First Aid

You have assessed your patient and recognized that they are in cardiac arrest. You should begin CPR a. within 10 seconds b. within 20 seconds c. when the AED is available d. Immediately

d. immediately

When wearing latex-free disposable gloves, you should: a. avoiding touching other surfaces unnecessarily while you are wearing the gloves. b. change gloves after providing care for the next c. wash your hands after removing the gloves. d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following could signal an emergency? a. unusual behavior b. an unusual sound c. an unusual odor d. all of the above

d. all of the above

You are providing compressions on a 6-month-old who weighs 17 pounds. Which compression depth is appropriate for this patient? a. about 1/2 inches b. about 2 inches c. about 1 1/2 inches d. about 1 inch

c. about 1 1/2 inches

You enter Ms. Evers's room and notice she is slumped over in her chair and appears unresponsive and cyanotic. You do not see signs of life-threatening bleeding. Which is the next appropriate action? a. CHeck for responsiveness b. Simultaneously check for breathing, pulse and life-threatening bleeding. c. perform abdominal thrusts d. open the airway

a. Check for responsiveness

A person is responsive and showing signs and symptoms of a life-threatening condition but does not consent to care. What should you do? a. Do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number. b. Give care and call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number. c. Do not give care and advise the person to seek medical attention immediately. d. Give care; consent is not necessary if the person is responsive and has signs or symptoms of a life-threatening condition.

a. Do not give care but instead call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.

You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check her for responsiveness, but she does not respond and she is not breathing. What should you do next? a. Have someone else call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number and get an AED and a first aid kit while you begin CPR b. size up the scene first c. put the woman int he recovery position d. give two rescue breaths

a. Have someone else call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number and get an AED and a first aid kit while you begin CPR

You perform a rapid assessment and determine that your patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. On the basis of your assessment findings, you begin CPR to improve the patient's chances of survival. Which term refers to clearly and rationally identifying the connection between information and actions? a. teamwork b. critical thinking c. problem solving d. communication

b. critical thinking

You suspect that an unresponsive patient has sustained a neck injury. Which technique should you use to open the patient's airway? a. a nasopharyngeal airway b. modified jaw-thrust maneuver c. an oropharyngeal airway d. head-tilt/chin-lift technique

b. modified jaw-thrust maneuver

You and two nurses have been performing CPR on a 72-year-old patient, Ben Phillips. When Mr. Phillips shows signs of ROSC, where should you perform the pulse check? a. At the carotid or radial artery b. at the femoral or brachial artery c. at the carotid or femoral artery d. at the carotid or brachial artery

c. at the carotid or femoral artery

Which of the following correctly defines the term, "Standard Precautions?" a. safety measures taken to prevent exposure to second hand smoke b. safety measures taken to prevent exposure to sunlight c. safety measures taken to prevent exposure to body fluids while giving care d. safety measures taken to prevent getting burned while grilling out

c. safety measures taken to prevent exposure to body fluids while giving care

Which statement about bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitators is true? a. The BVM should extend past the patient's chin when it is properly placed. b. The bag should be depressed completely to deliver a volume of 1,000 to 2,000 ML oxygen. c. Supplemental oxygen should not be attached to the BVM. d. A two-person technique is the preferred methodology for BVM ventilations as it provides better seal and ventilation volume

d. A two-person technique is the preferred methodology for BVM ventilations as it provides better seal and ventilation volume

You are working in an OB/GYN office when your patient, Mrs. Tribble, suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. She is 28 weeks pregnant and her fundus is above the umbilicus. Which statement is true regarding the use of an AED on a pregnant patient? a. The pregnant patient should be placed on her left side during CPR to improve blood flow to the heart and therefore to the infant. b. Resuscitative cesarean delivery (RCD) should be performed as soon as possible after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). c. AED use is contraindicated in pregnant patients because the shock from an AED and chest compressions will harm the infant. d. Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterine displacement (LUD). They should perform continuous LUD until the infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved.

d. Providers should perform high-quality CPR and continuous left uterine displacement (LUD). They should perform continuous LUD until the infant is delivered, even if ROSC is achieved.

You are alone caring for a 4-month-old infant who has gone into cardiac arrest. Which is the most effective CPR technique to perform until help arrives? a. Standing to the side of the infant, provide hands-only CPR. b. Standing to the side of the infant, provide chest compressions using the two-finger technique and deliver ventilations with a BVM. c. Standing to the side of the infant, provide chest compressions using the two-hand technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield. d. Standing to the side of the infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a pocket mask or face shield.

d. Standing to the side of the infant with your hips at a slight angle, provide chest compressions using the encircling thumbs technique and deliver ventilations with a 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 communicate to the code team the patient's status and the care already provided? a. Team leader b. timer/recorder c. compressor d. the most senior-level team member

a. team leader

You are alone performing high-quality CPR when a second provider arrives to take over compressions. When switching roles, you should minimize interruptions in chest compressions to less than how many seconds? a. 10 seconds b. 15 seconds c. 5 seconds d. 20 seconds

a. 10 seconds

You and your colleagues are performing CPR on a 6-year-old child. What is the compression-to-ventilation ratio during multiple-provider CPR? a. 15 chest compressions to 2 rescue breath b. 30 chest compressions to 1 rescue breath c. 30 chest compressions to 2 rescue breaths d. 15 chest compressions to 1 rescue breath

a. 15 chest compressions to 2 rescue breath

During a resuscitation, the team leader assigns team roles and tasks to each member. You recognize that a task has been overlooked. Which is the most appropriate action? a. Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked b. Take on the responsibility of the task, as long as you can maintain your own responsibilities. c. Assign the overlooked task to another team member. d. Do the task you were assigned; wait for the team leader to realize what was overlooked.

