CPR-AED Skills
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- Q1
How can you best protect yourself from possible bloodborne pathogen transmission when providing care?
Use the first aid supplies, such as dressing and bandages, as a barrier when in contact with the victim
Thoroughly wash your hands before providing care
Ask the victim if they have any communicable diseases
Use personal protective equipment (PPE), such as disposable gloves and breathing barrier, when providing care
45s - Q2
A 12-year-old child at a swim meet grabs their chest and begins to make wheezing noises. After you obtain consent to provide care, the child’s parent informs you that the child has a history of asthma, but does not have an inhaler nearby. What care should you provide?
Wait 20 minutes to see if the breathing difficulty goes away
Summon more advanced medical personnel and place the victim into a position that helps breathing
Tell the victim to use an inhaler borrowed from a bystander
Give 5 back blows
45s - Q3
You initial impression of a victim is based on
What you have been told about the victim
How the victim appears to you as you size up the scene
The victim's SAMPLE history
The victims initial vital signs
45s - Q4
You and another lifeguard find an unresponsive adult on the floor in the locker room. You activate your facility’s EAP, size-up the scene, form an initial impression and perform a primary assessment. You find the victim is not moving or breathing, but has a pulse. You should summon EMS personnel, then
Give ventilations at a rate of 1 about every 5-6 seconds
Give quick breaths at the rate of 20 to 40 a minute
Perform CPR
Give back blows and chest thrusts
45s - Q5
You arrive on the scene where a patron appears to be injured. Before approaching the victim, which of the following will you NOT do as you size-up the scene?
Begin to performing the primary assessment
Form as initial impression
Use all your senses to determine if the scene if safe
Put on appropriate PPE
45s - Q6
When providing care during an emergency, which of the following should you do first?
Perform a primary assessment
Size-up the scene while forming an initial impression
Check for responsiveness
Summon more advanced medical personnel
45s - Q7
As the first rescuer on the scene, you are performing CPR on an adult. When performing chest compressions, how deeply should you compress the chest?
About 1 1/2 inches
At least 2 inches but no more than 2.4 inches
At least 1 inch but no more than 2 inches
About 2 inches
45s - Q8
CPR should be performed on which of the following victims?
One who is conscious and is choking
One who responds to painful stimuli
One who is in cardiac arrest
One who is experiencing difficulty breathing
45s - Q9
What is the first step of the Adult Cardiac Chain of Survival?
Early defibrillation to help restore an effective heart rhythm and significantly increase the Victim's chance for survival
Advanced life support using advanced medical personnel who can provide the proper tools and medication needed to continue the lifesaving care
Recognition of a cardiac emergency and activation of the emergency response system
Early CPR to keep oxygen-rich blood flowing and to help delay brain damage and death
45s - Q10
You are providing care to a victim suspected of having a heart attack. Which of the following would you do first?
Summon EMS personnel
Monitor the victim's appearance
Provide comfort to the victim
Loosen any tight clothing
45s - Q11
Once you have turned on the automated external defibrillator (AED), you should:
Give abdominal thrusts
Apply the pads and allow the AED to analyze the heart rhythm
Check for breathing
Give chest compressions
30s - Q12
To ensure high-quality CPR and high-quality chest compressions, you should:
Compress the victim's chest to a shallow depth
Keep your shoulders directly over your hands and bend your elbows
Place the victim on a soft, flat surface
Expose the victim's chest to ensure proper hand placement and full chest recoil
45s - Q13
You are performing CPR on a victim and an assisting responder arrives. Which of the following is most appropriate for the assisting responder to do first?
Check to see whether EMS personnel have been called
Call for a change in position to assist with CPR
Have the first lifeguard stop CPR to allow for victim reassessment
Begin giving ventilation to the victim
45s - Q14
Which of the following is the most essential to use when giving ventilations to protect you and the victim from disease transmission?
Protective eye wear
Resuscitation masks
Protective clothing
Gowns
45s - Q15
You are providing care to a facility maintenance worker who has fallen off the top of a ladder. The victim is responsive. Which of the following should you do first?
Obtain consent from the victim to provide care
Check the victim's pulse
Ask the victim what happened when they fell
Question the victim about any complaints of pain
45s