CPR Study Guide: AHA
1. What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim?
a. 4 inches
b. 3 inches
c. 2 inches
d. 1 inch
2. What should you do when a child victim has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing?
a. Use the AED with child pads
b. Give chest compressions without breaths
c. Give breaths without chest compressions
d. Give breaths and chest compressions
3. What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR?
a. 30:2
b. 20:2
c. 15:2
d. 5:1
4. Why is it important to compress to the appropriate depth during adult CPR?
a. Adequate depth of chest compressions is needed to stimulate spontaneous respirations
b. Adequate depth of compression is needed to prolong asystole
c. Adequate depth of compression is needed to create air flow into the lungs and adequate
oxygenation
d. Adequate depth of compression is needed to create blood flow during compressions
5. What is the recommended rate for performing chest compressions for victims of all ages?
a. At least 100 compressions per minute
b. At least 80 compressions per minute
c. At least 60 compressions per minute
d. At least 40 compressions per minute
6. Which of the following is recommended to minimize the risk of air entering the victim’s stomach (gastric
inflation) during bag-mask ventilation?
a. Give a breath just until you see the chest rise
b. Give the largest breaths that you can
c. Give each breath over several seconds
d. Give breaths as quickly as you can
7. If a victim of foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, after you send someone to activate
the emergency response system, what is the next recommended action?
a. Start CPR, beginning with compressions
b. Perform blind finger sweep
c. Perform abdominal thrusts
d. Call victim’s doctor
8. What should you do when administering breaths by using a bag-mask device for a child who is not
breathing but does have a pulse?
a. Avoid performing head tilt
b. Squeeze the bag as often as possible
c. Position the child of his or her stomach
d. Give breaths at a rate of 1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds
9. What is the recommended depth of compressions for an infant victim?
a. At least two thirds the depth of the chest, 3 inches
b. At least one half the depth of the chest, 2 inches
c. At least one third the depth of the chest, 1.5 inches
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1. What is the recommended depth of chest compressions for an adult victim?
a. 4 inches
b. 3 inches
c. 2 inches
d. 1 inch
2. What should you do when a child victim has a pulse of more than 60/min but is not breathing?
a. Use the AED with child pads
b. Give chest compressions without breaths
c. Give breaths without chest compressions
d. Give breaths and chest compressions
3. What is the compression-ventilation ratio for 1-rescuer adult CPR?
a. 30:2
b. 20:2
c. 15:2
d. 5:1
4. Why is it important to compress to the appropriate depth during adult CPR?
a. Adequate depth of chest compressions is needed to stimulate spontaneous respirations
b. Adequate depth of compression is needed to prolong asystole
c. Adequate depth of compression is needed to create air flow into the lungs and adequate
oxygenation
d. Adequate depth of compression is needed to create blood flow during compressions
5. What is the recommended rate for performing chest compressions for victims of all ages?
a. At least 100 compressions per minute
b. At least 80 compressions per minute
c. At least 60 compressions per minute
d. At least 40 compressions per minute
6. Which of the following is recommended to minimize the risk of air entering the victim’s stomach (gastric
inflation) during bag-mask ventilation?
a. Give a breath just until you see the chest rise
b. Give the largest breaths that you can
c. Give each breath over several seconds
d. Give breaths as quickly as you can
7. If a victim of foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive, after you send someone to activate
the emergency response system, what is the next recommended action?
a. Start CPR, beginning with compressions
b. Perform blind finger sweep
c. Perform abdominal thrusts
d. Call victim’s doctor
8. What should you do when administering breaths by using a bag-mask device for a child who is not
breathing but does have a pulse?
a. Avoid performing head tilt
b. Squeeze the bag as often as possible
c. Position the child of his or her stomach
d. Give breaths at a rate of 1 breath every 3 to 5 seconds
9. What is the recommended depth of compressions for an infant victim?
a. At least two thirds the depth of the chest, 3 inches
b. At least one half the depth of the chest, 2 inches
c. At least one third the depth of the chest, 1.5 inches
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