Basic Life Support: Red Cross

Mrs. Bailey is unresponsive. You suspect she may have a head injury. Which technique should you use to open Mrs. Bailey's airway?

Modified Jaw Thrust

Once the airway is open, you simultaneously check for breathing and a pulse. Is this the correct course of action?

Yes

You have been performing multiple-provider CPR on a patient in cardiac arrest. The patient is now showing signs of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). Which action(s) would the team perform?

1. Stop CPR.2. Check for breathing and pulse.3. Monitor the patient until the advanced cardiac life support team takes over.

A patient reports episodes of severe chest pressure that last about 3 to 4 minutes and are unrelieved by rest or position changes. The patient is pale and diaphoretic. You suspect a myocardial infarction (MI). Which information would be most important for you to keep in mind when preparing to care for this patient?

Administering aspirin is an immediate care step for cases where MI is suspected.

Rapid assessment of Mrs. Bailey's breathing reveals irregular, gasping breaths. You correctly identify this pattern of breathing as:

Agonal Breaths

While simultaneously checking for breathing and a pulse, you correctly adhere to which time interval?

At least 5 seconds but no more than 10

You are delivering ventilations with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator to an adult patient in cardiac arrest. Which actions are correct?

Hold the mask in place with the E-C hand position. Ensure that the chest begins to rise. Seal the mask and open the airway by lifting the jaw into the mask.

An adult patient suffers cardiac arrest in bed and requires CPR. When compressing the patient's chest, which technique promotes high-quality CPR?

Position yourself so your shoulders are directly over your hands. Place one hand on top of the other and interlace your fingers or hold them up so that they are not resting on the patient's chest. Keep your arms straight and lock your elbows. Compress the chest using a straight down-and-up motion.

You are about to start your morning rounds, when you hear a loud crash in Mrs. Bailey's room. When you enter her doorway, you see her lying on the floor with her walker tipped over next to her. You must first perform a visual survey. What actions should you take?

Scan the patient's room for any obvious hazards. Determine whether any additional help is needed. Observe for any signs of illness or injury, including life-threatening bleeding.

The team leader assigns roles, supports the team, monitors the delivery of CPR and makes adjustments in real time. The team members deliver expert care within their assigned roles, assist others as needed (as long as they can maintain their own assigned responsibilities) and communicate effectively with the team leader and each other. True or False

True

As you check Mrs. Bailey's breathing, you look to see whether her chest rises and falls, listen for escaping air and feel for breathing against the side of your cheek. Is this the correct course of action?

Yes

The room is safe to enter. As you approach Mrs. Bailey you do not see any signs of life-threatening bleeding, but she appears unresponsive. Which action should you perform next?

Use the shout-tap-shout sequence to determine responsiveness.