CPR Quiz
HS 349 L
1. The average rate of breathing for an adult is ____ to ____ breaths per minute:
a. 15 to 30
b. 8 to 15
c. 12 to 20
d. 25 to 50
2. In performing the "C" component of the Initial Assessment, check for the following except:
a. Breathing, coughing, movement
b. Hemorrhaging
c. Skin conditions- color and temperature
d. Change in mental alertness
3. True/False- Chest compressions should be delivered with sharp, bouncing movements.
4. True/False- Over-tilting the head of an infant to give rescue breaths can block the airway because of the pliability of the infant's soft tissues in their neck.
5. True/False- If you are chocking, it is not possible to effectively administer the Heimlich maneuver on yourself.
6. At an activity in the park you find an individual unconscious, lying prone. You immediately check for breathing and find that the person is not breathing. After placing the person in the supine position you open her airway and attempt to give a rescue breath, but your breath does not enter the lungs and the chest does not rise. What do you do next?
a. Give another breath and check for a pulse
b. Re-tilt the head and check for pulse
c. Re-tilt the head and give another breath
d. Immediately perform abdominal thrusts
7. Where should you place your fist to perform the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) on a very large person or pregnant woman?
a. Below the person's umbilicus
b. Between the person's umbilicus an xyphoid process
c. On the person's sternum
d. Just below the person's ribcage
8. When administering the Heimlich maneuver to a child or adult, abdominal thrusts should be performed:
a. Inward and upward
b. Straight inward
c. To the lateral sides of the abdomen
d. Inward and downward
9. In performing adult CPR, the ratio of chest compressions to ventilations (breaths) is:
a. 10 to 2
b. 15 to 2
c. 5 to 1
d. 12 to 2
10. When giving abdominal thrusts to a conscious, standing child victim, the thumb side of your fist should be placed:
a. Just below the xyphoid process
b. On the umbilicus
c. Just above the umbilicus
d. Over the lower right abdominal quadrant
11. What potential problem can result if rescue breaths are given to forcefully?
a. Gastric distension
b. Vomiting
c. Cardiac arrest
d. Both a and b
e. Both b and c
12. A person suddenly starts experiencing breathing difficulties. You ask that person if they can speak; they cannot, but are making some weak wheezing noises. You should:
a. Give the person back blows
b. Let the person alone and watch closely
c. Immediately lay the person down and begin rescue breathing
d. Give abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)
13. When performing rescue breathing on an adult, you should:
a. Always turn your head toward the victim's chest between breaths so you can observe the chest movement and take your next breath
b. Breathe quickly and forcefully to ensure adequate delivery of air to the victim
c. Deliver breaths lasting between 1/2 and 1 second
d. Take a Certs prior to initiation of rescue breathing so as not of offend the victim
14. A conscious person is coughing forcefully trying to dislodge an object. You should:
a. Immediately give the person 5 abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)
b. Do not intervene; let the person continue to cough as long as he or she can
c. Give the person 5 back blows
d. Place the person on their back and give CPR
15. In determining if an unconscious victim is breathing, you should check for:
a. Up to 5 seconds
b. 1 to 2 seconds
c. 3 to 4 seconds
d. Up to 10 seconds
16. If a victim vomits while you are performing CPR you should:
a. Continue to perform CPR with little or no interruptions
b. Perform abdominal thrusts to force the vomit out, wipe away any vomit and resume CPR
c. Deliver breaths with greater force to drive the air into the lungs
d. Roll the victim on his or her side, wipe away any vomit and resume breathing
17. If you suspect that a victim has a neck injury and is not breathing, you should first attempt to open the airway by:
a. Lifting the jaw upward (jaw thrust)
b. Pressing the jaw downward (jaw depression)
c. Opening the mouth as wide as possible
d. Performing the head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver
18. When giving chest thrusts to a choking infant, apply compression with two fingers:
a. One finger's width above the nipple line
b. On the center of the abdomen above the umbilicus
c. One finger's width below the nipple line
d. None of the above
19. In treating a conscious infant for an obstructed airway, which of the following is incorrect?
a. Perform 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts
b. Support the victim's head at all times
c. Perform a finger sweep only when a foreign object is seen in the infant's mouth
d. When delivering back blows and chest thrusts, the infants head should be slightly above the body to prevent pooling of blood in the infant's head.
20. After starting CPR in an adult victim, perform ____ cycles and then stop and check for signs of circulation.
a. 2
b. 6
c. 4
d. 12
21. When giving someone CPR, you should reassess the victim for signs of circulation every ______.
a. Few minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 10 minutes
d. 30 seconds
22. If a victim has a severe injury to the mouth, the recommended alternate way to give rescue breaths is to:
a. Give rescue breaths by covering both mouth and nose
b. Give rescue breaths by the mouth-to-nose method
c. Use a tube or straw to deliver the breaths into the victim's mouth
d. None of the above
23. When performing chest compressions on a child, you should compress the chest:
a. 1 to 1 1/2 inches
b. 1/2 to 1 inch
c. 1 1/2 to 2 inches
d. Never more than 1/2 inch
Matching
A. Adult only B. Child only C. Infant only
24. Compress chest 1 1/2 to 2 inches
25. Compress chest with heel of one hand
26. Compress chest with middle and ring fingers
27. Give one breath every 5 seconds during rescue breathing
28. Perform chest compressions to rescue breaths at a 15:2 ratio
29. True/False- It is best to give CPR on a soft, flexible surface.
30. True/False- At the end of one minute of CPR, you should reassess an adult victim, if he/she still has no signs of circulation; resume CPR by first performing chest compressions.
31. Fill in the blank- When giving CPR, chest compressions should be given at a rate of ____ compressions per minute.