Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation

A person has an obstructed airway. You are preparing to administer abdominal thrusts to the person while he is standing. Suddenly he passes out. What should you do?

Your answer:
administer chest thrusts while holding the person in a standing position
lay the person on his back; then administer abdominal thrusts
lay the person in a prone (on his chest) position; then administer back blows.
administer abdominal thrusts while holding the person in a standing position

While jogging in the park early one morning, you come upon a person lyng on the grass who is appartently unconscious. What should be your first action in rendering aid to this person?

Your answer:
open his airway
perform a finger sweep of his mouth
call out "are you okay?"
check his pulse
begin administering abdominal thrusts

Which of the following methods of opening the airway is preferred if you believe that the casualty has an injured neck?

Your answer:
jaw thrust
head-tilt/chin-lift
head-tilt/neck-lift
head-tilt/jaw-lift

In the head-tilt/chin-lift method of opening a casualty's airway, one hand is used to press on his forehead. How is the thumb on the opposite hand used?

Your answer:
presses against the casualty's nose to seal off his nostrils
hooks over the casualty's bottom teeth to ensure a good grip on the casualty's chin
keeps the casualty's lower lip depressed, if needed
lifts the casualty's chin by hooking the thumb under the casualty's jaw

When performing the head-tilt/chin-lift method of opening a casualty's airway, you ________ allow your fingers to press deeply in the soft tissues under the chin.

Your answer:
should
should not

When you check for breathing, you should:

Your answer:
watch the casualty's chest
listen for sounds of breathing
be aware of any exhaled breath blowing against your face
do all of the above

In which of the following cases would mouth-to-nose ventilations probably be preferred to mouth-to-mouth ventilations?

Your answer:
casualty is pregnant
casualty has a broken arm
casualty has a broken jaw and cheek injuries
casualty has suffered a blow to the back of the head

You find an unconscious person who does not appear to be breathing. After using the head-tilt/chin-lift method of opening an airway, he begins to breathe normally without rescue breathing being administered. What should you do now?

Your answer:
turn the person onto his chest
begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation
begin rescue breathing
help keep the person's airway open and check for injuries

Which of the following is a correct location for checking the casualty's pulse while performing rescue breathing?

Your answer:
over the casualty's Adam's apple
the groove to the right of the casualty's Adam's apple
the groove to the left of the casualty's Adam's apple
choices b and c above
choices a, b, and c above

You are beginning to provide care to an unconscious casualty and have just tried to initiate mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, but the casualty's chest does not rise and fall. What should you do next?

Your answer:
open the casualty's airway more an try to administer two breaths again
perform a finger sweep of the casualty's mouth
slap the casualty on the back between his shoulder blades
leave the casualty and seek medical help

When helping a person with an airway obstruction, finger sweeps are used:

Your answer:
only if the casualty is conscious
only if the casualty is unconscious

You are preparing to administer an abdominal thrust to a casualty lying on his back. How should you position your hands?

Your answer:
the heel of one hand should be placed slightly above the casualty's navel. The other hand should be on top of the first hand
the heel of one hand should be placed midway between the casualty's navel and his groin. The other hand should be on his forehead
form a fist with one hand and place it on the casualty's navel. Form a fist with the other hand and place it on the casualty's abdomen just above the first fist. The thumb of one fist should be touching the index finger of the other fist.
form a fist with one hand and place it on the notch where the lower edge of the casualty's rib cage meets the breastbone. Then wrap your other hand around the fist.

When delivering a chest thrust to an unconscious casualty, the casualty's breastbone should be pushed straight down about:

Your answer:
one-hlaf inch
two inches
three inches
four inches

You are going to administer chest thrust to an unconscious casualty. How should your hands be placed?

Your answer:
the heel of one hand should be on the lower half of the breatbone but about the notch where the lower ribs meet the breatbone. The other hand should be on top of the first hand.
form a fist with one hand and put it in the middle of the breatbone. Wrap the other hand around the fist
the heel of one hand should be slightly below the notch where the lower ribs meet the breastbone. The other hand should be on top of the first hand
the heel of one hand should be just below the middle of the breastbone. The heel of the other hand should be just above the middle of the breastbone

You are administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. You should administer about:

Your answer:
five breaths every minute
twelve breaths every minute
one breath every minute
sixty breaths every minute

You are administering rescue breathing. You have checked the casualty's pulse and found that his heart is still beating. When do you check his pulse again?

Your answer:
after every twelve breaths
only after his heart stops beating
after every six breaths
after each breath

Once you have restored breathing to a casualty, you:

Your answer:
should monitor his breathing in case you need to perform rescue breathing again
do not have to worry any more about his breathing