AES CPR Test Questions and Answers 2023
1. What affect can rescuer fatigue have on chest compressions
ANSWER- Compressions become shallow and ineffective
2. When should a patient be put into the recovery position
ANSWER- When the patient begins to breathe normally
3. Which of the following determines whether a patient should receive adult or child CPR
ANSWER- The patient has reached the onset of puberty
4. What is the first step in the pediatric chain of survival
ANSWER- Prevention
5. How are rescue breaths given during infant CPR
ANSWER-Through the mouth and nose
6. Which of the following patients needs abdominal thrusts
ANSWER- A patient who cannot talk and is frantically grabbing at the neck
7. In adult CPR, when should EMS be activated
ANSWER- Before administering CPR
8. You are alone and find a child who needs CPR. How long should you perform CPR
before activating EMS
ANSWER-2 minutes
9. Which step of CPR is the most critical
ANSWER- Give chest compressions
10. What is the ratio of chest compressions and rescue breaths during child CPR when there
are multiple rescuers
ANSWER- 15:2
11. Which method is used to clear an obstructed airway in an infant
ANSWER- Back blows and chest thrusts
12. In pediatric CPR, what is the age range for a child
ANSWER- Between 1 year and the onset of puberty
13. In the infant recovery position, how is the head held
1. What affect can rescuer fatigue have on chest compressions
ANSWER- Compressions become shallow and ineffective
2. When should a patient be put into the recovery position
ANSWER- When the patient begins to breathe normally
3. Which of the following determines whether a patient should receive adult or child CPR
ANSWER- The patient has reached the onset of puberty
4. What is the first step in the pediatric chain of survival
ANSWER- Prevention
5. How are rescue breaths given during infant CPR
ANSWER-Through the mouth and nose
6. Which of the following patients needs abdominal thrusts
ANSWER- A patient who cannot talk and is frantically grabbing at the neck
7. In adult CPR, when should EMS be activated
ANSWER- Before administering CPR
8. You are alone and find a child who needs CPR. How long should you perform CPR
before activating EMS
ANSWER-2 minutes
9. Which step of CPR is the most critical
ANSWER- Give chest compressions
10. What is the ratio of chest compressions and rescue breaths during child CPR when there
are multiple rescuers
ANSWER- 15:2
11. Which method is used to clear an obstructed airway in an infant
ANSWER- Back blows and chest thrusts
12. In pediatric CPR, what is the age range for a child
ANSWER- Between 1 year and the onset of puberty
13. In the infant recovery position, how is the head held
