BLS Review

When performing CPR on an unresponsive choking victim, what modification should you incorporate?

• Each time you open the airway, look for the obstructing object

• There are no modifications to CPR for an unresponsive choking victim.

• Attempt a jaw thrust instead of a head tilt- chin lift

• You do not give breaths to an unresponsive choking victim.

When performing high-quality CPR on an adult, which action should you ensure is being accomplished?

• Maintaining a compressions rate of 90 to 120/min

• Placing hands on the upper third of the sternum

• allowing the chest to recoil 1 inch

• compressing to a depth of at least 2 inches.

A 53-year-old woman collapses while gardening. She is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. A neighbor, who is an emergency medical medical technician rushes to her with an AED. (use this scenario for question #4, too) When using the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?

• Apply the pads to the patient's chest

• Clear the patient

• Turn on the AED

• Press the shock button

After the AED pads are attached to the victim's bare chest, the AED detects ventricular fibrillation. What is the next step when using an AED?

• Check the victim for a carotid pulse

• Follow the AED prompts

• Clear the patient

• Press the shock button

What should you do if you need to use an AED on someone who has been submerged in water?

• Do not move the victim, and do not use the AED

• Pull the victim out of the water, but do not use the AED

• Pull the victim out of the water, and wipe the chest

• Do not pull the victim out of the water, but wipe the chest before placing pads.

What is the ratio for compressions to breaths should be used for 1-rescuer infant CPR?

• 5 compressions to 1 breath

• 20 compressions to 2 breaths

• 15 compressions to 2 breaths

• 30 compressions to 2 breaths

What is a consideration when you are using an AED?

• You should never remove a transdermal medication patch before applying AED pads

• On a hairy chest, the pads may not stick and may fail to deliver a shock

• AEDs can be used when a victim is submerged in water

• You should not use an AED on someone with an implanted pacemaker

Members of the team know their boundaries and ask for help before resuscitation attempt worsens. Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed.

• Knowledge sharing

• Sharing and reevaluation

• Constructive intervention

• Knowing your limitations.

A victim with a foreign-body airway obstruction becomes unresponsive. What is your first course of action?

• Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions

• Roll the victim over and perform back blows.

• Perform abdominal thrusts

• Perform blind finger sweeps

Why is defibrillation important?

• it prevents rearrest from occurring

• It is not important for cardiac arrest

• There is a 100% success rate in regaining a normal cardiac rhythm

• It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm.