4.15.R - Quiz: First Aid Flashcards
Before starting CPR, which of the following should you check? (Select all that apply.)
If an AED is immediately available, deliver one shock if instructed by the device, then begin CPR
Is the person conscious or unconscious?
Is the environment safe for the person?
What time it is
If the person appears unconscious, tap or shake his or her shoulder and ask loudly, “Are you OK?”
If an AED is immediately available, deliver one shock if instructed by the device, then begin CPR
Is the person conscious or unconscious?
Is the environment safe for the person?
If the person appears unconscious, tap or shake his or her shoulder and ask loudly, “Are you OK?”
When doing chest compressions while performing CPR, you should __________.
Use just your arms to push down on the chest
Watch for the chest to rise
Use your upper body weight (not just your arms) as you push straight down on (compress) the chest
Put your palm on the person’s forehead and gently tilt the head back
Use your upper body weight (not just your arms) as you push straight down on (compress) the chest
If you are not trained in CPR, provide hands-only CPR. This means __________ uninterrupted chest compressions a minute until paramedics arrive. You do not need to try rescue breathing.
80–100
40–60
60–80
100–120
10–20
100–120
What is the purpose of chest compressions in CPR?
To get a good workout
To clear the airway
To restore blood circulation
To breathe for the person
To restore blood circulation
The American Heart Association recommends the acronym CAB, which stands for __________.
Critical airway breathing
Calmly advising bystanders
Cardiopulmonary, arterial, bronchial
Compressions, airway, breathing
Compressions, airway, breathing
To restore a victim’s circulation, you should __________.
Place the victim on his or her back
Begin chest compressions
Call 911
Clear the airway
Begin chest compressions
If you are alone and you have determined that an adult victim is unconscious and has suffered from drowning or another form of suffocation, the first thing you should do is __________.
Call 911
Yell for help
Begin chest compressions and continue for one minute
Begin mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after clearing the airway
Call 911
The American Heart Association recommends that everyone begin CPR with __________.
Breathing for the person
Chest compressions
Checking for breathing
Clearing the airway
Chest compressions
When the heart stops, the lack of __________ can cause brain damage in only a few minutes.
Carbon dioxide
Brain fluid
Nerve response
Oxygenated blood
Oxygenated blood
In __________, the lower chambers of the heart (or ventricles) do not beat properly or normally; they quiver or shake irregularly and very rapidly.
Ventricular fibrillation (VFib)
Anaphylactic shock
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation (VFib)
Which two types of arrhythmia can lead to SCA?
Coronary infarction
Ventricular tachycardia
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Anaphylactic shock
Myocardial infarction
Ventricular fibrillation (VFib)
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation (VFib)
How many reports of AEDs delivering inappropriate shocks are reported nationwide each year?
Zero
Approximately five hundred
Approximately fifty
More than a thousand
Approximately three hundred
Zero
The most common cause of SCA is an arrhythmia called __________.
Ventricular fibrillation (VFib)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Ventricular tachycardia
Anaphylactic shock
Ventricular fibrillation (VFib)
If someone is having SCA, __________ and __________ can improve the victim’s chance of survival. (Choose two.)
Using an AED
Trying to get the victim to stand
Taking pictures
Giving CPR
Elevating the victim’s legs
Calling the victim’s nearest relative
Using an AED
Giving CPR
__________ of people who have sudden cardiac arrest die from it—most within minutes.
55%
95%
17%
100%
95%
