Vocabulary
What does CPR stand for?
What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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The steps of Emergency Action Steps are:1. Check
2. Call
3. Care
What is True
This law requires the responder to use common sense and a reasonable level of skill to give the amount of care they are trained to do.
What is The Good Samaritan Law
How many hands are used to perform adult CPR?
What is 2 hands
What medicine is commonly used to help a heart attack?
What is Aspirin
What does EMS stand for?
What is Emergency Medical Services
The ratio for CPR is __ chest compression:__ breaths
A. 30:2
B. 15:3
C. 2:30
What is A. You should give 30 compressions followed by 2 breaths.
You must always ask consent when giving care to a baby or child?
What is True. Yes, you must ask consent to give care to a minor.
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You tap a baby's feet when checking for consciousness.
What is True. You tap the baby's feet to check for a response before beginning CPR.
How long can someone go without oxygen before brain damage occurs?
What is 3 minutes. After the 4-6 minute mark, brain damage can occur. And after 8-10 mins, damage can become irreversible.
What does PPE stand for?
What is Personal Protective Equipment
What is the definition of CPR?
What is a skill that is used to keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs.
What is Yes. Elbows should be locked to apply the most pressure at the correct angle.
When performing CPR on an adult, the chest should compress about __ inches.
A. 1.5
B. 2
C. 0.5
What is B. The chest should go down about 2 inches for proper resuscitation.
A child AED can be used on an adult
A. True
B. False
What is False. There is not enough power.
What does AED stand for?
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When giving breaths to a child, the head should be tilted to a slightly past neutral position?
What is True.
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When giving breaths to an infant, the head should be tilted to a neutral position.
What is True.
Often times ribs are broken during CPR.
What is True. Ribs can be broken during CPR due to the pressure being applied to the chest.
Is an AED is safe to use on a pregnant woman?
What is Yes. An AED is safe to use on a pregnant woman.
What is used to give breaths that protects the person giving care from infection?
What is a pocket mask
An AED can be used on the front and back of an infant.
A. True
B. False
What is A. Infants are smaller than adults and children. Sometimes there is not enough space on the infant's body to place the pads without touching.
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An AED can be used on top of clothing like shirts, sweaters, and jackets.
What is False. No electric flow would be able to pass through to the body.
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The nose does not need to be pinched when giving breaths to an adult.
What is False. The head needs to be tilted otherwise no air will be able to flow.
You can perform CPR standing up.
A. True
B. False
C. Both A & B
What is False. (B)