HPRS 4

Switch rescuers about every 2 minutes

A 67 year old woman is found unresponsive, and not breathing, and without a pulse. You and a second rescuer begin performing high-quality CPR. When should rescuers switch positions during CPR?

Performing high-quality CPR

A middle-aged man collapses. You and a second rescuer go to the victim and find that he is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. Which action is most likely to positively impact this victim's survival?

Both a and b (Hyperglycemia / diabetic coma)

A result of too much sugar in the blood stream is ___________.

An avulsion

A type of wound in which tissue is torn off a body part is _____________.

Start CPR, beginning with chest compressions

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

Begin CPR

After the AED delivers a shock, the rescuer should ____________.

Give sets of 5 back slaps and 5 chest thrusts

An 8-month old infant is eating and begins to cough. The infant is unable to make any noise shortly after. You pick up the infant and shout for help. You have determined that the infant is responsive and choking with a severe airway obstruction. How do you relieve the airway obstruction?

Both a and b (Bright red in color / Spurts out every time the heart beats)

Bleeding from an artery has the following characteristics:

Blister formation on the skin

Classifying characteristics of a second degree burn is _________.

Restlessness and irritability

Common initial symptoms of shock are __________.

Dehydration

Dry lips and mucous membranes are signs of ____________.

Give sugar

Emergency treatment for insulin shock is _________.

Observing the chest rise with breaths

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

Notify your supervisor immediately

If an accidental needle stick occurs. What is the proper thing to do?

Stabilized and left in place

If an object is deeply embedded, it should be ___________.

Call EMS or 911 immediately

If you are caring for a critical adult victim and determine that he/she is unconscious _________.

A sprain

Injury to the tissues surrounding a joint is _________.

It eliminates the abnormal heart rhythm

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

Rapid but shallow respirations

Signs/symptoms of shock include _________.

All of the above may be symptoms (felt snap or popping to joint / grating sensation or sound when extremity moved / pain and swelling to joint)

Suspect musculoskeletal system involvement when _________.

A laceration

Tearing of tissues b excessive force resulting in a wound with jagged, irregular edges is ____________.

Puncture

Tetanus is most likely to occur in this type of wound _________.

Remain calm and recognize the emergency exits

The first step of first aid is to ____________.

Figure eight wrap

The most common bandaging technique used on ankles and wrists is the _________.

Direct pressure to the wound

The most common means of stopping bleeding is _________.

To preserve life and vitality

The primary purpose(s) of first aid is __________.

The circular bandage

The type of bandaging technique used to anchor all other bandages and sometimes used on the head is __________.

Cover lightly and allow the fluid to flow from the ear

To treat clear or blood-tinged fluid coming from the ear of a possible skull fracture victim, ______________.

30 compressions to 2 breaths

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

Pull the victim out of the water and wipe the chest.

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

Brachial

When all other methods to stop bleeding from the arm are ineffective, you would apply pressure on the ___________ artery.

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

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

Both a and c (dilute the poison in the stomach with a lot of water / neutralize the poison in the stomach with milk)

When treating certain poisoning victims and there are signs of burns on the lips, you would ___________.

Stop the bleeding

When treating for hemorrhage shock, the first step should be to ____________.

The first signs of shock are often restlessness and irritability.

Which of the following statements best describe shock?

Heat stroke

Which of these heat injuries is a true emergency and requires immediate action?

A victim who is unresponsive with no breathing and no pulse

Which victim requires high-quality CPR?

Compressing at a depth of at least 2 inches

While performing high quality CPR on an adult, what action should you ensure is being monitored?

The heart will adequately refill between compressions.

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

It can restore a regular cardiac rhythm

Why is defibrillation important?

Remove dangerous objects from the immediate area.

You are taking care of a victim that is having seizures. Which of the following would you do?

Tell the compressor you notice decreased chest recoil.

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

All of the above (Vomiting or coughing up blood / cool, moist or bluish skin / swollen, hard or bruised part of the body)

You should suspect an internal injury if the victim has any of the following __________.

Begin CPR, the gasps are not normal breathing

You witness someone collapse. The person is unresponsive (unresponsible?), you hear gasping sounds, and there is no pulse. What should you do?