
d. After three minutes of chest compressions
14 When do you get help for a conscious choking adult, if you are alone
a. Immediately
b. After one minute of choking procedures
c. When the victim becomes unresponsive
d. Once they become unresponsive and a minute of CPR is completed
15 Where should you place your hands on the chest of a victim when you are performing chest compressions?
a. On the top half of the breastbone
b. Over the heart, on the left side of the chest at the nipple line
c. Over the very bottom of the breastbone, on the xiphoid
d. On the lower half of the breastbone, at the nipple line in the center of the chest
16 . When using a bag-valve-mask as a single rescuer how is the mask held to the face
a. Use a "u" clamp
b. Use a "c" clamp
c. Use a "n" clamp
d. Use a jaw thrust clamp
17. What is the preferred method to open the airway of a non-trauma victim
a. Head tilt, jaw thrust
b. Jaw thrust
c. Head tilt, chin lift
d. Head tilt, neck lift
18 . When is compression only CPR recommended with no ventilations
a. When the victim was breathing just before going into cardiac arrest
b. When the victim has a communicable disease, even if a barrier device is available
c. When a lay person with no CPR training is on the phone with 911 and the dispatcher is giving instructions to the lay rescuer
d. The first 10 minutes of cardiac arrest because the body is oxygenated
19. . What is the name given to the position of placing the victim on their side
a. Prone
b. Recovery position
c. Shock position
d. Lateral adduction position
20. What is the best way for a rescuer to know that a rescue breath for an infant victim is effective?
a. The stomach rises visibly
b. The chest rises visibly
c. An infant ventilation bag is completely compressed
d. The rescuer can hear an air leak around the mask