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5. You are first on scene and the victim is unresponsive, pulseless and has vomited. You do not feel
comfortable performing mouth-to-mouth ventilation. What is the best approach?*
A. Wipe off the face or cover with a shirt
B. Compression only CPR
C. Go and get help
D. Do not initiate resuscitation
E. Compression only CPR has been shown to be effective. Leaving the victim significantly increases
mortality.
6. You are performing single person CPR. The AED (automatic external defibrillator) advises a shock. After
the shock is delivered what is the next immediate step?*
A. Call for help
B. Resume CPR with chest compressions
C. Check for a pulse
D. Resume ventilation
Do not stop to check for a pulse after a shock is delivered. 911 or EMS should have already been
summoned.
6. What is the main difference in care when finding an unresponsive adult versus an unresponsive child if
you must leave the person to activate EMS?*
A. There is no difference.
B. Perform CPR first when with an adult; go for help first when with a child.
C. Perform two minutes of CPR when with a child, then go for help; call for help immediately when with an
adult.
D. It depends on the age of the child.
When coming upon an unresponsive child who requires CPR, deliver five sets of compressions and breaths
before going for help. For an adult requiring CPR, call for help immediately and then return to the person to
begin CPR.8. You are attempting to relieve choking in an infant. The infant now becomes unresponsive.
What is the next step?*
A. Leave the infant to get help.
B. Do a blind finger sweep.
C. Begin CPR.
D. Do abdominal thrusts.
If an infant becomes unresponsive during attempt to relieve choking, position them on a firm, flat
surface and begin CPR.
10. The proper steps for operating an AED are:*
A. Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, shock the person, and analyze the rhythm
B. Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, analyze the rhythm, and shock the person
C. Go and gePower on the AED, analyze the rhythm, attach electrode pads, and shock the person
D. Power on the AED, shock the person, attach electrode pads, and analyze the rhythm
Power on the AED, attach electrode pads, analyze the rhythm, and shock the patient. The AED is very simple to
use. Follow the diagram or voice instructions given by the AED. Apply the pads properly and let the computer
determine if and when a shock is needed. Make sure no one is touching the person if the AED advises you to
push the shock button
1. How deep should you deliver chest compressions for adults?
A. 5 to 6 cm
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B. 1 inch
C. 2 to 3 cm
D. ½ inches
Answer: A. 5 to 6 cm is equivalent to 2 inches at most which is the standard of compression for adults and
children.
2. How many chest compressions per round should you deliver?
A. 20
B. 10
C. 30
D. 15
Answer: C. 30 compressions at a rate of 2 per second or 100 per minute at the average.
4. CPR aims to restart the heart.
A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
Answer: B. CPR aims to restore the beating and blood circulation, but not to restart the heart.
5. What does CPR stand for?
A. Cardiac passive resuscitation
B. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
C. Chest pulmonary revival
D. Cardio pulmonary rescue
6. An infant’s pulse should be checked by which artery?
A. Femoral B. Carotid C.
Radial
D. Brachial
Answer: D. Carotids is used only for adults.
17. Where should you place your hands on the chest of a victim when you are performing chest
compressions?
a. On the top half of the breastbone
b. Over the heart, on the left side of the chest at the nipple line c. Over
the very bottom of the breastbone, on the xiphoid
d. On the lower half of the breastbone, at the nipple line in the center of the chest
18. You are performing CPR on an unresponsive man who was found in his bed. What is your ratio of
compressions to ventilations?

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a. 30 compressions, then 2 ventilations b. 5
compressions, then 1 ventilation
c. 10 compressions, then 2 ventilations d. 15
compressions, then 5 ventilations
19. What is the correct rate or speed you should use to perform compressions for an adult victim of cardiac
arrest?
a. A rate of 60 times per minute
b. A rate of 80 times per minute
c. A rate of 100 times per minute
d. A rate of 120 times per minute
23. Which of the following most accurately characterizes when you should start chest compressions?
a. As soon as you find that there are no signs of circulation b. After
you have reassessed the victim's breathing
c. After giving the 2 initial ventilations
d. Whenever you find an unresponsive person
24. When you perform CPR, how do your chest compressions and rescue breathing help the victim of
sudden cardiac arrest?
a. CPR decreases the need for coronary artery bypass
b. CPR forces the heart in ventricular fibrillation to return to a normal heart rhythm c. CPR
has no effect on survival
d. Immediate CPR provides a flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and brain and "buys time" until
defibrillation
25. A 7-year-old boy is struck by a car in front of your house. You find him unresponsive and bleeding
from a wound on his forehead. How should you open his airway?
a. By tilting his head and lifting his chin
b. Jaw thrust with cervical spine immobilization
c. By sweeping out his mouth and pulling forward on his tongue d. By not
moving him at all because he might have a broken neck
2)Critical characteristics of high-quality CPR include which of the following?
a.Starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest
b.Allowing complete chest recoil after each compression
c.Minimize interruptions of CPR
d. All of the above
12.You assess that the patient still has a pulse, what is the next step in managing this case?
a.Begin CPR b.Open airway c.
Apply AED
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d.Look for a medical alert bracelet
14.Why are ventilations delivered to a pediatric arrest patient before seeking assistance in single rescuer
scenarios?
a.9-1-1 response times are generally slow b.The parents
are often nearby
c.Most pediatric cardiac arrests are due to respiratory arrest d.The use of
an AED is contraindicated in pediatric patients
17.What does AED stand for? a. Automatic
Energy Delivery b.Automated External Device
c. Automated External Defibrillator
d.Autonomous Energy Defibrillator

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