FREE First Aid CPR and AED Usage Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What is the correct hand position for chest compressions on an adult?
Answer: Both hands interlaced on the lower half of the sternum
Proper hand placement is both hands interlaced at the center of the chest on the lower half of the sternum to effectively compress the heart.
What is the recommended rate of chest compressions per minute during CPR?
Answer: 100 to 120 compressions per minute
The AHA recommends a compression rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute to maximize cardiac output during CPR.
An AED analyzes a victim's heart rhythm and determines no shock is advised. What should you do?
Answer: Resume CPR immediately and follow AED prompts
If no shock is advised, CPR should be resumed immediately because the victim may still need circulation support even without a shockable rhythm.
Which of the following is a sign that CPR may be effective?
Answer: The victim begins to cough or move
Coughing, movement, or the victim regaining normal breathing are signs that CPR is circulating oxygenated blood effectively.
How should you open the airway of an unconscious adult before giving rescue breaths?
Answer: Head-tilt chin-lift maneuver
The head-tilt chin-lift is the standard technique to open an unconscious adult's airway by extending the neck and lifting the jaw.
When placing AED pads on an adult, where should the second pad be placed if the first is on the upper right chest?
Answer: Lower left side of the chest below the armpit
Standard AED pad placement has one pad on the upper right chest and the second on the lower left side of the chest, below the left armpit.