Adult CPR/Uc/Cc Component

1. Which of the following are signals of trouble breathing?

Noisy or painful breathing.

Unusually deep or shallow breathing.

Changes in skin color.

All of the above.

2. If a person is suffering from pain or discomfort in the chest that lasts more than 3 to 5 minutes or that goes away and comes back, this person is most likely having---

A heat-related emergency.

A cold-related emergency.

A heart attack.

A seizure.

3. The cycle of compressions and breaths in CPR for an adult is---

15 compressions for every 3 breaths.

15 compressions for every 1 breath.

30 compressions for every 2 breaths.

30 compressions for every 1 breath.

4. What care should you give to a conscious adult who is choking and cannot cough, speak, or breathe?

Give 2 slow rescue breaths.

Do a foreign object look/removal.

Give back blows and abdominal thrusts.

Lower the person to the floor and open the airway.

5. Early CPR is an important link in the Cardiac Chain of Survival because---

CPR prevents heart attacks.

With early CPR, most cardiac arrest victims do not need defibrillation.

It helps restart the heart.

6. You should continue CPR until---

The scene is determined to be safe.

The person's condition worsens.

You are too exhausted to continue.

You need to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number for advice on a nonlife-threatening condition.

7. About how often should you stop and check for signs of life when performing CPR on an adult?

After every minute, then every other minute thereafter.

After every minute (or after 4 cycles of compressions and breaths).

After the first minute, then not again until EMS arrives.

8. Always check for signs of life for no more than--

1 second.

2 seconds.

5 seconds.

10 seconds.

9. About how many cycles of CPR should you perform for an adult in 2 minutes.

2

4

5

1

10. When giving a rescue breath to an adult, you should give the breath over a period of about---