Determine if the answers to the following questions are correct:

1. what is the best method to learn cpr?

a: you should take an accredited first-aid training course that includes cpr and also how to use an aed.

2. identify the cab’s of cpr, and describe the meaning of each letter below in a complete sentence.

c – c stands for circulation; to restore blood circulation with chest compressions.
a – airway is what a stands for and it means to clear the airway.
b – b stands for breathing for the person.

3. identify 4 differences in administering cpr to a child (ages 1-8 years) rather than for an adult.

a. you only use one hand when performing heart compressions on a child.
b. when you perform cpr on a child, you have to breathe gently.
c. before calling 911 or using and aed, you must first perform five cycles of breathing and compressions for about two minutes.
d. if after five cycles of cpr the child doesn’t respond, apply and follow the prompts of an aed.

4. the most common cause of cardiac arrest in infants is due to the lack of oxygen. what are the two most common causes of lack of oxygen in infants?

a. drowning
b. choking

5. how do the rescue efforts differ when rescuing a baby if you are the only rescuer or if there is an additional rescuer?

a. if you are the only rescuer, do five cycles of cpr, and then call 911.
b. have the other person who is with you call for while you attend to the baby.

6. how does breathing for a baby differ from that of an adult or child?

instead of using deep breaths from your lungs, you use the strength of your cheeks to give them gentle puffs of air, in order to slowly breathe into the baby’s mouth one time, and then take a breath and continue.