CPR/AED Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking?
Clutching the throat
Coughing
Inability to speak or cry
Yelling out "I'm choking" - CORRECT ANSWER Clutching the throat
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CPR/AED Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Which of the following would you identify as the universal sign that a conscious person is choking? Clutching the throat Coughing Inability to speak or cry Yelling out "I'm choking" - CORRECT ANSWER Clutching the throat As you are giving vent ilations with a resuscitation mask, the victim vomits. Which of the following would you do first? Clear the airway of the vomit immediately. Reposition the victim's head to reopen the airway. Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side. Use greater force when ventilating to bypass the vomit - CORRECT ANSWER Turn the victim as a unit onto his or her side. You are providing care to a conscious infant who is choking. When giving chest thrusts, which of the following would you use? Fist of the hand Heel of the hand CPR/AED Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Two hands Two or three fingers - CORRECT ANSWER Two or three fingers You determine that a victim is unconscious but breathing. While waiting with the victim for more advanced medical personnel, you would position the victim: Face -up In a modified high arm in endangered spine (H.A.IN.E.S.) recovery position. On his or her abdomen On his or her side - CORRECT ANSWER Face -up While preparing to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim, you notice a medication patch on the victim's chest. Which action is most appropriate? Applying one of the pads directly over the patch Removing the patch with a gloved hand Placing one pad on the victim's chest and the other on his or her back Wiping the victim's chest dry, avoiding the patch - CORRECT ANSWER Removing the patch with a gloved hand You are giving ventilations to a 5 -year-old child using a resuscitat ion mask. You should give 1 ventilation about every: CPR/AED Exam Questions With Complete Solutions 1 second 2 seconds 3 seconds 5 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER 3 seconds Which of the following statements about bag -valve -mask resuscitators (BVMs) is most accurate? Bag-valve -mask resuscitators (BVMs) are readily available at all emergency scenes. Monitoring the victim for full exhalation is not required. Two rescuers need to operate the bagvalve - mask resuscitators BVM. When used by a single rescuer, bag -valve -mask resuscitators BVMs allow easy coordination with chest compressions. - CORRECT ANSWER Two rescuers need to operate the bagvalve - mask resuscitators BVM. When giving chest compressions to an adult, how would you position your hands? Side-by-side at the middle of the victim's chest Encircling the chest with the thumbs centered at the nipple line Heel of one hand on the center of the chest with the other hand on top
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