Common Questions Frequently Asked
During CPR training classes, students ask questions that we thought you
may find useful. We have taken the most frequently asked questions and listed
them below. Click on the question to reveal the answer.
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When should I do hands-only CPR?
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What is the correct action where someone needs to be moved to perform CPR, such as a car accident? Does the risk of additional harm (such as spinal injury or bleeding) outweigh the benefits of CPR if nobody qualified is on scene?
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During the CPR, what is the percentage of heart efficiency as a pump?
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I heard that no matter if a person is unconscious that you should perform CPR. Is this true? When should you not perform CPR?
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What is the ratio of 2-person CPR?
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How do I perform CPR on a person who has a tracheal stoma? Do I have to cover their mouth or just breath directly into the stoma?
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When you are giving mouth to mouth are you actually breathing oxygen into the victim's lungs or are you trying to stimulate breathing by breathing carbon dioxide into their lungs?
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When performing CPR, how do I know if it's working?
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If a person has had bypass surgery, and a situation occurs that they require CPR, are there any special considerations that need to be made?
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Is it easier to break an overweight person's ribs or a skinnier persons ribs when performing cpr?
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Can I kill someone if I do CPR incorrectly?
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What if I crack a rib when I do CPR?
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Will CPR always save a life?
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What is the recovery position?
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What should you do for a person who has been accidentally shocked by electricity?
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If someone has an asthma attack and collapses, what should a person do? Will CPR help?
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What are some of the causes of CPR being used for in infants and children?
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What if the victim is wearing dentures?
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Can I get AIDS from doing CPR?
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Can I get sued if I perform CPR?
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Does the Good Samaritan law protect me?
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If a person moves when I do CPR should I stop?
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When should I stop CPR?
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What chance does the person (on whom I perform CPR) have of surviving?
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What should I do if I'm alone and I do not know CPR?
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What is the reason calling 911 occurs after 2 minutes of CPR for infants and children whereas for adults, the call is made immediately?
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If successful CPR is dependent on a defibrillator arriving, are there any portable defibrillators available?
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In a trekking guidebook I own it states that if there has been a trauma fall and the victim has no pulse, then CPR is futile, is this true?
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Is it true that if a victim "regains" a pulse after doing CPR he/she has probably had a pulse all along?
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