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- 1. Multiple Choice
Depression of the sternum via a plunger mounted on a backboard
Abdominal thrust manuever
Mechanical piston device
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Impedence threshold device
- 2. Multiple Choice
If an object is visible in the unconscious patients airway, you should
continue chest compressions
leave it in place
place the patient on their side
remove the object
- 3. Multiple Choice
Once you begin CPR in the field, you must continue until
the fire department arrives
the funeral home arrives
a person of equal or higher training relieves you
law enforcement arrives and assumes responsibility
- 4. Multiple Choice
You are perfomrng 2 person CPR, you note that you patient has a medication patch over the same area where you wish to place the AED pad, what should you do
apply the AED pad at tleast 1 inch away from the medication patch
continue CPR to until you can determine the name of the midication contained in the patch
move the patch to another area of the patients chest and then properly apply the AED pad
remove the medicated patch, wipe away any medication residue and apply the AED pad
- 5. Multiple Choice
Valve device that helps to draw more blood back to the heart during chest compressions
Mechanical piston device
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Impedence Threshold Device
- 6. Multiple Choice
Complications with chest compressions included all of the following EXCEPT
rib fractures
liver lacerations
gastric distention
a fractured sternum
- 7. Multiple Choice
You should use ___ for a woman in advance stages of pregnany who are conscious and suffering from a foreign body airway obstruction
to a blind finger sweep
back slaps
abdominal thrust manuever
chest thrust
- 8. Multiple Choice
When checking for a pulse in an infant , you should palpate the _____ artery
Carotid
Femoral
Radial
Brachial
- 9. Multiple Choice
A 60 y/o man is found unresponsive, pulseless and apneic. You should:
start CPR and transport immediately
withold CPR until he is difibrilated
determine if he has a valid living will
Begin CPR until and AED is available.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Gastric Distention will MOST likely occur
in Patients who are intubated
if you ventilate a patient too quickly
when you deliver minimal tidal volumne
when the airway is completely obstructed
- 11. Multiple Choice
Signs of sever upper airway obstruction include all of the following EXCEPT
Acute Cyanosis
inability to speak
grasping at the throat
forceful coughing
- 12. Multiple Choice
Permanent brain damage is likey when the brain is without Oxygen for________ to ________ minutes
0 to 4
4 to 6
6 to 10
10 to 12
- 13. Multiple Choice
In most cases, cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children is caused by
a drug over dose
respiratory arrest
severe chest trauma
cardiac dysrhythmia
- 14. Multiple Choice
CPR should be initiated when
rigor mortis is obvious
a valid living will is unavailable
the carotid pulse is very weak
signs of putrification are present
- 15. Multiple Choice
In an adult a pulse should be palpated in the ______ artery
Bracial
Radial
Femoral
Carotid
- 16. Multiple Choice
While a rescuer is finishing thier fifth cycle of 30 compressions, rescuer two should be
assessing for a carotid pulse for 15 seconds
move to the opposite side of the patient's chest
give two breaths and prepare to start compressions
suction the patient's mouth an give two more ventilations
- 17. Multiple Choice
CPR retraining is the MOST effective when it
is self-paced and brief
occurs every 24 months
is delivered by a computer
involves hands-on practice
- 18. Multiple Choice
Your conscious adult patient has a mild partial airway obstruction, you should
encourage the patient to cough
perfomr abdominal thrust
administer back blows
place the patient in a supine position
- 19. Multiple Choice
Between chest compressions, you should
allow full chest to recoil
remove your hands from the chest
check for pulse
administer a breath
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the compression-to-ventilation rate for adult CPR?
30:1
5:1
3:2
30:2
- 21. Multiple Choice
Signs of irreversible or biological death inclide clinical death along with
bleeding
dependant edema
decapitation
pale skin
- 22. Multiple Choice
All of the following are considered advanced lifesaving procedures EXCEPT
cardiac monitoring
mouth to mouth
administration of IV fluids and medication
use of advanced airway afjuncts
- 23. Multiple Choice
To perform a ____, place your fingers behind the angles of the patient's lower jaw and then move the jaw forward
head tilt chin lift
jaw thrust manuever
tongue-jaw thrust
head-jaw tilt manuever
- 24. Multiple Choice
You should suspect an airway obstruction in an inresponsive patient if
the patient is breathing
you feel resistence whil blowing in the patient's lungs
there is no pulse
you have adequate chest rise with each ventilation
- 25. Multiple Choice
Procedures such as cardiac monitoring, intravenous medication and advanced airway adjuncts
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Advance Life Support (ALS)
Emergency Medical Systems (EMS)
- 26. Multiple Choice
Used to maintain an open airwayin an adequately breathing patient with decreased level of consciousness
Trendelenberg position
Fowlers position
Semi-Fowlers position
Recovery position
- 27. Multiple Choice
All unconscious patients need all elements of BLS
TRUE
False
- 28. Multiple Choice
Short, jabbing compressions are more effective than rhythmic compressions
True
Flase
- 29. Multiple Choice
A person who is unresponsive may or may not need CPR
True
False
- 30. Multiple Choice
In the adult, the sternum should be depressed 1 inch to 1.5 inches during chest compressions
True
False
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