CPR Study Guide

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The key takeaways from the document are the steps of CPR and first aid, including assessing the scene, checking responsiveness, calling for help, giving rescue breaths and chest compressions. It also discusses barriers to action, obtaining consent, and following the cardiac chain of survival.

The four immediately life threatening conditions mentioned are respiratory distress, heart attack, severe bleeding, and choking.

The emergency action steps are call 911 if needed, check for responsiveness, call for help, and get an AED if available.

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CPR Study Guide

1. What are 4 immediately life threatening conditions?

2. What are the emergency action steps?

3. What things are you looking for when you size up the scene?

4. What do you need to get from a responsive victim before giving


care?

5. What should you do if a person with a life-threatening condition


does not give you consent to help?
6. What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws?

7. What are three ways to recognize emergencies?

8. How long should you check for responsiveness and breathing?

9. During the check step, what do you do if the victim is unresponsive


and not breathing?

10. What should you do for a responsive choking infant and where
should their head be compared to the rest of their body?

11. When giving abdominal thrusts to an adult or child where do


you put your fist?
12. What are the steps for giving a rescue breath to an infant?

13. What part of your hands do you use when performing CPR
compressions on an infant?

14. What are three barriers to action in an emergency situation?

15. True of False, you should perform one minute of CPR on a child if
you are alone with no phone before calling 911.

16. What would you do if a choking child becomes unresponsive?

17. What should you do if your first rescue breath does not cause the
chest to rise?
18. What are four signs of respiratory distress?

19. How long should a rescue breath last?

20. What do you do if a person vomits during rescue breathing?

21. What is the cycle of compressions to breaths for CPR for an adult
victim?

22. What are the characteristics of effective CPR compressions for a


child victim?

23. Why is it important to follow the links of the Cardiac Chain of


Survival?
24. What are the characteristics of effective CPR compressions for an
infant victim?

25. What do you do for a victim who is coughing forcefully but


complaining they can’t breathe?

26. What are the signs of a heart attack?

27. What is the first responsibility of a citizen responder in an


emergency situation?

28. What are the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival?

29. What are the links in the Pediatric Cardiac Chain of Survival?
30. What is the first step in caring for a person you think may be
having a heart attack?

31. How do you get consent from a responsive victim?

32. What is the best way to reduce the risk of disease transmission
between you and the victim?

33. What should you do when giving CPR and your second breath
does not cause the chest to rise?

34. What is the purpose of the head tilt chin lift method?
35. How far should you tilt an infant’s head to open the airway?

36. True or False, most people who die of heart attacks usually die in
the first 1-2 hours after the symptoms appear.

37. What are the cycles of compressions to breaths for CPR on a child
or infant?

38. What is the leading causes of cardiac arrest in children?

39. What are five reasons to stop giving CPR?

40. What is the purpose of CPR?


41. When checking a responsive victim for non-life threatening
conditions, where do you start your exam?

42. What information should be gathered during an interview of a


responsive victim?

43. How can we tell when a person is in cardiac arrest?

44. What is the first thing you should check a victim for?

45. True or False: You should change your glove between giving care
to different victims and wash your hands after removing your
gloves.

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