CPR And First Aid 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Where should you place your hands for adult chest compressions?
- On the upper abdomen
- On the center of the chest, lower half of the sternum (Correct answer)
- Over the left nipple
- On the collarbone
Correct answer: On the center of the chest, lower half of the sternum
Hands go on the center of the chest, over the lower half of the breastbone.
Question 2: What does 'allowing full chest recoil' mean during CPR?
- Pressing harder each time
- Letting the chest return fully between compressions (Correct answer)
- Pausing for 5 seconds
- Leaning on the chest
Correct answer: Letting the chest return fully between compressions
Full recoil lets the heart refill with blood between compressions.
Question 3: What is the first step in treating someone in shock?
- Give them food
- Have them stand up
- Lay them down and elevate the legs (Correct answer)
- Make them walk it off
Correct answer: Lay them down and elevate the legs
Lying down with legs elevated improves blood flow to vital organs.
Question 4: How do you help a choking infant under one year old?
- Abdominal thrusts
- 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts (Correct answer)
- Shake them upside down
- Sweep the throat blindly
Correct answer: 5 back blows and 5 chest thrusts
Infants get alternating back blows and chest thrusts, not abdominal thrusts.
Question 5: What is the proper way to give rescue breaths to an adult?
- Quick, forceful breaths
- Tilt the head back, lift the chin, and give breaths until the chest rises (Correct answer)
- Breathe into the nose only
- Blow as hard as you can
Correct answer: Tilt the head back, lift the chin, and give breaths until the chest rises
Open the airway with head-tilt chin-lift and give breaths just until the chest rises.
Question 6: What should you do for a deep bleeding wound?
- Apply a tourniquet first
- Apply direct pressure with a clean cloth (Correct answer)
- Rinse it under cold water
- Leave it open to air
Correct answer: Apply direct pressure with a clean cloth
Direct pressure is the primary method to control most external bleeding.
Question 7: When should you stop performing CPR?
- After 5 minutes regardless
- When trained help takes over or the person recovers (Correct answer)
- When your arms get tired
- After the first cycle
Correct answer: When trained help takes over or the person recovers
Continue CPR until EMS takes over, an AED is ready, or the person shows signs of life.
CPR And First Aid 3
Where should you place your hands for adult chest compressions?