Nelson CPR & First Aid Training Inc.

1) Which of the following are the critical factors necessary to resuscitate an adult cardiac arrest victim?

a) Aspirin and nitroglycerin .
b) CPR and defibrillation
c) Surgery and rehabilitation
d) Low fat diet and pacemakers

2) feeding an infant, he suddenly stops making any sound and turns blue.
You should?

a) Raise his arms in the air and shout, “Spit it out”.
b) Give 5 back blows/slaps and 5 chest thrusts until the object is expelled.
c) Give abdominal thrusts in rapid sequence until the object is expelled.
d) Give forceful rescue breaths until the stomach visibly rises.

3) Your coworker was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene has been made safe and you are performing CPR. Another trained rescuer has attached an AED to the victim. CPR is stopped and the AED says “shock advised”.
You should?

a) Give 15 chest compressions, then 1 shock
b) Give 30 chest compressions then 3 shocks
c) Turn off the AED, immediately resume CPR
d) Clear the victim, give 1 shock

4) Chest compressions during CPR should be:

a) Gentle and slow with frequent interruptions for pulse checks
b) Gentle and slow and interrupted as little as possible
c) Hard and fast with frequent interruptions for pulse checks
d) Hard and fast and interrupted as little as possible

5) For proper chest compressions, a victim should be positioned?

a) Face up on a firm, flat surface
b) Face up on a soft, flat surface
c) In the regular recovery position
d) In the HAINES recovery position

6) The links in the “Chain of Survival” in children are:

a) Injuries, drowning, and SIDS
b) Prevention, basic CPR, rapid activation of EMS and prompt advanced life support
c) Assess, Alert and Attend to the ABCDs
d) Proper nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and parenting

7) You discover a 7-month-old infant left face down on the sofa. The baby is not moving. You roll him over and see a bluish tint around his lips.
You should?

a) Shout for help and immediately start the steps of CPR
b) Leave the baby to get an AED
c) Give 5 back blows/slaps and 5 chest thrusts
d) Give 2 rescue breaths that make the stomach visibly rise

8) Standing in line at a local government facility, a middle-aged man suddenly collapses without warning. The man is unconscious, unresponsive, and occasionally gasps for breath. He looks dead. This condition is most likely __________ and is best treated with __________ and _____________.

a) Diabetes, sugar, insulin
b) Epilepsy, privacy, rest
c) Choking, abdominal thrusts, back blows
d) Sudden cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillation

9) You are attending to a victim who collapsed suddenly. The victim is making weird periodic gasping sounds that don’t seem normal or effective.
You should?

a) Open the airway and give 2 rescue breaths that make the chest visibly rise
b) Give abdominal thrusts to clear the airway
c) Comfort, calm, and reassure the victim while awaiting EMS
d) Place the victim in the recovery position

10) While attending a holiday party an obviously intoxicated man starts gagging while coughing loudly and forcefully after taking a large bite of carved roast beef. A woman with him screams, “Somebody please help him, he’s choking!”
You should?

a) Give the victim a series of back blows
b) Give the victim a series of abdominal thrusts
c) Give the victim a series of chest thrusts
d) Encourage the victim to cough