Basic CPR

Question 1

Emergency medical care may be legally provided to a victim by a peace officer serving as a first responder if the following conditions are met:

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Answer

Victim is unable to give consent due to a developmental disability.

Answer

Aid rendered is within the scope of the officer's training.

Answer

Victim has given clear consent.

Question 2

The first thing a peace officer should do when they come across an adult victim who is not responding and they judge the scene to be safe is:

Accepted Answer

Ensure that the victim has an open airway.

Answer

Attempt to determine if the victim is breathing.

Answer

Immediately begin CPR.

Answer

Check for a pulse.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes how the hepatitis virus spreads from its reservoir to a vulnerable host?

Accepted Answer

Airborne particles

Answer

Contact with the victim's clothing

Answer

Blood

Answer

All of the above

Question 4

All bodily fluids should be handled by peace officers as though they were tainted with viruses like HIV or hepatitis.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Question 5

An officer ought to evaluate a victim's respiration by:

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Answer

Feeling for breath from the victim's nose or mouth.

Answer

Looking for the rise and fall of the victim's chest.

Answer

Looking for the rise and fall of the victim's chest.
Listening for breathing sounds.

Question 6

To ascertain the victim's state of consciousness, a peace officer can:

Accepted Answer

Checking the victim's response to painful stimuli.

Answer

Checking the victim's pulse.

Answer

Moving the victim's head side-to-side.

Answer

All of the above.

Question 7

What artery is best for feeling a victim's pulse when evaluating an adult's circulation?

Accepted Answer

Carotid

Answer

Femoral

Answer

Brachial