CPR Scenario Questions & Answers
Question 1: You are eating lunch in a restaurant and a woman suddenly drops to the floor behind you. The scene is safe, so you approach and check for responsiveness. She is unresponsive and not breathing normally. You send someone to call 911. Next, you give 30 compressions, check the mouth for an object, and attempt a breath. The breath does not go in, and the chest does not rise. What is your next action?
Answer A: “Give abdominal thrusts”
Answer B: “Reposition the head and reattempt a breath”
Answer C: “Perform a finger sweep”
Answer D: “Give 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute”
“b”
Question 2: After attempting one breath that doesn’t go in, you reposition the head of an unconscious choking woman and attempt a second breath. The breath still will not go in and the chest will not rise. What is your next action?
Answer A: “Give abdominal thrusts”
Answer B: “Reposition the head and reattempt 2 breaths”
Answer C: “Perform a finger sweep”
Answer D: “Give 30 chest compressions at a rate of at least 100 per minute”
“d”
Question 3: You have tried 2 attempts to give breaths to an unconscious choking woman. The breaths will not go in, and the chest will not rise. You just gave 30 chest compressions. What is your next action?
Answer A: “Give abdominal thrusts”
Answer B: “Immediately attempt 2 breaths”
Answer C: “Perform a finger sweep if you see an object in the mouth”
Answer D: “Give another set of 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute”
“c”
Question 4: You performed a finger sweep for an unconscious, choking woman, and pulled an object out of her mouth. What is your next action?
Answer A: “Give abdominal thrusts”
Answer B: “Attempt a breath. If it goes in, give a second breath.”
Answer C: “Place the person in the recovery position”
Answer D: “Give another set of 30 chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute”
“b”
Question 5: You have just performed 30 chest compressions and removed an object from the mouth of an unconscious, choking child using a finger sweep. What should you do next?
Answer A: “Immediately give another 30 chest compressions followed by a finger sweep”
Answer B: “Attempt two breaths”
Answer C: “Start CPR”
Answer D: “Give abdominal thrusts
“b”
Question 6: You tried to give 2 breaths to an unconscious choking infant, but the air did not go in. You repositioned the head and reattempted 2 breaths. The air still did not go in or make the chest rise. What should you do next?
Answer A: “Give 30 chest compressions using 2 fingers”
Answer B: “Call 911 keep him comfortable and monitor airway breathing and circulation until help arrives”
Answer C: “Perform a finger sweep to get the object out”
Answer D: “Give 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts”
“a”
Question 7: You tried to give the first breath to an unconscious choking infant, but the air did not go in. You repositioned the head and attempted another breath. The air still did not go in or make the chest rise. What should you do next?
Answer A: “Give 30 chest compressions using 2 fingers in the center of the chest”
Answer B: “Call 911 keep him comfortable and monitor airway breathing and circulation until help arrives”
Answer C: “Perform a finger sweep to get the object out”
Answer D: “Give 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts”
“a”
Question 8: You just finished doing 30 chest compressions on an unconscious choking infant. What should you do next?
Answer A: “Give another 30 chest compressions using 2 fingers in the center of the chest”
Answer B: “Immediately perform a finger sweep using your index finger”
Answer C: “Check the airway and perform a finger sweep if there is an object”
Answer D “Give 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts”
“C”