Question

1. If someone is choking, what should you do first?
- Ask if they are ok.
• Slap them on their back.
• Offer them a drink of water.
• Perform the Heimlich maneuver on them.

2. Elke is a trained medical professional demonstrating how to perform CPR on a test dummy. Once Elke has started chest compressions, she begins demonstrating rescue breaths. How many rescue breaths should Elke include in one cycle?
- 2
- 5
- 10
• 20

3. Although health professionals are trained to take a patient's pulse from several points on their body, what situation might call for the use of an electrocardiograph?
- during a well-patient checkup on a 21-year-old female
- while taking the vitals of a car accident victim at the scene
- to check the cardiac health of a pre-surgical patient
- while trying to get a pulse on a squirmy two-year-old

4. With the Heimlich maneuver, your hands should move in what direction?
- downward and out
- inward and left
- inward and down
- upward and in

5. Lukas is a trained medical professional performing CPR on a bike accident victim. Once Lukas has the victim in place, how many chest compressions should be performed before rescue breaths are started?
- 10
• 30
• 50
- 100

Answer 1

1. Ask if they are ok. — Always assess responsiveness and whether they can cough/speak before intervening.

2. 2 — Standard CPR cycle is 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.

3. To check the cardiac health of a pre-surgical patient — an electrocardiograph (ECG/EKG) is used for detailed cardiac assessment, e.g., pre-op screening.

4. Upward and in — Heimlich (abdominal thrusts) are delivered upward and inward to expel the obstruction.

5. 30 — Perform 30 chest compressions before giving rescue breaths in each CPR cycle.