Katz CPR-A Co-Worker is in Danger...Could
You Save a Life?
Take the Red Cross PopQuiz Challenge to Find Out!
1. The Cardiac Chain of Survival consists of a sequence of steps that are activated in
response to an emergency in which a person suffers sudden cardiac arrest. Each link in the
chain is critical. Put the links in the Cardiac Chain of Survival in the correct order.
1) Early defibrillation — delivers an electrical shock to the heart with an automated external
defibrillator (AED)
2) Early advanced medical care — a team of medical professionals arrives and takes over by
providing advanced care and transport to a medical facility
3) Early CPR — keeps oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs
4) Early recognition and early access — a bystander recognizes an emergency and calls 9-1-1 or
the local emergency number
2. A person is unconscious. Put the following steps in the correct order:
1) Tap the person and shout
2) Open airway
3) Check for signs of life (movement and normal breathing)
4) Check the scene for safety
A) 3, 2, 1, 4
B) 3, 2, 4, 1
C) 4, 1, 2, 3
D) 1, 3, 1, 2
3. If a choking person is coughing forcefully, what should you do?
A) Pat the person on the back forcefully
B) Give abdominal thrusts
C) Encourage the person to continue coughing
D) None of the above
4. CPR is a combination of —
A) Chest compressions and abdominal thrusts
B) Chest compressions and rescue breaths
C) Abdominal thrusts and finger sweeps
D) Rescue breaths and abdominal thrusts
5. You come upon a person who has pale or bluish skin color, cold skin and dull or sunken
eyes. These are symptoms of which medical emergency?
A) High fever
B) Shock
C) Heart attack
D) None of the above
6. What type of signals may help you notice an
emergency?
unusual noises
A.
unusual odors
B.
unusual appearances or behaviors
C.
all the above
D.
7. What should you do if the person does not give consent?
give care and call 911 or the local emergency number
A.
give care and do not call 911 or the local emergency number
B.
do not give care but do call 911 or the local emergency number
C.
none of the above
D.
8. The steps to follow in an emergency are call - check - care
A.
check - care - call
B.
check - call - care
C.
care - call - check
D.
9. When should you call 911 or the local emergency number?
the person has a cough and a runny nose
A.
the person has a stomachache that goes away
B.
the person has an earache
C.
the person has trouble breathing
D.
10. Move an injured person only if The scene is or is becoming unsafe.
A.
You need to reach another person with more serious injury or illness.
B.
You need to move a person to give emergency care.
C.
All the above.
D.
11.By following standard precautions to protect yourself and the person, you can minimize the risk of disease transmission
A.
reduce the number of times you need to wear gloves
B.
increase the risk of disease transmission
C.
none of the above
D.
12. You determine that a person may be in shock. Do each of the following except keep the person comfortable
A.
give the person water
B.
monitor the person's ABC's
C.
raise the person's legs 12 inches.
D.
13. You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You
check the scene and then check the victim for consciousness, but she does not respond. What
should you do next?
call or have someone else to call EMS
A.
check
for signs of life
B.
drive the person to the hospital.
C.
give 2 rescue breaths.
D.
14. A woman is choking on a piece of candy but is conscious and coughing forcefully, what
should you do?
Slap her on the back until she coughs up the object.
Give abdominal thrusts.
Encourage her to continue coughing.
Perform a check at the back of the throat
D.
.
15. Pretend with your child that you are two kids hiking in the woods. You stop to eat your sack
lunch. Your dad packed you tuna fish sandwiches, a bunch of grapes, and a bag of cookies.
You're anxious to get back to hiking, so you and your friend eat quickly. As you are wolfing
down your tuna fish sandwich, you notice your friend pop a few grapes in his mouth, get a
funny look on his face and then grasp his throat. He's not talking and he doesn't seem to be
breathing. What should you do? Put the steps in the correct order.
A. Obtain consent from parent or guardian, if present.
B. Check scene, check person.
C. Have someone call 911.
D. Give 5 quick, upward abdominal thrusts.
E. Lean the person forward and give 5 back blows with the heel of your hand.
A.
B.
C.
16. The best way to check if a person is unconscious is to lift the person up
A.
give the person CPR
B.
Tap the person and shout, "Are you okay?"
C.
look, listen, and feel for signs of breathing.
D.
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