Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Lesson 6: Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on a Child or Infant

 

Exercises: Lesson 6

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EXERCISES, LESSON 6

 

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 that you answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced after the solution.

 

1. The term "infant" is used to describe a person whose age is under:

a. 6 months.

 

b. 12 months.

 

c. 2 years.

 

d. 8 years.

 

2. You have found a child who appears to be unconscious. Which of the following

should be your first action?

a. Administer rescue breathing.

 

b. Call for help.

 

c. Check for pulse.

 

d. Check for responsiveness.

 

3. You are preparing to administer rescue breathing to a child who does not appear

to have any spinal or head injuries. You should open the casualty's airway using a

modified:

a. Head-tilt/chin-lift.

 

b. Head-tilt/neck-lift.

 

c. Jaw-thrust.

 

d. Tongue-jaw lift.

 

4. Which of the following correctly states a difference between opening the airway of

an infant and opening the airway of an adult?

a. The adult casualty is placed flat on his back whereas the infant casualty is

places on his stomach.

 

b. The adult casualty is placed on his stomach whereas the infant casualty is

placed flat on his back.

 

c. The head is not tilted as far back with an infant casualty as it is with an adult

casualty.

 

d. The head is not tilted as far back with an adult casualty as it is with an infant

casualty.

 

5. The term "child" is used to describe a person whose age is under:

a. 1 year.

 

b. 8 year.

 

c. 12 years.

 

d. 14 years.

 

6. When performing the modified jaw-thrust technique of opening the airway on a

child, the chin is lifted using:

a. Two or three fingers placed under the bony part of the chin.

 

b. Two or three fingers placed under the tip of the chin and a thumb hooked

inside the casualty's mouth.

 

c. A thumb hooked under the chin.

 

d. Two or three fingers placed under the angles of the casualty's jaw.

 

7. You are administering rescue breathing (no chest compressions) to a child. How

many ventilations should you administer in 1 minute?

a. 8 to 12

 

b. 15 to 30.

 

c. 12 to 20.

 

d. 20 to 30.

 

8. Which of the following correctly states a difference between checking for breathing

in an infant and checking for breathing in an adult.

a. With an infant, you do not feel for air flow on your cheek.

 

b. With an infant, you do not need to check for signs of breathing.

 

c. With an infant, you listen for sounds of breathing by placing your ear over the

center of the infant's right lung.

 

d. With an infant, you look for a rising and falling of the abdomen in addition to

the chest.

 

9. You are administering rescue breathing to a small child. How does your actions

differ from administering rescue breathing to an adult.

a. There is no difference.

 

b. You blow into both the casualty's nose and mouth at the same time if

possible.

 

c. You do not maintain the airway while you perform rescue breathing.

 

d. You do not need to worry about airway obstructions since your larger lungs

can overcome resistance from an obstruction.

 

 

10. Which of the following statements is true?

a. You find the compression site for CPR on an infant in the same manner as for

an adult.

 

b. You find the compression site for CPR on a child in the same manner as for

an adult.

 

c. You find the compression site for CPR on an infant in the same manner as for

a child.

11. Which of the following describes a one-rescuer CPR cycle for a child?

a. Thirty compressions followed by two ventilations.

 

b. Five chest compressions followed by two ventilations.

 

c. Fifteen chest compressions followed by one ventilation.

 

d. Fifteen chest compressions followed by two ventilations.

 

12. You are going to administer CPR chest compressions to an infant. The

compression should push the breastbone down about:

a. 1/2 to 1 inch.

 

b. 1 to 1 1/2 inches.

 

c. 1 1/2 to 2 inches.

 

d. 2 to 2 1/2 inches.

 

13. When performing CPR on a child, you should perform compressions at a rate of:

a. 45 to 60 chest compressions per minute.

 

b. 60 to 80 chest compressions per minute.

 

c. 100 chest compressions per minute.

 

d. 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute.

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