a. Alert the team leader immediately and identify for them what task has been overlooked

A 7-year-old patient goes into sudden cardiac arrest. You initiate CPR and correctly perform chest compressions at which rate? a. 80 -100 compressions per minute b. 100-120 compressions per minute c. over 120 compressions per minute d. at least 60 compressions per minute

b. 100-120 compressions per minute

For any disease to spread, the pathogen must be present; there must be sufficient quantity of the pathogen present to cause disease; a person must be susceptible to the pathogen; and also which of the following? a. the pathogen may only be virus b. The pathogen must pass through the correct entry site (i.e. eyes, mouth, mucous membranes or skin pierced by broken cuts, abrasions, bites and sharp objects). c. the pathogen may only be airborne d. all of the above necessary for a pathogen to spread

b. The pathogen must pass through the correct entry site (i.e. eyes, mouth, mucous membranes or skin pierced by broken cuts, abrasions, bites and sharp objects).

After applying antimicrobial soap to hands, how many seconds should you vigorously rub your hands together, before rinsing? a. 30 seconds b. 10 seconds c. 20 seconds d. 15 seconds

c. 20 seconds

You are preparing to deliver ventilations to an adult patient experiencing respiratory arrest. You should give 1 ventilation every: a. 12 seconds b. 10 seconds c. 6 seconds d. 4 seconds

c. 6 seconds

The nurse assesses a responsive adult and determines she is choking. Which intervention should the nurse implement? a. continuous abdominal thrusts b. continuous back blows c. cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts d. CPR making sure to look in the mouth for an object between compressions and ventilations

c. Cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts.

After immediately initiating the emergency response system, what is the next link in the Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Chain of Survival? a. Injury prevention and safety b. Early defibrillation c. Early high-quality CPR d. Integrated post-cardiac arrest care

c. Early high-quality CPR

You are providing high-quality CPR on a 6-year-old patient who weighs 44 pounds. The AED arrives. It does not have a pediatric setting and includes only adult AED pads. What should you do? a. use inly one adult AED pad b. DO not use the AED until child pads are available c. Use adult pads but cut them to make them smaller d. Use the adult AED pads

d. Use the adult AED pads

You are providing care for Mrs. Bove, who has an endotracheal tube in place. How does this affect compressions and ventilations? a. The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions. b. The team should provide compressions and ventilations at a ratio of 15:1. c. The team should provide compressions and ventilations at a ratio of 30:2. d. The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 10 seconds without pausing compressions.

a. The team should provide ventilations at a rate of 1 ventilation every 6 seconds without pausing compressions.

What is the purpose of Good Samaritan laws? a. To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return b. To discourage people from helping others in an emergency situation c. To protect people who give care beyond their level of training d. none of the above

a. To help protect people who voluntarily give care without accepting anything in return

About how many seconds should you check for breathing? a. at least 5 seconds but no more than 10 seconds b. at least 10 seconds but no more than 15 seconds c. no more than 5 seconds d. at least 15 seconds

a. at least 5 seconds but no more than 10 seconds

The steps to follow in an emergency are: a. care-call-secure b. care- call- check c. check-call-care d. check-care-defibrillate

c. check-call-care

You are conducting a head-to-toe check on a responsive person who is complaining of a leg injury. What should you do first? a. check the person's injured leg first b. check to see if the person can bend the knee of the injured leg without pain c. get consent to give care before beginning the head-to-toe exam d. all of the above

c. get consent to give care before beginning the head-to-toe exam

While orienting a new medical assistant to the facility, you find a patient who is unresponsive in the exam room. You yell to the medical assistant, "Go get the AED!" Which response by the medical assistant demonstrates closed-loop communication? a. "OK" b. "I'll call 9-1-1" c. "Begin CPR, I'll gather the equipment" d. "I'll go get the AED"

d. "I'll go get the AED."

A well-organized team response when performing high-quality CPR includes ensuring that providers switch off performing compressions every _____ minutes. a. 10 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2

d. 2

Your adult patient is in respiratory arrest due to an opioid overdose. The team is delivering 1 ventilation every 6 seconds. You administered the recommended dose of naloxone. How often may this dose be repeated? a. Every 4 to 6 minutes as needed b. every 7 to 9 minutes as needed c. every 10 to 15 minutes as needed d. every 2 to 3 minutes as needed

d. every 2 to 3 minutes as needed

To minimize the risk of disease transmission, you should: a. cover any tears with tape b. clean your gloves after each use. c. keep the same gloves on when giving care to several people d. replace gloves that become ripped or torn

d. replace gloves that become ripped or torn

When conducting a SAMPLE interview, ask the person about all of the following except: a. Whether the person has any allergies or medical conditions b. What was happening and what the person was doing just prior to when he or she began to feel ill or was injured c. When the person last had something to eat or drink d. What the person's age is

d. What the person's age is

In which situation should you call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number? a. e person is having persistent chest pain b. e person is having trouble breathing c. the person is unresponsive d. all of the above

d. all of the above

How is a child defined in terms of CPR/AED care? a. someone for 1 to 18 years b. someone under the age of 1 c. someone from the age of 1 month to 8 years d. someone from the age of 1 to the onset of puberty

d. someone from the age of 1 to the onset of puberty