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What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-quality adult CPR to improve survival?

Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 1 inch.

Rate of 80-100 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches.

Rate of no more than 60 compressions per minute and depth of at least 1 inch.

Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches.

You are having lunch at a restaurant when a woman at the next table collapses. You immediately tap and shout, with no response, and phone-911. What step in the adult Chain of Survival is described in this scenario.

Defibrillation

High-quality CPR

Activiation of emergency response

Recovery

What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (or 911)?

Tell the dispatcher to call you back

Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred

Answer all the dispatcher’s questions

Give the dispatcher only the victim’s information

What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing (or is only gasping) and isn’t responding?

Shout for help, and stay with the victim until someone with more advanced training arrives.

Send someone to get the AED, to minimize the number of people involved.

Perform CPR only, and leave the AED for someone with more advanced training to use.

Start CPR, and use an AED if one is available

You come across an adult lying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What should you do next?

Check for breathing for at least 10 seconds.

Shout for help. Phone or have someone else phone the emergency response number or 911 and get an AED if one is available.

Continue tapping and shouting until the person becomes responsive.

Slap the person on the back to see if an object is lodged in the throat.

How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when given chest compressions?

One half the depth of the chest

Only 1 inch

At least 2 inches

One third the depth of the chest

When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone else to take over compressions and breaths?

Every 5 minutes

After each set of 30 compressions and 30 breaths

After each set of 100 compressions and 2 breaths

About every 2 minutes

How should you give breaths with a mask?

Tilt the head and cover the face completely with the mask

Tilt the chin and press the mask against the person’s nose

Tilt the head back far enough to open the person’s mouth, and gently place the mask on the person’s face

Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against a person’s face to make an airtight seal.

You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person arrives with an AED. What should you do next?

Immediately use the AED

Put a blanket on the person receiving CPR

Finish whichever set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths you’re working on

Make sure someone has phoned the emergency response number (911)

What should you do if a choking adult stops responding?

Give forceful breaths to push the object down

Start CPR

Continue stomach thrusts until the object is removed

Give 5 compressions and 5 back slaps

What should you do if you're not sure what actions to take in an emergency?

Phone 911 and ask for help

Watch the ill or injured person 

Get the first aid kit and AED

Ask your employer or someone nearby whether you should phone the emergency response number

What should you do if someone with a serious injury or illness at work refuses care?

Take care of the person because he is a coworker

Phone 9-1-1 and stay with the person until advanced help arrives

Leave the person alone and go back to work

Take care of the person anyway

Why should you wear personal protective equipment?

To keep your facility clean

So you don't have to wash your hands afterwards

To protect yourself from bloodborne disease

To avoid getting your own clothes dirty

How long should you rub the surfaces of your hands together during handwashing?

At least 5 seconds

At least 20 seconds

At least 5 minutes

At least 1 minute

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Why is it important to properly remove your gloves after giving first aid?

So contaminants on the gloves can be analyzed later

To keep from touching blood or body fluids of the person you are helping

To prevent blood or body fluids on the gloves from touching the person you are helping

To keep the removed gloves as compact as possible for waste disposal

You are hiking on a trail and come across an adult woman who appears to have trouble breathing and swelling of the tongue and face. What should you look for that could help you determine her possible medical condition?

Her cell phone

Her medical information jewelry

Her driver’s license

Her identification card

A coworker is struck in their abdomen while on break. The coworker has a bruise and shows signs of shock. What should you suspect is wrong?

A head injury

External Bleeding

Internal bleeding

Cardiac arrest

Which is a sign of severe airway block?

Can cough loudly

Can breathe, talk, or cough

Can make sounds and talk

Cannot breathe or talk

You and a friend are picking berries at a local farm. You notice a man who has been stung by a bee and is having difficulty breathing. Where should epinephrine pen be injected into this person?

Into the chest, as close to the heart as possible

At the site of the bee sting

Into either upper arm

Into the thigh, halfway between the hip and knee

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Where should you apply direct pressure to this cut?

On the side of the leg opposite the cut

Directly on the cut, with your fingers under the bandage

2 to 3 inches below the cut

On the dressings over the cut

How do you protect an amputated body part?

Place it directly on ice in a sealed bag, and send it to the hospital

Place it in a watertight plastic bag inside another container with ice or ice and water

Place it in a red biohazard bag

Wrap it in gauze, place it in an airtight bag, and send it to the hospital

What is the next step when giving first aid to someone who has been bitten by a spider, after you’ve ensured scene safety and put on personal protective equipment?

Scrape the spider’s fangs away by using something with a dull edge

Look for and remove the fangs

Remove the victim’s clothing, and apply ice directly to the skin

Wash the area with running water and soap

What should you spray on a person with heat exhaustion?

Prune juice

Cool water

A sports drink

A mixture of salt and water

Which are the best methods you can use to get more information on first aid, CPR, or AED training?

Contact your supervisor and visit the nearest American Heart Association Center

Borrow a coworker’s Student Workbook and complete a self-study course

Go online to www.heart.org/cpr or call 1-877-AHA-4CPR (877-242-4277)

Refer to local laws for first aid providers and call 1-877-CPR-4AED

What should you do after you’ve finished taking care of an injured person at work?

post the report to the company bulletin board

tell your coworkers about the injury.

phone 911

Write a report of the incident if your company requires it

What are the correct rate and depth for providing compressions during high-quality adult CPR to improve survival?

Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 1 inch.

Rate of 80-100 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches.

Rate of no more than 60 compressions per minute and depth of at least 1 inch.

Rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute and depth of at least 2 inches.

