ASHI CPR Exam Study Questions | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

Sudden cardiac arrest in an adult is MOST LIKELY caused by - Ventricular fibrillation The "chain of survival" is used: - To describe the most effective approach for treating sudden cardiac arrest The links in the "chain of survival" in children is slightly different than for adults and includes: - Prevention, early CPR, early activation of EMS, early pediatric advanced life support, and integrated post-cardiac arrest care. A roofer was electrocuted when his aluminum ladder contacted an energized power line. The scene has been made safe. An AED has been attached to the patient. The AED has analyzed the heart and a shock is advised. You should: - Clear the patient and deliver the shock. You are attending to an unresponsive 4-year-old child who is not breathing normally, but definitely has a carotid pulse. Using a CPR mask or bag-mask device, you should: - Give 12 to 20 rescue breaths per minute. Standing in line at a local government facility, a middle-aged man suddenly collapses. The man is unresponsive and he occasionally gasps for breath. He looks dead. This condition is most likely caused by and treated with: - Sudden cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillation