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First aid and CPR practice questions 1

First aid and CPR practice questions

  Here at CPR-Test.org we provide free CPR and first aid practice exam questions. Our free practice tests are a great way to develop and revise your knowledge of lifesaving first aid skills. Do...

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How to perform a head tilt chin lift

The head tilt chin lift is a basic airway management technique used to prevent the tongue from blocking the airway. As the picture shows, the tongue can block the back of the throat when a...

How does CPR work if you exhale Carbon Dioxide? 2

How does CPR work if you exhale Carbon Dioxide?

Have you ever wondered how rescue breaths in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) work? Surely, we breath out Carbon Dioxide so how does breathing into a patient help? Everyone learns at school that we breath in Oxygen...

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American Heart Association CPR exam practice

Revising for your American Heart Association (AHA) CPR exam can be daunting. The protocols and procedures can seem very complicated, especially if this is the first CPR exam you’ve had to take. Well, fear...

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Anatomy of the heart

The heart is a muscular, cone-shaped organ located behind the sternum and is approximately the same size as the patient’s closed fist. The heart walls are made up the three structures: the pericardium, myocardium...

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What is ventricular fibrillation (VF)?

Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is the most common cause of cardiac arrest. It is a rapid, chaotic, lethal rhythm of the heart. In this condition the heart is unable to contract and therefore unable to...

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Free online defibrillation course

Our friends over at firstaidforfree.com have just launched a free online Automated External Defibrillator (AED) course. This new course covers basic principles of defibrillation and its role in the management of sudden cardiac arrest....

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How to perform rescue breaths

In this CPR blog post we discuss how to perform rescue breathing / artificial ventilations on a casualty. On normal inspiration, a person breathes in approximately 21% oxygen. The body uses between 4 –...

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Free CPR revision notes

Here’s a set of notes written about Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Feel free to test your knowledge of CPR after reading these notes by using one of our free CPR practice tests. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)...