You are having lunch at a restaurant when a woman at the next table collapses. You immediately tap and shout,  with no response, and phone-911. What step in the adult Chain of Survival is described in this scenario. 

Defibrillation

High-quality CPR

Activiation of emergency response

Recovery

What should you do when you phone your emergency response number (or 911)?

Tell the dispatcher to call you back

Quickly tell the dispatcher where the accident occurred

Answer all the dispatcher’s questions

Give the dispatcher only the victim’s information

What actions result in the best chance of survival if someone is not breathing (or is only gasping) and isn’t responding?

Shout for help, and stay with the victim until someone with more advanced training arrives.

Send someone to get the AED, to minimize the number of people involved.

Perform CPR only, and leave the AED for someone with more advanced training to use.

Start CPR, and use an AED if one is available

You come across an adult lying on the ground. You tap and shout, but he is unresponsive. What should you do next?

Check for breathing for at least 10 seconds.

Shout for help. Phone or have someone else phone the emergency response number or 911 and get an AED if one is available.

Continue tapping and shouting until the person becomes responsive.

Slap the person on the back to see if an object is lodged in the throat.

How deep should you push the chest of an adult victim when given chest compressions?

One half the depth of the chest

Only 1 inch

At least 2 inches

One third the depth of the chest

When performing CPR, when should you switch positions and allow someone else to take over compressions and breaths?

Every 5 minutes

After each set of 30 compressions and 30 breaths

After each set of 100 compressions and 2 breaths

About every 2 minutes

How should you give breaths with a mask?

Tilt the head and cover the face completely with the mask

Tilt the chin and press the mask against the person’s nose

Tilt the head back far enough to open the person’s mouth, and gently place the mask on the person’s face

Tilt the head and lift the chin, and press the mask against a person’s face to make an airtight seal.

You are giving sets of 30 compressions and 2 breaths. Another person arrives with an AED. What should you do next?

Immediately use the AED

Put a blanket on the person receiving CPR

Finish whichever set of 30 compressions and 2 breaths you’re working on

Make sure someone has phoned the emergency response number (911)

What should you do if a choking adult stops responding?

Give forceful breaths to push the object down

Start CPR

Continue stomach thrusts until the object is removed

Give 5 compressions and 5 back slaps

What should you do if you're not sure what actions to take in an emergency?

Phone 911 and ask for help

Watch the ill or injured person 

Get the first aid kit and AED

Ask your employer or someone nearby whether you should phone the emergency response number

What should you do if someone with a serious injury or illness at work refuses care?

Take care of the person because he is a coworker

Phone 9-1-1 and stay with the person until advanced help arrives

Leave the person alone and go back to work

Take care of the person anyway

Why should you wear personal protective equipment?

To keep your facility clean

So you don't have to wash your hands afterwards

To protect yourself from bloodborne disease

To avoid getting your own clothes dirty

How long should you rub the surfaces of your hands together during handwashing?

At least 5 seconds

At least 20 seconds

At least 5 minutes

At least 1 minute

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg.  Why is it important to properly remove your gloves after giving first aid?

So contaminants on the gloves can be analyzed later

To keep from touching blood or body fluids of the person you are helping

To prevent blood or body fluids on the gloves from touching the person you are helping

To keep the removed gloves as compact as possible for waste disposal

You are hiking on a trail and come across an adult woman who appears to have trouble breathing and swelling of the tongue and face.  What should you look for that could help you determine her possible medical condition?

Her cell phone

Her medical information jewelry

Her driver’s license

Her identification card

A coworker is struck in their abdomen while on break. The coworker has a bruise and shows signs of shock. What should you suspect is wrong?

A head injury

External Bleeding

Internal bleeding

Cardiac arrest

Which is a sign of severe airway block?

Can cough loudly

Can breathe, talk, or cough

Can make sounds and talk

Cannot breathe or talk

You and a friend are picking berries at a local farm. You notice a man who has been stung by a bee and is having difficulty breathing. Where should epinephrine pen be injected into this person?

Into the chest, as close to the heart as possible

At the site of the bee sting

Into either upper arm

Into the thigh, halfway between the hip and knee

You are running on a track at a local school. You come across a woman who has fallen and is bleeding from a cut on her leg. Where should you apply direct pressure to this cut?

On the side of the leg opposite the cut

Directly on the cut, with your fingers under the bandage

2 to 3 inches below the cut

On the dressings over the cut

How do you protect an amputated body part?

Place it directly on ice in a sealed bag, and send it to the hospital

Place it in a watertight plastic bag inside another container with ice or ice and water

Place it in a red biohazard bag

Wrap it in gauze, place it in an airtight bag, and send it to the hospital

What is the next step when giving first aid to someone who has been bitten by a spider, after you’ve ensured scene safety and put on personal protective equipment?

Scrape the spider’s fangs away by using something with a dull edge

Look for and remove the fangs

Remove the victim’s clothing, and apply ice directly to the skin

Wash the area with running water and soap

What should you spray on a person with heat exhaustion?

Prune juice

Cool water

A sports drink

A mixture of salt and water

Which are the best methods you can use to get more information on first aid, CPR, or AED training?

Contact your supervisor and visit the nearest American Heart Association Center

Borrow a coworker’s Student Workbook and complete a self-study course

Go online to www.heart.org/cpr or call 1-877-AHA-4CPR (877-242-4277)

Refer to local laws for first aid providers and call 1-877-CPR-4AED

What should you do after you’ve finished taking care of an injured person at work?

post the report to the company bulletin board

tell your coworkers about the injury.

phone 911

Write a report of the incident if your company requires it