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
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  1. What depth and rate should you aim for when practising adult chest compressions on a CPR manikin?

    • Press 5 to 6 cm deep, 100 to 120 times a minute.
    • Press 1 to 2 cm deep, 100 to 120 times a minute.
    • Press 5 to 6 cm deep, 30 to 40 times a minute.

  2. An adult has collapsed. It is safe to approach. How should you check for a response?

    • Watch their chest before trying to speak to them.
    • Speak loudly and gently tap their shoulders.
    • Pinch their ear hard until they move or open their eyes.

  3. An unresponsive adult is breathing normally in the recovery position. Once help has been called, you can stop checking their breathing.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. An adult is unresponsive but breathing normally after a serious fall. You suspect a major injury. Which plan respects injury precautions and explains why recovery-position care, when appropriate, uses a head tilt and angles the mouth down?

    • Follow the handler; avoid unnecessary movement. Head tilt steadies the heartbeat; mouth down warms the body.
    • Roll them onto their side despite suspected injury. Head tilt opens the airway; mouth down lets fluids drain.
    • Follow the handler; avoid unnecessary movement. Head tilt opens the airway; mouth down lets fluids drain.

  5. An adult does not respond. Emergency help is being called. After opening their airway, you find only occasional gasps. Is this normal breathing?

    • Yes. Any breathing noise means CPR is unnecessary.
    • No. Treat the gasps as abnormal and start CPR.
    • Yes. Wait several minutes to see whether gasps become regular.

  6. What does an automated external defibrillator, or AED, do?

    • Checks rhythm and advises a shock for certain rhythms.
    • Sends a shock every time its pads touch any person's chest.
    • Replaces all chest compressions once its pads are attached.

  7. You have practised adult CPR. A small child is unresponsive and not breathing normally. You call emergency services on speaker. Which plan is appropriate?

    • Follow child-specific CPR advice from the call handler.
    • Use the full adult compression depth, whatever the child's size.
    • Wait for a trained rescuer before doing any further emergency care.

  8. Dan is giving CPR to an unresponsive adult who is not breathing normally. His phone rings with an unrelated call. Another helper is beside him. What should he do?

    • Take a short rest whenever his own phone starts ringing.
    • Keep compressing; let the other helper answer the phone.
    • Stop CPR until he finds out whether the caller needs him.
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  1. Press 5 to 6 cm deep, 100 to 120 times a minute. · Adult compressions are 5 to 6 cm deep at 100 to 120 a minute. Let the chest rise fully between pushes. Practise on a CPR manikin.
  2. Speak loudly and gently tap their shoulders. · Speak loudly and gently tap the shoulders. If there is no response, call emergency services. Do not use painful tests.
  3. False · Keep checking breathing while help is coming. If it becomes abnormal, roll the unresponsive adult onto their back and start CPR. Tell the call handler.
  4. Follow the handler; avoid unnecessary movement. Head tilt opens the airway; mouth down lets fluids drain. · Suspected major injury means avoid unnecessary movement and follow the call handler. Movement may still be needed for airway care or lifesaving help. When recovery-position care is appropriate, head tilt helps open the airway and angling the mouth down lets fluids drain.
  5. No. Treat the gasps as abnormal and start CPR. · Occasional gasps are not normal breathing. An unresponsive adult with no normal breathing needs CPR while emergency help is coming.
  6. Checks rhythm and advises a shock for certain rhythms. · An AED checks heart rhythm and advises a shock only for a rhythm a shock can treat. Follow its prompts and keep everyone clear during analysis and shocks.
  7. Follow child-specific CPR advice from the call handler. · Children need age-specific CPR, and rescue breaths are especially important. Follow the handler's instructions rather than applying adult depth or waiting for a trained rescuer.
  8. Keep compressing; let the other helper answer the phone. · An unrelated call is not a reason to pause CPR. Dan can keep compressing while the other helper handles the phone.
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