CPCT Emergency Response and CPR 2

Question 1

A conscious adult patient is clutching their throat and cannot speak, cough, or breathe. What should the PCT do?

Accepted Answer

Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver)

Answer

The universal choking sign combined with inability to speak or breathe indicates severe airway obstruction requiring immediate abdominal thrusts.

Question 2

After delivering a shock with an AED, what should immediately follow?

Accepted Answer

Resume CPR immediately, starting with chest compressions

Answer

After AED shock delivery, CPR should be resumed immediately beginning with compressions without pausing to check for a pulse.

Question 3

Which of the following is a sign of anaphylaxis requiring emergency intervention?

Accepted Answer

Hives, throat tightness, and sudden hypotension

Answer

Anaphylaxis presents with rapid-onset hives, airway compromise (throat tightness/stridor), and hemodynamic instability (hypotension), requiring immediate epinephrine and emergency response.

Question 4

What is the purpose of allowing complete chest recoil between CPR compressions?

Accepted Answer

To allow the heart to refill with blood for the next compression

Answer

Full chest recoil allows negative pressure to draw blood back into the ventricles so subsequent compressions can eject blood forward.

Question 5

A patient suddenly becomes pale, diaphoretic, and loses consciousness. After activating emergency response, the PCT should:

Accepted Answer

Check responsiveness, call for help, begin CPR if no normal breathing and no pulse

Answer

If a patient becomes unresponsive with absent or agonal breathing, emergency response activation and CPR initiation are the correct immediate steps.

CPCT - Certified Patient Care Technicians Practice Test

CPCT - Certified Patient Care Technicians Practice Test

CPCT Emergency Response and CPR 2