BLS (25 questions)

while preforming high-quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being accomplished?

Compressing to a depth os at least 2 inches

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

Knowing your limits

The infant becomes unresponsive. Which action do you perform to relieve choking in an unresponsive infant?

Preform cpr and look in the mouth for the obstructing object before you give each breath.

Two rescuers begin high-quality CPR while the third rescuer leaves to get the AED. What action supports 2-rescuer CPR?

alternate the compressor role every 2 minutes

You notice the person giving chest compressions is not allowing for complete chest recoil. What is your next course of action?

tell the compressor you notice decreased chest recoil

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

30 compressions-2 breaths

Why is defibrillation important?

It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm

Early defibrillation is a link in the adult Chain of Survival. Why is this important to survival?

It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm

How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask device?

Observing the chest rise with each breath

What special circumstance should a rescuer consider when using an AED?

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

you and a second rescuer go to an unresponsive, not breathing, no pulse victim. What action is most likely to positively impact his survival?

Preforming high quality cpr

You and another rescuer begin CPR. After a few cycles, you notice the chest compression rate is slowing. What should you say to offer constructive feedback?

"You need to compress at a rate of 100-120 per minute"

Which characteristics of chest compressions in high quality cpr are given to a child?

At least 1/3 the depth of the chest, 2 inches

You witness someone suddenly collapse. The person is unresponsive, you hear gasping sounds, and there is no pulse. you phone 911. What should you do next?

Begin CPR, the gasps are not normal breathing

"the team functions smoothly when all team members know their positions, functions, and tasks during a resuscitation attempt" Match this statement with the most appropriate element of team dynamics listed

Clear roles and responsibilities

When you are preforming cpr on an unresponsive person whom you know is choking, what modification should you incorporate?

Each time you open the airway, you look for the obstructed object

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?

Follow the AED prompts

You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe airway obstruction. How do you relieve the airway obstruction?

Give sets of 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts

Which adult victim requires high-quality CPR?

Has no normal breathing and no pulse

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

Pull the person out of the water and wipe chest

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

Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions

When should rescuers switch positions during CPR?

Switch rescuers about every 2 minutes

Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high-quality CPR?

The heart will adequately refill between compressions

When the AED arrives, what is the first step for using it?

Turn on the AED

1 person preforming cpr on a child, two others arrive, what should occur next?

Two rescuers should alternate giving high-quality chest compressions