CPR/AED Practice

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What amount of time should ACLS providers minimize interruptions during chest compressions?

10 seconds

What are the five steps in the Adult Chain of Survival?

1: Recognize symptoms and activate EMS 2: Perform early CPR 3: Defibrillate with AED (Automated External Defibrillator) 4: Advanced Life Support 5: Post-cardiac arrest care

Due to the essential nature of washing your hands, how much time is recommended to wash your hands?

20 seconds

The compression-to-ventilation ratio during CPR for an adult prior to placement of an advanced airway is

30:2

What is the compression to ventilation ratio you should use when giving CPR to any individual?

30:2

Hypoxemia can be indicated in a child when a room air SpO2 reading is less than _____.

94%

What are the BLS (Basic Life Support) steps used for adults?

Assess the individual, activate EMS and get AED, check pulse, and start CPR

What item is NOT an example of Advanced Airways?

Nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)

When operating an AED, what are the correct steps to follow?

Power on the AED, attach electode pads, analyze the rhythm, clear the individual, and deliver the shock

What item is NOT a sign of increased respiratory effort?

abdominal bloating

When performing two-rescuer CPR, how often should you switch roles?

after every five cycles of CPR

The ACLS Survey includes assessing which of the following?

airway, breathing, circulation, differential diagnosis

Upper airway obstruction causes include all of the following EXCEPT:

asthma

What response is NOT scored by the GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)?

cardiac output

When looking for a pulse on a child from one year to puberty, where should you check?

carotid or femoral artery

Where should you place the AED pads when treating an infant for pediatric cardiac arrest?

chest and back

Arriving first to the scene, you find an unresponsive person with no pulse that has thrown up. You feel CPR is not something you are comfortable giving them. What would be the next best thing for you to do?

compression only CPR

What are a part of assessing the initial impression? (pediatrics)

consciousness, breathing, color

You come upon a person who has lost a significant amount of blood, has a very pale skin color, and is confused. What do you suspect the cause to be?

shock

What are the vital characteristics of first-rate CPR?

starting chest compressions within 10 seconds of recognition of cardiac arrest, pushing hard and fast, minimizing interruptions

Acute community-acquired pneumonia causes include:

streptococcus pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia, chlamydia pneumonia

Stridor is a sign of ________

upper airway obstruction

Restoring the upper airway patency in a child includes:

using the head tilt-chin-lift maneuver to open the airway, performing foreign body airway-obstruction-relief techniques, using airway adjuncts (NPA, OPA)

What is the recommended BLS sequence for the 2015 ILCOR guidelines?

Chest compressions, airway, breathing (CAB)

After finding an unresponsive child, yelling for help, and confirming the child isn't breathing what would be your next course of action?

deliver 30 chest compressions

While dining out in a restaurant you hear a mother cry out that her six-month-old child, who was given some marbles by an older child, is gagging. His mouth area is turning blue and he's unable to take a breath or cry out. What would you do first in this scenario

deliver back blows and chest thrusts

Croup medications used for treatment are the following

dexamethasone, nebulized epinephrine, heliox

How many breaths should be given during a two-rescuer CPR on an adult with an advanced airway in place?

every 6 to 8 seconds (8 to 10 breaths per minute)

While performing CPR on an infant, another rescuer appears on the scene, what do you do next?

have the second rescuer help with CPR, to minimize fatigue

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of shock:

hypoglycemic shock

How can hyperventilation be detrimental?

increase intrathoracic pressure, decrease venous return to the heart, diminish cardiac output

What reason is NOT valid during the critical early defibrillation for individuals experiencing sudden cardiac arrest?

individuals in asystole respond well to late defibrillation

Which of the following is NOT an element of effective resuscitation team dynamics?

multiple leaders

How long should you check for breathing while performing CPR?

no longer than 10 seconds

Which item is NOT a basic airway skill?

placement of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA)

What are the signs of an obstruction of the airway?

poor air exchange, high-pitched noise while inhaling, inability to speak

When you try to give an unresponsive adult a rescue breath and the chest does not appear to rise, what would you do next?

repeat head tilt/chin lift maneuver and attempt the breath again

After finding someone who is unresponsive, has a pulse but does not appear to be breathing, you find you are unable to give them CPR, what do you do next?

repeat the head tilt/chin lift maneuver and attempt the breath again

What does the BLS Survey want you to assess which of the following?

responsiveness, activate EMS and get AED, circulation, defibrillation

What is the suction catheter that provides the most competent suctioning of the thick particulate matter and oropharynx?

rigid catheter (yankauer)


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