PCP 113 Quiz Questions and Answers
A patient should be placed in the recovery position when he or she:
Select one:
A. is unconscious, uninjured, and breathing adequately.
B. is semiconscious, injured, and breathing adequately.
C. has experienced trauma but is breathing effectively.
D. has a p...
PCP 113 Quiz Questions and Answers
A patient should be placed in the recovery position when he or she:
Select one:
A. is unconscious, uninjured, and breathing adequately.
B. is semiconscious, injured, and breathing adequately.
C. has experienced trauma but is breathing effectively.
D. has a pulse but is unconscious and breathing shallowly. - answer A
Several attempts to adequately open a trauma patient's airway with the jaw-thrust
maneuver have been unsuccessful. You should:
Select one:
A. try opening the airway by lifting up on the chin.
B. tilt the head back while lifting up on the patient's neck.
C. suction the airway and reattempt the jaw-thrust maneuver.
D. carefully perform the head tilt-chin lift maneuver. - answer D
Initial treatment to dislodge a severe foreign body airway obstruction in a responsive
infant involves:
Select one:
A. blind finger sweeps.
B. high-flow oxygen.
C. back blows.
D. abdominal thrusts. - answer C
Which of the following is considered an obvious sign of death and would not require the
initiation of CPR?
Select one:
A. Severe cyanosis to the face
B. Dependent blood pooling
C. Pulselessness and apnea
D. Agonal respiratory effort - answer B
If massive gastric distention makes it impossible to adequately ventilate a patient, you
may have to:
Select one:
A. apply manual pressure to the abdomen.
B. insert an oropharyngeal airway adjunct.
C. suction the airway for up to 45 seconds.
D. increase the force of your ventilations. - answer A
You should deliver chest compressions to an unconscious adult patient in cardiac arrest
by:
Select one:
, A. compressing the sternum between the nipples.
B. depressing the sternum between 1" and 2".
C. placing the heel of your hand on the xiphoid.
D. compressing quickly and releasing slowly. - answer A
When assessing the pulse of an unresponsive infant, you should palpate the ________
artery.
Select one:
A. carotid
B. brachial
C. temporal
D. radial - answer B
The fifth link in the chain of survival includes:
Select one:
A. controlling body temperature to optimize neurologic recovery.
B. defibrillation with an AED by a layperson or emergency medical responder.
C. early advanced care, such as IV therapy and medication administration.
D. educating the public to recognize a cardiac emergency. - answer A
Which of the following techniques should you use to dislodge a foreign body airway
obstruction in a patient who is in an advanced stage of pregnancy or who is very
obese?
Select one:
A. chest thrusts
B. back blows
C. finger sweeps
D. abdominal thrusts - answer A
What is the correct ratio of compressions to ventilations when performing two-rescuer
child CPR?
Select one:
A. 10:1
B. 5:1
C. 3:1
D. 15:2 - answer D
The proper depth of chest compressions on a 9-month-old infant is at least:
Select one:
A. one half the diameter of the chest.
B. one third the diameter of the chest.
C. two thirds the diameter of the chest or about 2".
D. one half the diameter of the chest or about 1". - answer B
The main benefit of using a mechanical piston or load-distributing band device for chest
compressions is:
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