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First AID/ CPR Final Exam ReviewQuestions and Answers
What should you do if a person does not give consent? - -Call 911 but do not
give care
- What are the three steps to follow in an emergency? - -1.)Check the scene
and check the person.
2.)Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number.
3.)Care for the person based on the conditions you find.
- What are the only 3 reasons you should move a victim? - -1.) when you
are put in danger
2.) When you have to get to another person who may have a more serious
problem
3.) when you need to give proper care
- What are the signs of shock? - -weakness, dizziness, fatigue, naseua,
vomitting
- How do you treat Shock? - -1.)Lay the person down and elevate the legs
and feet slightly
2.) Keep the person still and don't move him or her unless necessary.
3.) Begin CPR if no signs of life
4.) Loosen tight clothing cover with a blanket if needed
5.) Don't let the person eat or drink anything.
6.) If the person vomits/bleeds from mouth turn onto side to prevent choking,
unless you suspect spinal injury.
- When giving a rescue breathe to an adult, you should give the breathe
over a period of about how long? - -One second
- how many chest compression's should you perform in a minute? - -100
- Why is CPR an important link in the cardiac chain of survival? - -It helps
circulate blood that contains oxygen to the vital organs until an AED is ready
to use or advanced medical personnel takes over
- When should you stop giving CPR? - -When there is VISIBLE signs of life
- When performing CPR on a child, what should the compression depth be
and cycle ratio? - -depth should be 2 inches and cycle ratio of 30 chest
compression and 2 rescue breathes
, - THE CYCLE OF CHEST COMPRESSIONS AND RESCUE BREATHS IN CPR IS: - -
30 chest compressions for every 2 rescue breaths
- How often should you give rescue breathes to an infant and what should
chest compression depth be? - -1 breathe every 3 seconds and depth should
be 1 1/2 with 100 compressions per minute
- Where should you place your hands when giving chest compressions to an
infant? - -two or three fingers in center of chest (lower half of sternum, just
below nipple line)
- What care should you give to an concious adult who is choking and cannot
cough, speak or breathe? - -give back blows and abdominal thrusts
- What are signals of trouble breathing? - -noisy and painful breathing,
usually deep or shallow breathing, change in skin color
- If a child is choking and has an obstructed airway where should you
position your first to give abdominal thrusts? - -just above the naval
- What should you do for a concious infant who is choking, coughing, and
cannot breathe or speak? - -give back blows and chest thrusts to clear
airway
- What are benefits to early defibrillator? - -increases chance of survival
- What does AED stand for? - -Automated External Defibrillator
- What is an AED and what does it do? - -a portable device that checks the
heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a
normal rhythm
- What should you do before the AED analyzes the rhythm? - -1. Turn on
AED
2. Expose persons chest and wipe the bare chest dry with small towel or
guaze pads
3. Apply the AED pads- one on upper right chest and other on left side of
chest
4. Plug AED into connector
- When you see a medication patch on a persons chest what should you do?
- -Remove patches with gloved hands and do mot waste time trying to
identify patches
NEVER apply AED on top of med patches
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