INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong>: 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.<\/p>\n 1. When performing the chest compression portion of CPR, you should push down\u00a0on the lower half of the:<\/p>\n a. Ribs.<\/p>\n b. Spine.<\/p>\n c. Sternum.<\/p>\n d. Xiphoid process.<\/p>\n 2. When performing chest compressions on an adult casualty, you should push the\u00a0sternum down about:<\/p>\n a. 1 inch.<\/p>\n b. 2 inches.<\/p>\n c. 3 inches.<\/p>\n d. 4 inches.<\/p>\n 3. When performing one-rescuer CPR, you should administer ________ chest\u00a0compression(s) followed by ______ full breath(s).<\/p>\n a. One; one.<\/p>\n b. Five; one.<\/p>\n c. Fifteen; two.<\/p>\n d. Thirty; two.<\/p>\n 4. A CPR casualty should be lying on a ________ surface.<\/p>\n a. Firm.<\/p>\n b. Soft.<\/p>\n 5. When performing the chest compression portion of one-rescuer CPR cycles, you\u00a0should administer ______ chest compressions within about _____ seconds.<\/p>\n a. Five; three.<\/p>\n b. Five; five.<\/p>\n c. Thirty; twenty.<\/p>\n d. Fifteen; sixty.<\/p>\n 6. You are performing one-rescuer CPR. You should check the casualty’s pulse:<\/p>\n a. After every five cycles.<\/p>\n b. After the casualty regains consciousness.<\/p>\n c. After every ventilation.<\/p>\n d. After the first minute of CPR; then every 3 to 5 minutes thereafter.<\/p>\n 7. When two-rescuer CPR is performed, _____ chest compression(s) are followed\u00a0by _____ full breath(s).<\/p>\n a. One; one.<\/p>\n b. Thirty; two.<\/p>\n c. Fifteen; two.<\/p>\n d. Sixty; eight.<\/p>\n 8. You are performing one-rescuer CPR and notice that the casualty’s stomach\u00a0region is enlarged due to moderate gastric distention. You should:<\/p>\n a. Readjust the casualty’s airway and adjust the force of ventilations.<\/p>\n b. Perform abdominal thrusts until the condition is corrected.<\/p>\n c. Perform chest thrusts until the condition is corrected.<\/p>\n d. Ignore the condition since it is to be expected.<\/p>\n 9. Two rescuers are performing CPR on a casualty. If possible, the rescuers should\u00a0be on _____ of the casualty.<\/p>\n a. Opposite sides.<\/p>\n b. The same side.<\/p>\n 10. When rescuers performing two-rescuer CPR on a casualty decide to switch\u00a0functions, they _____ switch sides.<\/p>\n a. Do.<\/p>\n b. Do not.<\/p>\n 11. You come upon a rescuer performing one-rescuer CPR on a casualty. After you\u00a0identify yourself, you should assist the first rescuer by taking over the\u00a0administration of:<\/p>\n a. Chest compressions.<\/p>\n b. Ventilations.<\/p>\n 12. Two rescuers are performing CPR on a casualty. The rescuer performing chest\u00a0\u00a0compressions calls out, “CHANGE.” The rescuer administering rescue breathing:<\/p>\n a. Administers one breath and moves to the casualty’s chest.<\/p>\n b. Waits until the other rescuer gives thirty chest compressions, then administers\u00a0two breaths and moves to the casualty’s chest.<\/p>\n c. Administers one breath, checks for spontaneous pulse and breathing, and\u00a0moves to the casualty’s chest.<\/p>\n d. Waits until the other rescuer gives five chest compressions, checks for\u00a0spontaneous pulse and breathing, and moves to the casualty’s chest.<\/p>\n 13. You are performing one-rescuer CPR. How long should you continue\u00a0administering CPR?<\/p>\n a. Until the casualty recovers.<\/p>\n b. Until you are relieved by a qualified person.<\/p>\n c. Until you are too exhausted to continue administering CPR.<\/p>\n d. All of the above are appropriate responses.<\/p>\n 1. c (para 4-1d(5))<\/p>\n 2. b (para 4-1g(1))<\/p>\n 3. d (para 4-1j)<\/p>\n 4. a (para 4-1a)<\/p>\n 5. c (paras 4-1g, j)<\/p>\n 6. a (paras 4-1k, 4-1l(3))<\/p>\n 7. b (para 4-2f)<\/p>\n 8. a (para 4-4a(2))<\/p>\n 9. a (para 4-2a)<\/p>\n 10. b (paras 4-2i(2), (3))<\/p>\n 11. a (para 4-3c)<\/p>\n 12. b (para 4-2i(3))<\/p>\n 13. d (para 4-1n)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXERCISES, LESSON 4 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 … Continue reading Lesson 4. Exercises and Solutions<\/span>
\nSOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 4<\/h2>\n