1. The most common cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children is: heart attack respiratory arrest or breathing problem electric shock congenital heart abnormality
2. The most common cause of airway obstruction in the unconscious victim is: food tongue mucus dentures
3. If a choking victim is coughing forcefully: check the pulse perform the Heimlich maneuver 5 times sweep out the mouth do not interfere
4.To determine if there is a an obstructed airway in a conscious child, the rescuer should: ask the victim, "Are you choking?" shake the victim reposition the victim perform the Heimlich maneuver 5 times
5. Syrup of ipecac should be given: only on the advice of a physician or poison control center only to children over age 3 any time you suspect a child has swallowed a poisonous substance any time you know a child has swallowed a poisonous substance
6. The best place to store poisonous substances is: on a high shelf in a high locked cabinet in a garage under a sink
7. The No. 1 preventable cause of death in young children is: drowning heart attack injuries suffered while riding in cars communicable diseases
8. According to guidlines of the American Heart Association, infant CPR is performed on a victim: 0 to 6 months of age 0 to 9 month of age up to 1 year of age under 2 years of age
9. The rescuer should check the infant's pulse by feeling the: carotid pulse in the neck brachial pulse in the arm radial pulse in the wrist femoral pulse in the groin
10. According to guidlines of the American Heart Association, child CPR is performed on a victim: under 1 year of age 1 to 8 years of age 8 to 10 years of age 10 to 12 years of age
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