Chapter 7-Study Guide

  1. List the four links in the Cardiac Chain-of-Survival.
  1. Atherosclerosis is—
  1. The most prominent signal of a heart attack is—
  1. A middle-aged man was playing tennis when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. He stopped playing and the pain went away after a short while. Since the man had recently eaten a large meal, he assumed that the pain was just indigestion. What is most likely to have caused the pain?
  1. A person tells you that he is experiencing severe pain in his chest. You think that he might be having a heart attack, but want to rule out angina pectoris or some other cause (such as an upset stomach, gas or muscular strain). What other information might help you decide?
  1. Pain from a heart attack results from—
  1. Chest pain or pressure that comes and goes at different times is sometimes called—
  1. Many heart attack victims delay seeking care. This is unfortunate because a_____ in the coronary arteries may be resolved with early treatment.
  1. Nitroglycerin is a medication often prescribed for angina. It works by—
  1. You think that a person might be having a heart attack. The first thing you should do is—
  1. You encounter a child who is not breathing and shows no signs of life or pulse. Unfortunately, you are alone. What should you do?
  1. Cardiac arrest is the condition in which—
  1. An infant who is in cardiac arrest will have—
  1. Unlike adults, children do not often initially suffer from cardiac emergencies. Instead, children—
  1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)—
  1. Each minute that defibrillation is delayed reduces a victim’s chance of survival by about ____ percent.
  1. List the steps for using an AED.
  1. To use an AED on a child, what specific equipment is required?
  1. What would you do if a victim of sudden cardiac arrest is in contact with water?
  1. CPR compressions on an adult are performed using—
  1. CPR compressions on a child are performed using—
  1. CPR performed on a child should include chest compressions done at the rate of—
  1. The cycle of compressions to breaths in CPR for an adult victim is—
  1. The cycle of compressions to breaths in CPR for a child victim is—
  1. The cycle of 30 compressions and 2 breaths in CPR for an infant victim should take—
  1. CPR performed on an infant should include chest compressions done at the rate of—
  1. For CPR to be the most effective, the victim should be—
  1. The depth of compressions for CPR performed on an adult ranges from _____ inches to _____ inches.
  1. Describe the steps for performing CPR on an adult. Be sure to include how to position your hand(s), the rate of compressions, the number of compressions to breaths and the depth of compressions.
  1. You are performing CPR on an adult victim at the rate of about 100 compressions per minute, yet you are only able to accomplish about 150 compressions every 2 minutes. Why is this so?
  1. You are performing CPR on an adult victim when you suddenly discover that the victim’s heart has started beating. How should you continue to care for the victim?
  1. You are walking down the street when a young boy collapses in front of you. You come to his aid and discover that he is not breathing and shows no signs of life or pulse. After having a bystander call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number, you begin CPR. After about 3 minutes, suddenly the boy starts coughing. What should you do?
  1. You are on the side of a road performing CPR on an adult victim of a car accident. You suddenly notice that there is gasoline accumulating on the road near you and the victim and that the car has started to smoke. If you stop CPR to move the victim, the victim might die. If you do not move the victim, the gasoline might catch fire, threatening both you and the victim. What should you do and why?
  1. List the five conditions under which you might stop CPR.
  1. When giving care to an unconscious infant, you attempt to give 2 rescue breaths but the breaths do not go in. What should you do next?