CPR Study

Question 1

EMS

Answer 1

Emergency Medical Services – a network of professionals who provide emergency care and transportation.

Question 2

Citizen Responder

Answer 2

A person who recognizes an emergency and chooses to act.

Question 3

Good Samaritan Law

Answer 3

Laws that protect people who provide reasonable assistance to those who are injured or ill.

Question 4

First Aid

Answer 4

Immediate care given to a person with an injury or sudden illness before advanced help arrives.

Question 5

Barriers to helping

Answer 5

Fear of doing something wrong, fear of being sued, assuming someone else will help.

Question 6

Emergency Action Steps

Answer 6

Tap and shout, call 911, check breathing, 2 rescue breaths, check pulse.

Question 7

Consent

Answer 7

Permission given by a person to receive care.

Question 8

Implied Consent

Answer 8

Assumed permission when the victim is unresponsive or unable to give consent.

Question 9

Questions to ask at the scene

Answer 9

What happened? Do you have any medical conditions? Are you taking any medications?

Question 10

Reasons to call 911

Answer 10

Unconsciousness, trouble breathing, severe bleeding.

Question 11

Carotid Pulse

Answer 11

Pulse felt on either side of the neck.

Question 12

Brachial Pulse

Answer 12

Pulse felt on the inside of the upper arm (used for infants).

Question 13

Signs of respiratory distress

Answer 13

Fast or slow breathing, gasping, wheezing.

Question 14

Complete airway obstruction signs

Answer 14

Inability to speak, breathe, or cough

Question 15

Conscious choking adult/child response

Answer 15

5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts.

Question 16

Conscious choking infant response

Answer 16

5 back blows, 5 chest thrusts using 2 fingers between the nipples.

Question 17

Unconscious choking adult response

Answer 17

30 compressions, check mouth and remove object, give 2 rescue breaths, repeat.

Question 18

Cardiovascular disease

Answer 18

A disease of the heart and blood vessels.

Question 19

Heart Attack

Answer 19

When blood flow to part of the heart is blocked, causing damage to heart muscle.

Question 20

Cardiac Arrest

Answer 20

When the heart stops beating properly. Needs immediate CPR.

Question 21

Heart attack symptoms

Answer 21

Chest pain, pain in arm/jaw/back, shortness of breath.

Question 22

Care for heart attack victim

Answer 22

Call 911, keep person calm, give aspirin if appropriate.

Question 23

When to give CPR

Answer 23

When the person is unresponsive and not breathing normally.

Question 24

Adult CPR cycle

Answer 24

30 compressions, 2 breaths.

Question 25

Child CPR cycle

Answer 25

30 compressions, 2 breaths.

Question 26

Infant CPR cycle

Answer 26

30 compressions, 2 breaths.

Question 27

Compression depth for adults

Answer 27

At least 2 inches.

Question 28

Compression depth for children

Answer 28

About 2 inches.

Question 29

Compression depth for infants

Answer 29

About 1.5 inches.

Question 30

Purpose of CPR

Answer 30

To manually pump blood and deliver oxygen to the body when the heart stops.

Question 31

Cardiac Chain of Survival – Step 1

Answer 31

Recognize emergency and call 911.

Question 32

Cardiac Chain of Survival – Step 2

Answer 32

Early CPR.

Question 33

Cardiac Chain of Survival – Step 3

Answer 33

Early defibrillation.

Question 34

Cardiac Chain of Survival – Step 4

Answer 34

Advanced life support.

Question 35

Cardiac Chain of Survival – Step 5

Answer 35

Integrated post-cardiac arrest care.

Question 36

AED

Answer 36

Automated External Defibrillator – a device that analyzes heart rhythm and delivers a shock if needed.

Question 37

Using an AED

Answer 37

Turn on, follow voice prompts, place pads, allow AED to analyze, give shock if advised.

Question 38

CPR adult/child hand position

Answer 38

Heel of one hand on top of the other, arms straight, on center of chest.

Question 39

CPR infant hand position

Answer 39

2–3 fingers just below the nipple line.

Question 40

Infant breathing rate

Answer 40

1 breath every 3 seconds.

Question 41

Child breathing rate

Answer 41

1 breath every 4 seconds.

Question 42

Adult breathing rate

Answer 42

1 breath every 5–6 seconds.

Question 43

Recovery position

Answer 43

Roll person onto side, stabilize with bent knees, keep head straight.

Question 44

Clearing vomit

Answer 44

Roll onto side and sweep out mouth with fingers.

Question 45

Modified recovery position

Answer 45

Person on side, head straight, knees bent to support posture.

Question 46

Adult AED pad placement

Answer 46

One pad above right nipple, one on lower left chest.

Question 47

Child AED pad placement

Answer 47

Same as adult, or front and back if pads touch.

Question 48

Infant AED pad placement

Answer 48

One pad on chest, one on back between shoulder blades.

Question 49

Shaclacky

Answer 49

Shaclacky, cardiac arrest