EXERCISES, LESSON 3
INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the letter of the response that BEST completes the statement or BEST answers the question. After you have completed all of the exercises, turn to “Solutions to Exercises” at the end of the lesson exercises and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced after the solution.
1. You are near a car wreck. A car is on fire and a person is still in the car. As a rescuer, which of the following should be your first action?
a. Gently shake the person and shout, “Are you O.K.?”
b. Remove the casualty from the burning vehicle.
c. Open the casualty’s airway.
d. Check for a pulse.
2. Before beginning rescue breathing on a casualty, you should check the casualty for the presence of a fractured:
a. Arm.
b. Leg.
c. Rib.
d. Spine.
3. You find a person in a park lying on the ground and not moving. As a rescuer, which of the following should you perform first?
a. Administer five chest compressions.
b. Administer two breaths.
c. Gently shake the person and shout, “Are you O.K.?”
d. Open the person’s airway.
4. You are treating a casualty who requires CPR. There is no one to assist you.
Should you delay starting CPR in order to telephone for help?
a. Yes
b. No.
5. You are preparing to administer rescue breathing to a soldier lying on his stomach. What should you do to the casualty before administering ventilations?
a. Kneel beside the casualty, grasp the casualty’s uniform under his arm, push on the uniform, and roll the casualty away from you.
b. Kneel beside the casualty, reach across the casualty’s back and grasp the casualty’s uniform under his arm, pull on the uniform, and roll the casualty toward you.
c. Stand over the casualty so that you straddle the casualty’s hips, bend over and grasp the casualty’s uniform under each armpit, lift the casualty’s upper body, twist the casualty so that his chest is down, and lower the casualty.
d. Nothing.
6. How is the head-tilt portion of the head-tilt/chin-lift method of opening an adult casualty’s airway accomplished?
a. Place the palm of your hand on his forehead and press his head back.
b. Place your fist on his forehead and press his forehead back.
c. Place the palm of your hand under the back of his head and lift his head forward.
d. Place your fist under the back of his head and lift his head forward.
7. In the jaw-thrust method of opening an adult casualty’s airway, the jaw is lifted by:
a. Placing the fingertips under the angles of the jaw and lifting while using your thumbs to keep the chin steady.
b. Hooking the thumb under the casualty’s jaw, then lifting the chin.
c. Placing the fingertips under the bony part of the chin, hooking the thumb over the casualty’s bottom teeth, then lifting the chin.
d. Pressing the thumbs tightly on each side of the chin and pushing down.
8. After you have performed the head-tilt/chin-lift, the casualty’s mouth should be:
a. Closed.
b. Almost closed.
c. As wide open as possible.
9. You have found an unconscious casualty and are initiating rescue breathing. When is the first time that you really take time to see if the casualty is breathing?
a. Just before you check the casualty for responsiveness.
b. Immediately after you check the casualty for responsiveness.
c. Just before you open the casualty’s airway.
d. Immediately after you open the casualty’s airway.
10. After using the head-tilt/chin-lift method to open a casualty’s airway, the casualty began to breathe normally and soon regained consciousness. The casualty has no injuries. How should you position the casualty?
a. On his side.
b. On his back.
c. On his chest.
11. You are checking a casualty for spontaneous breathing. Which of the following statements is/are true concerning the look, listen, and feel procedures?
a. You are looking at the casualty’s face.
b. You are listening for the casualty’s heartbeat.
c. You are feeling for the casualty’s carotid pulse.
d. None of the above are correct.
12. You have found an unconscious casualty who is not breathing. After opening his airway, you should:
a. Administer two full ventilations.
b. Administer three full ventilations.
c. Administer four full ventilations.
13. You are administering rescue breathing using the mouth-to-mouth method. What, if anything, is done to the casualty’s nose?
a. The rescuer uses the thumb and finger of his hand on the casualty’s chin to pinch the nostrils closed before he blows into the casualty’s mouth.
b. The rescuer uses the thumb and finger of his hand on the casualty’s chin to pinch the nostrils closed when he breaks the seal over the casualty’s mouth.
c. The rescuer uses the thumb and finger of his hand on the casualty’s forehead to pinch the nostrils closed before he blows into the casualty’s mouth.
d. The rescuer uses the thumb and finger of his hand on the casualty’s forehead to pinch the nostrils closed when he breaks the seal over the casualty’s mouth.
14. You have found an unconscious casualty who is not breathing. You have just perform the head-tilt/chin-lift procedure and tried to initiate rescue breathing. The casualty’s airway, however, appears to be blocked. You should:
a. Administer finger sweeps and manual thrusts.
b. Begin chest compressions.
c. Check for a pulse.
d. Try to open his airway again and repeat the two ventilations.
15. Which of the following locations is correct for checking the casualty’s pulse while performing rescue breathing.
a. Over the casualty’s “Adam’s apple.”
b. The groove to the right of the casualty’s “Adam’s apple.”
c. The groove to the left of the casualty’s “Adam’s apple.”
d. Either b or c above.
16. You are administering rescue breathing to a casualty. You have checked the casualty’s pulse and found that his heart is still beating. When do you check the casualty’s pulse again?
a. After each breath.
b. After every 6 breaths.
c. After every 12 breaths.
d. Only after his heart stops beating.
17. When you are administering rescue breathing (no external chest compressions) using the mouth-to-nose method, you should administer ventilations at a rate of one ventilation every:
a. Second.
b. Two seconds.
c. Five seconds.
d. Twelve seconds.
SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 3
1. b (para 3-1)
2. d (paras 3-2 CAUTION, 3-4)
3. c (paras 3-2)
4. a (para 3-3b)
5. b (para 3-5c)
6. a (paras 3-6a(2), (3))
7. a (paras 3-6b(4), (5), (6))
8. b (para 3-6a(5))
9. d (paras 3-6, 3-7)
10. a (para 3-8b(1))
11. d (paras 3-7b, c, d)
12. a (para 3-9)
13. c (para 3-9a(3))
14. d (para 3-10b)
15. d (paras 3-11, 1-5d)
16. c (para 3-12b(3))
17. c (para 3-12a(7))