CPR Review Exercises
ACT CPR
Review Exercises
Introduction (page 3)
1. The Chain of Survival describes the ____________________response system we need if we are going to improve survival from pre-hospital cardiac arrests.
2. An important link in the chain is “Early _____________”. This means quickly making an emergency telephone call.
3. The next link is “Early ________________”
4. The link after that is a shocking one, “Early ________________”.
5. The next link, “Early ______________ _________________” refers to paramedics.
6. The Heartsaver CPR course teaches the ____”R’s” of CPR.
- about __________ factors for heart disease and stroke;
- about how to _______________that what is happening might be a serious developing emergency;
- about how to ________________ to that;
- about how to ____________________ a person who is choking or suffering from a cardiac arrest.
The Heart and When it Breaks (p. 4 & 5)
7. Blood carries ____________ to organs and tissues of the body.
8. The heart is just one big mighty tough _______________.
9. Blood vessels, called _______________ deliver blood to the heart muscle tissues.
10. They can get blocked by ___________________.
11. When the heart’s coronary arteries get blocked, that person will have _________ in the chest.
12. If the block is severe and the heart muscle starts to die (due to a lack of oxygen, that person is having a __________ ____________.
13. Sometimes when people have a heart attack, the heart stops beating completely. This is called ____________ _____________.
14. In the most common kind of cardiac arrest, heart muscle beats with a squiggly, squirming kind of movement called _____________________.
15. The purpose of CPR is to force _____________ ________________ through the body, even when the heart is not beating.
16. ______________ ____ _______________ provides oxygen to the lungs so that the blood being pumped through the body is oxygenated.
17. A patient in ventricular fibrillation needs a special kind of electrical shock delivered to correct the heart rhythm. If a heart in fibrillation is shocked, it is ______fibrillated.
Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke (p. 6 & 7)
16. Smoking is personal air pollution that causes heart disease, lung cancer and ___________breath.
17. If your diet has lots of vegetables, _______________and grain products, it doesn’t leave much room for cholesterol.
18. Hypertension is not about being “hyper”. It refers to high ________ _____________.
19. Diabetes is an illness affecting how we control ___________ in our blood. If that’s out of control, fat levels in blood get out of control. A proper diet helps this a lot.
20. Obesity is a risk factor by itself because the heart has to work ___________ to pump blood to the tissues.
21. Exercise helps all your muscles stay in good shape, including the ________ muscle.
22. Stress affects us physically, causing a number of problems, including ___________ problems
Recognize (p. 8)
22. The signals of a heart attack include (5 “Ps’):
- crushing or squeezing chest ____________ that may spread to the person’s neck, jaw, shoulders or arms
- looking ____________and perhaps sweaty
- having trouble breathing or __________________
- feeling sick to the stomach or actually _______________
- feeling ______________, very tired, no energy.
23. If your patient has the 5 “P’s” of cardiac chest pain, you should call ________ for help.
24. If someone has chest pain, they often don’t go to the hospital quickly because they are very afraid. They also may not believe it is a serious problem or that “it can’t be happening to me”. This is called __________
25. You too may hesitate to call 911 because you are afraid to look stupid if you are wrong (__________) or because you too, just can’t believe it is a serious problem (denial).
26. The signals of a stroke include sudden ____________ of the face, arm or leg, and/or sudden speech problems.
React (p. 9)
27. Some people feel the most important reaction a person trained in CPR can have is to first call for ________.
28. Once you have called for help, stay with your patient and offer PLT:
a. P: __________________________
b. L: __________________________
c. T: __________________________
29. You find information about a person’s allergies, medications and past medical history on a ______________ bracelet or necklace.
Resuscitate (p.10)
30. The purpose of CPR is to keep a person alive who is not ________________ and who’s heart has stopped beating
31. Before providing help to someone who needs it you must ask for ___________________
32. If the person is a ____________ who is alone or is _____________________, the law assumes that the person would want help. This is called “assumed consent”
33. When you are performing CPR, you follow a sequence of CAB-D:
a. C: ________________________
b. A: ________________________
c. B: ________________________
d. D: ________________________
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