CPR Certification Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Verified
What is the purpose of early CPR? ✔✔To prevent cellular damage and give the emergency
responders more time to arrive
For what reasons can you stop CPR one st
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CPR Certification Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Verified
What is the purpose of early CPR? ✔✔To prevent cellular damage and give the emergency
responders more time to arrive
For what reasons can you stop CPR one starting CPR on a victim? ✔✔Someone with more
training arrives, the victim wake up, the area becomes unsafe, you physically are unable to do it,
and the AED says to stop CPR
Why is the head tilt, chin lift procedure performed? ✔✔To open the airway
What is the best way to determine if air goes into the victim during rescue breathing? ✔✔The
chest slightly rises
The American Heart Association states that CPR child guidelines are to be used for children
from age 1 to puberty. What are the signs of puberty AHA suggests looking for? ✔✔Facial hair,
armpit hair in males
Breast development in females
List 2 modifications for CPR for children? ✔✔15 compressions and 2 breaths if there are 2
responders present and the witness vs. unwitnessed rules
Discuss the guidelines for activating the emergency response system with regards to children.
✔✔If you saw the child collapse, you have about 3 minutes to begin the emergency response
system before CPR is critical. If you did not see the child collapse, complete 5 full sets of CPR
before beginning the emergency response system
What is the rate of breaths when performing rescue breathing for an adult and for a child?
✔✔Adult- 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
Child- 1 breath every 3-5 seconds
What conditions indicate respiratory arrest? ✔✔Pulse but no breathing, vice versa, gasping
The earlier the AED occurs, the _______________ the survival rate. ✔✔Higher
You are to use AEDs only when victims have 3 clinical findings; what are those 3? ✔✔No pulse,
no breathing, unresponsive
How many cycles of CPR should be performed before using an AED on a child with
unwitnessed, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? ✔✔5 full cycles
Why are breaths so important in children? ✔✔Children diffuse oxygen more quickly
The correct compression-ventilation ratio for 2 -rescuer infant CPR is ________ compressions
and __________ breaths ✔✔15:2
How is choking relieved if the victim is pregnant or obese? ✔✔Chest thrusts instead of
abdominal thrusts
If a choking victim becomes unresponsive, what is the first step after activating the emergency
response system? ✔✔Begin CPR, but checking for the foreign item during the breaths cycle
For a responsive choking infant, use ______________ and _____________ to try and remove the
airway obstruction. ✔✔Backslaps and compressions
Name the links in the AHA adult Chain of Survival. AHA pediatric chain of survival. What is
the difference? ✔✔Adult- Call 911, CPR, AED, First Responders, Hospital/ Aftercare
Pediatric- CPR, Call 911, First Responders, Hospital/ Aftercare
How deep should adult compressions be? ✔✔At least 2" or 1/3 the anterior posterior depth
How deep should infant compressions be? ✔✔At least 1 1/2 " or 1/3 the anterior posterior depth
How deep should child compressions be? ✔✔Between 2" and 1 1/2", depending on the size of
the child, or 1/3 the anterior posterior depth
What age group is most likely to be faced with respiratory arrest? ✔✔Child
What is the name of the choking maneuver for a conscious victim? ✔✔Heimlich maneuver
How many compressions should be done in one minute? ✔✔100-120, more if physically posible
What is the compression to breath ratio for single rescuer when giving CPR to an infant?
✔✔30:2 until there is a second rescuer
During 2 rescuer infant CPR, how are the compressions done? ✔✔The rescuer places there arms
around the infant and give 15 compressions with their thumbs
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