CPR Adult CPR and AED Usage 5

Question 1

What is a common cause of ineffective compressions that rescuers should avoid?

Accepted Answer

Leaning on the chest and preventing full recoil

Answer

Compressing too slowly

Answer

Pushing too deep beyond 3 inches

Answer

Switching rescuers too often

Question 2

What should you do if you suspect a head or neck injury but the adult needs rescue breaths?

Accepted Answer

Use the jaw-thrust maneuver to open the airway

Answer

Use a full head-tilt chin-lift

Answer

Skip the breaths entirely

Answer

Turn the head to the side

Question 3

How should you open the airway of an adult with no suspected spinal injury?

Accepted Answer

Head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver

Answer

Jaw-thrust only

Answer

Tilt the head fully backward to 90 degrees

Answer

Push the chin down toward the chest

Question 4

What is the recommended action if your hands tire and compressions weaken with no second rescuer?

Accepted Answer

Continue the best compressions you can until help arrives

Answer

Stop to rest for a minute

Answer

Switch to breaths only

Answer

Reduce the compression rate

Question 5

When should you stop performing CPR on an adult?

Accepted Answer

When EMS takes over or the person shows signs of life

Answer

After exactly 10 minutes

Answer

After the first AED shock

Answer

When the chest starts to bruise

Question 6

What is the risk of giving rescue breaths too forcefully or too quickly?

Accepted Answer

Air can enter the stomach causing vomiting and aspiration

Answer

The lungs may overinflate and burst

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It speeds the heart too much

Answer

It cools the patient down

Question 7

Why is bystander CPR before EMS arrival so important for survival?

Accepted Answer

It can double or triple the chance of survival

Answer

It replaces the need for an AED

Answer

It guarantees full recovery

Answer

It is only useful for children