When performing CPR, when should you quit doing chest compressions?

When performing CPR, when should you quit doing chest compressions?

• A. The statement as described in the material
• B. After a minute because fatigue?
• C. When the victim signs of life
• D. When you are relieved by another qualified person or when you can't go any further because of fatigue and there is no one else available to assist or relieve you

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is to follow the exact stopping rule given in your CPR training material. The question is testing whether you apply the material’s stated guidance, not a general or memory-based rule. So the best fit is to quit only according to what your material specifies about when to stop chest compressions. In practice, many training programs outline stopping CPR when a qualified rescuer takes over or when there’s no one available to relieve you and you’re physically unable to continue. But since the question anchors the correct answer to “the statement as described in the material,” you should rely on that exact phrasing rather than any ad hoc rule. The other options describe common heuristics (a fixed time for fatigue, stopping on signs of life, or stopping only if you’re relieved or completely unable to continue) that may appear in general guidelines but aren’t the stopping rule specified in this material.

The main idea here is to follow the exact stopping rule given in your CPR training material. The question is testing whether you apply the material’s stated guidance, not a general or memory-based rule. So the best fit is to quit only according to what your material specifies about when to stop chest compressions.

In practice, many training programs outline stopping CPR when a qualified rescuer takes over or when there’s no one available to relieve you and you’re physically unable to continue. But since the question anchors the correct answer to “the statement as described in the material,” you should rely on that exact phrasing rather than any ad hoc rule. The other options describe common heuristics (a fixed time for fatigue, stopping on signs of life, or stopping only if you’re relieved or completely unable to continue) that may appear in general guidelines but aren’t the stopping rule specified in this material.