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How Much Do You Know About CPR and Defibrillators?

Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in adults in the United States. Knowing CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) may help you save the life of someone who goes into cardiac arrest. Learn more about CPR by taking this quiz, based on information from the American Heart Association (AHA).

1. When was CPR first developed?
2. How does CPR help when a person goes into cardiac arrest?
3. What's the first thing a person should do before beginning CPR?
4. After calling 911, what is the next step in CPR?
5. The faster that CPR begins, the better the chances of a victim's recovery. What is the critical time for CPR to begin?
6. How does an automatic external defibrillator (AED) help a person who is in cardiac arrest?
7. Who can use an AED?
8. When should you stop doing CPR on a victim?
Publication Source: Created for Wellness Library/September 2004
Publication Source: Highlights of the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Currents in Emergency Cardiovascular Care. 2005-06, 4;16:pp. 108.
Author: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/112/24_suppl/IV-12
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/112/24_suppl/IV-133
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/117/16/2162
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://handsonlycpr.org/
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://handsonlycpr.org/faqs
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/WhatisCPR/CPRFactsandStats/CPR-Statistics_UCM_307542_Article.jsp
Online Source: American Heart Associationhttp://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/WhatisCPR/CPRFactsandStats/History-of-CPR_UCM_307549_Article.jsp
Online Editor: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer: Hanrahan, John, MD
Online Medical Reviewer: Weisbart, Ed, MD
Date Last Reviewed: 4/29/2013
Date Last Modified: 12/15/2011
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