AHA CPR Written Exam Questions with Correct Answers

AHA CPR Written Exam Questions with Correct Answers How many parts are there in CPR? - 4 parts - Airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation What is the importance of recoil during compressions? - It enables heart refilling. What may occur in an incomplete recoil during compressions? - A reduction in the level of blood flow will occur, which chest compressions create. How far should a rescuer press down on an adult victim, when giving CPR with each compression? - 2 inches or 5 centimeters Duration needed for delivering a regular breath? - 1 second How many compressions must be delivered within 1 minute when giving adult CPR? - 100 compressions What is the ratio of compression - ventilation for an infant or child CPR? - 30:2 What is the ratio of compression - ventilation for adult CPR? - 30:2 As a rescuer, you must try minimizing interruptions that to less than how many seconds? - 10 seconds When one man adult CPR is being performed, what should be the duration for checking the breathing of the victim? - Minimum 5 seconds and maximum of 10 seconds (not more, not less!) When giving CPR to children and adolescent, how far should you pressing down on the victim? - 1/3 - ½ of the chest with every compression Give definition of cardiac arrest - Absence of cardiac mechanical activity When is the time CPR is highly effective? - immediately after a victim collapses What causes cardiac arrest on the most common level? - Respiratory arrest What are the 2 CPR indications? - Respiratory and Cardiac Arrests. Give definition of respiratory arrest. - Absence of breathing, with the presence of pulse. Give Chain of Survival's four components? - Early access, early defibrillation, early CPR, early advanced care. How many seconds are required for the completion of one CPR cycle? - 22 seconds. What age group infants fall into? - 1 month old - 12 months old What age group children fall into? - 1 year old - 14 years of age While dining with a friend they suddenly grab their throat and cannot speak or make any sound. You ask if they are choking and they nod their head to indicate "yes". How should you proceed? - Perform a series of rapid abdominal thrusts. A contractor is working on your home. He is electrocuted when his ladder touches a power line. He falls approximately 15′ on to soft grass. The scene is safe. The power line is intact and the ladder fell away from the patient. The patient is unconscious. An AED has been connected and advises that a shock should be delivered to the patient