CPR Airway Management and Rescue Breathing

Question 1

What is the correct technique to open an unresponsive adult's airway before delivering rescue breaths?

Accepted Answer

Head-tilt chin-lift

Answer

Chin-lift only

Answer

Jaw-thrust with head tilt

Answer

Neck-tilt chin-lift

Question 2

When performing rescue breathing on an adult, how long should each breath be delivered?

Accepted Answer

About 1 second

Answer

About 0.5 seconds

Answer

About 2 seconds

Answer

About 3 seconds

Question 3

Which sign confirms that rescue breaths are being delivered effectively?

Accepted Answer

Visible chest rise with each breath

Answer

Air escaping from the mouth

Answer

The victim's skin color improves immediately

Answer

A gurgling sound from the stomach

Question 4

When should the jaw-thrust maneuver be used instead of the head-tilt chin-lift?

Accepted Answer

When a spinal injury is suspected

Answer

On all pediatric victims

Answer

When the victim is obese

Answer

When CPR is being performed by a single rescuer

Question 5

In hands-only CPR without rescue breaths, which victims are MOST likely to benefit from the addition of rescue breaths?

Accepted Answer

Children and drowning victims

Answer

Adults who collapsed from cardiac arrest

Answer

Elderly patients with heart disease

Answer

Trauma victims with chest injuries

Question 6

What is the correct compression-to-ventilation ratio for single-rescuer adult CPR?

Accepted Answer

30:2

Answer

15:1

Answer

15:2

Answer

30:1

Question 7

What should a rescuer do if the first rescue breath does not cause the chest to rise?

Accepted Answer

Reposition the airway and attempt a second breath

Answer

Immediately begin chest compressions

Answer

Switch to hands-only CPR permanently

Answer

Increase the force of the next breath significantly