CPR Questions
Mr. Sauer is breathing during CPR process. Do the following...
stop CPR, check pulse, and monitor
Undone task...
tell leader, don't do it
Correct rate of ventilation in child...
1 every 3-5 seconds
You are providing compressions on a 6 month old who weighs 17 pounds. Which compression depth is appropriate for this patient?
1.5 inches
Whan 2nd provider arrives to switch cpr wait up to...
10 seconds without CPR
7 year old has arrest. Rate of chest compressions...
100-120/min (Same for adult and infant)
A 7 year old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions at which rate?
100-120/minute
Well organized team does...
2 minutes
when providing CPR with multiple providers, switch positions every:
2 minutes; taking less than 10 seconds
you are preparing to deliver ventilations to adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every:
5-6 seconds for an adult (3-5 seconds for child or infant)
The first step of rapid assessment is...
perform a visual survey
1st link in pediatric cardiac chain...
prevention of arrest
Term for using available resources...
problem solving
You are alone and caring for 9 month old infant with obstructed airway who becomes unresponsive. Which action should you perform first?
provide 30 chest compressions
you are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenlyl goes into cardiac arrest. While preparing the AED, your colleague reminds you that Mrs. Tribble is 28 weeks pregnant. Which statement is true regarding use of AED on pregnant patient?
AED use is safe for pregnant patients
The systematic and continuous approach to providing emergent patient care includes which 3 elements?
Assess Recognize Care
You manage airway while coworker does ventilation. Position-
EC-Seal mask with 2 hands
difference in shout-tap-shout test for adults/children vs. infants:
adults/child: shout, tap SHOULDER, and shout again infant: shout, tap BOTTOM of foot, and shout again
during resuscitation, team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action?
alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked
Patient has tracheal advanced airway...
always do compressions, give breath every 6 seconds without pausing
Systematic approach to life threatening emergency
asses, recognize, care
OBGYN, woman is pregnant. Use AED as...
can be used
if you deem the situation safe after performing a visual survey,
check for responsiveness (shout-tap-shout)
The AED advises a shock...
clear patient and AED
Term for clear connection between..
critical thinking
BBM statement...
delivers ambient air
4th link in hospital adult cardiac chain...
early defibrillation
Delivering ventilations...
give 1 every 5-6 sec for adult, and 3-5 sec for child and infant
Responsive choking infant...
give 5 back slaps, then 5 chest thrusts
Perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts because...
patient is in a weelchair
6 year old compression to ventilation ratio...
15 to 2
Giving CPR, patient shows ROSC
pulse Check- Carotid and Femoral on child and adult, and brachial on infant
Closed loop connection...
repeat instructions
ROSC
return of spontaneous circulation
Administration of .../drug reverser...
safe if patient isn't breathing and you can't detect opiod addiction.
How is a child defined in terms of CPR care?
someone from age 1 to onset of puberty
Caring for 4 month year old. CPR technique...
standing to side, 2 finger compressions, ventilate with pocket mask or face shield
The code team has arrived to take over resuscitative efforts. Among the members of the BLS team, whose role is it to communication to the code team the patient's status and the care already provided?
team leader
You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations?
the team should provide ventilations at rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing the compressions (30:2 ratio is thrown out here)
You are providing high quality CPR on a 6 year old patient (child) who weighs 44 pounds. The AED arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you do?
use the adult pads