CPCT Emergency Response and CPR 3

Question 1

What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory failure leading to cardiac arrest

Answer

In children, cardiac arrest most commonly results from respiratory failure (hypoxia) rather than a primary cardiac event, unlike in adults.

Question 2

When a patient is found to have no pulse and is not breathing, the PCT should call a code AND begin CPR. How long should pulse checks interrupt compressions?

Accepted Answer

No longer than 10 seconds

Answer

Pulse checks should interrupt compressions for no more than 10 seconds to minimize no-flow time during CPR.

Question 3

Which of the following is a non-shockable cardiac rhythm that CPR aims to support until advanced care arrives?

Accepted Answer

Pulseless electrical activity (PEA)

Answer

Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) shows organized electrical activity on a monitor but no palpable pulse; it is non-shockable and managed with CPR plus treatment of reversible causes.

Question 4

When providing rescue breaths during CPR, each breath should be given over approximately how long?

Accepted Answer

1 second

Answer

Each rescue breath should be delivered over 1 second — just enough to produce visible chest rise without causing gastric inflation.

Question 5

The PASS acronym is used when operating a fire extinguisher. What does it stand for?

Accepted Answer

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

Answer

PASS stands for Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the handle, and Sweep from side to side.

CPCT - Certified Patient Care Technicians Practice Test

CPCT - Certified Patient Care Technicians Practice Test

CPCT Emergency Response and CPR 3