CPR and the Recovery Position · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

First two minutes that save lives

Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · ages 14-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. How do adult chest compressions go?

    • About 5 to 6 cm deep at 100 to 120 a minute
    • Gentle pats at 30 a minute
    • One push, then a long rest

  2. What is the right order of first checks?

    • Breathing, then response
    • Response, then breathing
    • Defibrillator, then everything

  3. A breathing but unresponsive casualty should rest flat on their back.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What does the recovery position protect against?

    • Cold feet
    • Stiff joints
    • Choking on vomit while help comes

  5. The casualty gasps loudly every few seconds. Does that count as normal breathing?

    • Yes, any noise counts
    • No, gasping does not count: start the emergency chain
    • Only if the gasps sound strong

  6. What does a defibrillator do?

    • It reads the rhythm and shocks only when a shock can help
    • It shocks every casualty it touches
    • It replaces chest compressions fully

  7. A small child collapses and stops breathing normally. How do compressions differ?

    • One hand at about a third of chest depth, same fast rate
    • Two hands at full adult depth
    • Blow first, never compress

  8. Dan stops compressions after half a minute to answer his phone. What is wrong?

    • Nothing, short breaks help
    • Every idle minute lowers survival: do not stop until help arrives
    • Phones break defibrillators
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Answer key

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  1. About 5 to 6 cm deep at 100 to 120 a minute · Hard, fast and without pauses: depth plus rate move the blood.
  2. Response, then breathing · Shake and shout first, then watch the breathing.
  3. False · Roll them sideways so the airway stays open and fluids drain.
  4. Choking on vomit while help comes · Sideways with an open airway lets fluids drain out.
  5. No, gasping does not count: start the emergency chain · Gasping is not normal breathing, so call for help and compress.
  6. It reads the rhythm and shocks only when a shock can help · The box decides itself and talks you through each step.
  7. One hand at about a third of chest depth, same fast rate · Same chain with gentler force: one hand and a third of the depth.
  8. Every idle minute lowers survival: do not stop until help arrives · Blood only moves while you push, so pauses cost survival.
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