CPR Basics
This is the first thing you should do when you find someone unresponsive.
What is check the scene for safety?
The first thing you should do after turning on the AED.
What is follow the voice prompts?
The acronym for the emergency action steps: Check, Call, and this.
What is Care?
For infant CPR, you use this many fingers for compressions.
What is two fingers?
The emergency number you should call before beginning CPR if alone with an adult victim.
What is 911?
You should tap the person’s shoulder and ask this to check for responsiveness.
What is “Are you okay?”
Pads should be placed on the victim’s upper right chest and this part of the body.
What is the lower left side of the chest?
The universal sign for choking.
What is hands clutching the throat?
The compression depth for infants.
What is about 1½ inches (4 cm)?
*DAILY DOUBLE* The Red Cross recommends you perform CPR until one of these four things happens.
What is the person shows signs of life, AED is ready, another trained responder takes over, or you are too exhausted?
The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths in adult CPR.
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths?
You should never touch the victim when the AED is doing this.
What is analyzing or delivering a shock?
The technique used to help a conscious choking adult.
What is five back blows followed by five abdominal thrusts?
When performing CPR on a child with a single rescuer, the ratio remains this.
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths
When providing care, you must obtain this from a conscious adult before helping.
What is consent?
The proper hand placement for adult compressions is the lower half of this bone.
What is the sternum (breastbone)? in line with the nipples
If a victim has a medication patch or pacemaker, you should do this before applying AED pads.
What is remove the patch or avoid placing pads directly over it?
If a person becomes unresponsive while choking, you should begin this.
What is CPR, starting with chest compressions?
If an adult victim has a suspected spinal injury, open the airway using this method.
What is the jaw-thrust maneuver?
To protect yourself from bloodborne pathogens, you should use these items when giving care.
What are personal protective equipment (PPE) like gloves and a breathing barrier?
The correct compression depth for adults during CPR.
What is at least 2 inches (5 cm)?
If the chest is wet, you should do this before applying the pads.
What is dry the chest quickly?
During rescue breaths, you should give each breath over this length of time.
What is 1 second?
If an infant has a pulse but is not breathing, provide one breath every how many seconds?
1 breath every 2-3 seconds.
This law protects trained rescuers from being sued for helping in an emergency.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?