CPR Airway & Breathing Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the recommended technique to open the airway of an unresponsive adult with no suspected spinal injury?
- Head-tilt/chin-lift (Correct answer)
- Jaw-thrust only
- Tongue-pull maneuver
- Neck hyperextension
Correct answer: Head-tilt/chin-lift
The head-tilt/chin-lift opens the airway by lifting the tongue off the back of the throat when no spinal injury is suspected.
Question 2: Which airway maneuver is preferred when a cervical spine injury is suspected?
- Jaw-thrust (Correct answer)
- Head-tilt/chin-lift
- Full head rotation
- Chest thrust
Correct answer: Jaw-thrust
The jaw-thrust opens the airway while minimizing movement of the cervical spine.
Question 3: How long should you take to check for normal breathing in an unresponsive adult?
- No more than 10 seconds (Correct answer)
- At least 30 seconds
- 1 full minute
- 5 seconds maximum
Correct answer: No more than 10 seconds
Breathing should be assessed in no more than 10 seconds to avoid delaying chest compressions.
Question 4: Agonal gasping in an unresponsive victim should be treated as:
- Not normal breathing — begin CPR (Correct answer)
- Adequate breathing — monitor only
- A sign of recovery
- A reason to delay compressions
Correct answer: Not normal breathing — begin CPR
Agonal gasps are not effective breathing and CPR should begin immediately.
Question 5: What is the correct ratio of compressions to ventilations for one-rescuer adult CPR?
- 30:2 (Correct answer)
- 15:2
- 5:1
- 10:2
Correct answer: 30:2
Single-rescuer adult CPR uses 30 compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.
Question 6: Each rescue breath during CPR should be delivered over approximately:
- 1 second (Correct answer)
- 5 seconds
- 3 seconds
- 10 seconds
Correct answer: 1 second
Each rescue breath is given over about 1 second, just enough to see the chest rise.
Question 7: What is the best sign that a rescue breath was effective?
- Visible chest rise (Correct answer)
- Air escaping from the nose
- Stomach distension
- A gurgling sound
Correct answer: Visible chest rise
Visible chest rise confirms that air is reaching the lungs.
CPR Airway & Breathing Management 2
What is the recommended technique to open the airway of an unresponsive adult with no suspected spinal injury?