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What is the correct chest compression rate for adults? Ans: 100 to 120/min How do you open the airway for breaths if a single rescuer is present? Ans: Head-tilt-chin lift A bag-mask device is used to provide ---- to a victim who is breathing or not breathing normally. Ans: positive-pressure ventilation Why is an AED needed? Ans: To analyze the heart rhythm and provide a shock Two life-threatening arrhythmias that can cause cardiac arrest are pulseless ventricular tachycardia and
Ans: ventricular fibrillation After positioning yourself directly above the victim's head, what is the correct order of steps for using a bag-mask device? Ans: · Place the mask on the victim's face, using the bridge of the nose as a guide for the correct position · Use the E-C clamp technique to hold the mask in place while you lift the jaw to hold the airway open · Squeeze the bag to give breaths (1 second each) while watching for chest rise. How are breaths delivered using a bag-mask device? Ans: 1 breath over 1 second, while watching for chest rise What does a chest compression feedback device monitor? Ans: Compression rate, compression depth, chest recoil You and your colleague respond to an adult victim who is unresponsive. After assessing that the victim is not breathing and has no pulse, what do you instruct your colleague to do? Ans: Activate the emergency response system and get the AED When performing high-quality CPR on a child, what is the correct depth of compressions?
During CPR on a child, interruptions to chest compressions should be limited to no more than--- seconds. Ans: 10 When performing chest compressions for an infant, you can use 2 thumbs or put 2 --- in the center of the chest, just below the --- line. Ans: fingers, nipple What are the recommended compression-to-ventilation ratios for infants and children? Ans: · 1 rescuer: 30: · 2 or more rescuers: 15: Which team role makes treatment decisions and assigns roles? Ans: Team leader What are examples of effective team dynamics? Ans: Clear roles and responsibilities, constructive intervention, knowledge sharing, debriefing
To avoid fatigue, when should team roles alternate providing compressions? Ans: Every 5 cycles or 2 minutes Which of the following are resuscitation triangle roles in a high-performance team? Ans: Compressor, AED/monitor/defibrillator, airway What is the correct approach for AED pad placement for infants and children less than 8 years of age? Ans: As indicated on the pad packages When performing chest compressions for an infant in a 2-rescuer situation, you should put 2--
- in the center of the chest, on the lower half of the breastbone. Ans: thumbs What is recommended to minimize interruptions in compressions when using an AED? Ans: · If no shock is advised and after any shock delivery, immediately resume high-quality CPR, starting with chest compressions · Continue with high-quality CPR until an AED prompts to clear · When 2 or more rescuers are present, one rescuer should continue chest compressions while the other prepares the AED.
1.the AED clear the victim? Ans: During analysis and before shock delivery When an advanced airway is in place, chest compressions should be provided at a rate of --- Ans: 100 to 120/min. What is the correct approach for AED pad placement for infants and children less than 8 yo? Ans: As indicated on the pad packages After an AED delivers a shock, what should the rescuer's do next? Ans: Resume CPR, starting with chest compressions When providing rescue breaths to a child or infant victim, you should give 1 breath every ---- Ans: 2 to 3 seconds. How is CPR performed differently when an advanced airway is in place? Ans: No pauses for ventilations When should the rescuer operating the AED clear the victim? Ans: During analysis and before shock delivery
When providing rescue breaths to an adult victim, you should give -- breath every 6 seconds Ans: 1 What is the sign of severe airway obstruction? Ans: Inability to speak What are the components of a pulse check in an unresponsive victim? Ans: Use 2 or 3 fingers to locate the pulse, feel the pulse in the groove to the side of the trachea, assess for a pulse at least 5 but no more than 10 seconds If a chocking victim is too large for you to keep wrapped your arms around the waist, you should perform --- Ans: chest thrusts. With an advanced airway in place, rescue breaths should be given at a rate of ----for adults. Ans: 1 breath every 6 seconds You respond to a collapsed pregnant female as the only rescuer. You follow BLS sequence and found that she is unresponsive, is not breathing and has no pulse. She is visibly pregnant, you activate the emergency response system. What is your next action?
Where should AED pads be placed in the anteroposterior placement for adults and children 8 years and older? Ans: Left side of chest, left side of the back Where should AED pads be placed on the anterolateral placement for adults and children 8 years or older? Ans: Side of the left nipple, below the right collarbone What are the special considerations for defibrillation in children less than 8 years of age? Ans: If child pads are not included, use adult pads, use smaller-sized pads, if available, a manual defibrillator is preferred for infants less than 1 year of age How does CPR differ in unresponsive adult chocking victim? Ans: The airway is checked for the obstructing object What is the correct order of steps of the pediatric out-of-hospital chain of survival? Ans: · Prevention · Activation of emergency response system · High-quality CPR
· Advanced resuscitation · Post-cardiac arrest care · Recovery How can you achieve a high chest compression fraction? Ans: Minimizes pauses in chest compressions You witnessed the collapsed of a child. You are the only rescuer and do not have a mobile phone. After confirming no breathing and no pulse, what is your next step? Ans: Leave the victim to activate the emergency response system and get the AED What are some of the special considerations when using an AED? Ans: Excessive chest hair, implanted defibrillators/pacemakers, water, transdermal/medicine patches You should deliver --back slops and -- chest thrusts to a chocking infant who is responsive. Ans: 5, While performing high-quality CPR, when do pauses in compressions typically occur? Ans: Compression switches, defibrillation, rhythm analysis, intubation, pulse checks.
